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Direct linkLeake, Marie; Block, Martin; McKay, Cathy – Physical Educator, 2023
The successful inclusion of children with disabilities into general physical education (PE) depends in large part on the attitudes and competence of general PE teachers. Unfortunately, many PE teachers' undergraduate preparation is insufficient when it comes to including children with disabilities. In-service professional development can provide…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
Buchanan, Alice M.; Miedema, Benjamin J.; Rudisill, Mary E.; Johnson, Jerraco; Bridges, Claire; Irwin, J. Megan; Converse, Brooke; Pangelian, Melissa – Physical Educator, 2019
Physical educators seek ways to motivate students to engage in lifelong physical activity. Research demonstrates that autonomy-supportive climates improve motor skills and competence in children. Although substantial research exists on the benefits of autonomy-supportive climates on children's motor skills, little is known regarding the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Personal Autonomy, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes
Chatoupis, Consantine C. – Physical Educator, 2018
This systematic review explored the use of Mosston and Ashworth's teaching styles from an international perspective. I searched all relevant peer-reviewed journals listed in ERIC, SPORTDiscus, and ISI Web of Science. This search yielded 15 potentially relevant studies published from 2000 to December 2016. Thirteen of these studies met the…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Physical Education Teachers, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
Mouratidou, Katerina; Grassinger, Robert; Lytrosygouni, Eleftheria; Ourda, Despoina – Physical Educator, 2022
Lifelong physical activity is one goal of physical education. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 9-week designed intervention in physical education at promoting elementary school students' intention for physical activity. The intervention was based on the creation of a task-oriented motivational climate during physical…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Intention
The Syllabus is a Living Document: An Examination of Introductory Adapted Physical Education Syllabi
McNamara, Scott; Wilson, Kylie; Lieberman, Lauren – Physical Educator, 2022
Physical education college preparation programs continue to require only one adapted physical education (APE) course. Due to the importance of the one APE course often provided to preservice physical education, this study investigated the status of introductory APE courses across the United States. A content analysis of the course descriptions and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Course Descriptions, Preservice Teacher Education, Course Content
Vidoni, Carla; Ferraz, Osvaldo Luiz – Physical Educator, 2019
This study examines how curriculum in physical education (PE) in Brazil has evolved in the last 20 years. Since the beginning of the 20th century, PE in the Brazilian schools has been influenced by different conceptual, political, philosophical, scientific, and pedagogical trends. The most influential trends were originated from medical field,…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Physical Education, Guidelines, Foreign Countries
Ko, Bomna; Boswell, Boni – Physical Educator, 2013
Lack of expertise of general physical educators relative to teaching students with disabilities in inclusive general physical education (GPE) has been identified as a major challenge affecting the implementation of inclusion in the United States (Block & Obrusnikova, 2007). Several studies indicated that insufficient inclusion training (Hodge,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Inclusion, Disabilities
Webb, Daniel; Webb, Tammy T.; Fults-McMurtery, Regina – Physical Educator, 2011
This article explains the impact federal legislation has on educating students with disabilities, the changing roles of physical educators and school counselors relative to educating students with disabilities, and collaborative approaches pertaining to how physical educators and school counselors can collaboratively foster successful inclusion of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, School Counselors
Elliott, Steven; McCollum, Starla; Colquitt, Gavin; Pritchard, Tony – Physical Educator, 2013
A school district received a Physical Education for Progress grant (PEP). PEP grants are part of the Carol M. White Program and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. These grants are available to local educational agencies to initiate, expand, or improve physical education (PE) programs. The purpose of this study was to determine…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grants, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement
