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Let Us Debate! A Proposal to Promote Social Entrepreneurship in Physical Education Teacher Education
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Capella-Peris, Carlos; Chiva-Bartoll, Oscar; Salvador-Garcia, Celina; Maravé-Vivas, María – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: To analyze the effects of debates on social entrepreneurship (SE) in physical education teacher education students (n = 38) from an urban university. Participants discussed the role that society, social class, gender, race, and violence play in sports. Method: A convergent parallel mixed-methods design with methodological triangulation…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Entrepreneurship, Social Problems, Social Action
Physical Activity Promotion on Private School Websites: The Case of Maryland
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David Kahan; Thomas L. McKenzie; Maya Satnick; Olivia Hansen – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: Content analysis of school websites may reveal the degree to which schools value physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA). We used the approach to quantify Maryland's private school websites' PE/PA content and associations with school characteristics. Method: The analytic sample (n = 387) was examined for mention of…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Private Schools, Physical Education, Physical Activities
The Evaluation of Student Fitness Levels in Exercise Science and Physical Education Teacher Education Programs
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Blackshear, Tara B.; Barton, Andrea T.; Moxley, Jennifer – Quest, 2019
The debate on whether kinesiology students should undergo fitness testing is controversial. Some are strong proponents of fitness testing, while others are in strong opposition. As advocates for fitness testing among kinesiology majors, we aimed to assess the fitness levels of Exercise Science and Physical Education Teacher Education majors and…
Descriptors: Kinetics, Human Body, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Fitness
Individual and Instructional Determinants of Student Engagement in Physical Education
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Bevans, Katherine; Fitzpatrick, Leslie-Anne; Sanchez, Betty; Forrest, Christopher B. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
This study was conducted to identify student characteristics and instructional factors that impact student engagement in physical education (PE). Data were derived from the systematic observation of 124 sessions taught by 31 physical educators and the administration of health and PE engagement questionnaires to 2,018 students in grades 5-8.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Self Concept, Student Characteristics, Physical Activities
But I like PE: Factors Associated with Enjoyment of Physical Education Class in Middle School Girls
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Barr-Anderson, Daheia J.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne; Schmitz, Kathryn H.; Ward, Dianne S.; Conway, Terry L.; Pratt, Charlotte; Baggett, Chris D.; Lytle, Leslie; Pate, Russell R. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The current study examined associations between physical education (PE) class enjoyment and sociodemographic, personal, and perceived school environment factors among early adolescent girls. Participants included 1,511 sixth-grade girls who completed baseline assessments for the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls, with 50% indicating they…
Descriptors: Females, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Early Adolescents
2006 C. H. McCloy Research Lecture: Defining Learning as Conceptual Change in Physical Education and Physical Activity Settings
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Ennis, Catherine D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
The author discusses a line of research examining the acquisition, organization, and use of knowledge associated with conceptual change in which she is engaged at the University of Maryland. It builds on foundational research by scholars in science, mathematics, and reading education as well as in motor learning and physical education pedagogy,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Learning, Change, Physical Education