Highlights group and task differences between teaching and coaching which favor coaching, thus making it more amenable to exercise influence by coaches and more motivational than teaching. A model synthesizing antecedents of role preference, influences of organizational and environmental elements, enacted role, role congruence, and resulting job…

Synthesizes research on teaching expertise from physical education and other fields, offering two examples of expertise-related topics in physical education (the importance of personal performance skills and observational skills). The paper discusses cognitive, behavioral, and mixed indicators of expertise. Methodological problems in undertaking…

The hidden curriculum consists of implicit values taught and learned through the process of schooling. This paper describes theoretical and methodological approaches to research in this area, reviews research related to physical education, and proposes a model for feminist analysis of the hidden curriculum in sport and education. (Author/MT)

Deregulation as a national policy may diminish equal opportunity efforts for women, racial minorities, and the disabled. Deregulation provides an opportunity for self-regulation. Strategies must be developed to overcome employment barriers and to create an open system in the field of physical education. (Author/MT)

Discusses the past, present, and future of physical education, identifying changes that have occurred over 50 years (e.g., changing to coed physical education, clarifying distinctions between discipline and profession, and recognizing a larger population). Future directions and responsibilities include emphasizing civility, cooperation, and…

In this paper I discuss why pedagogy knowledge and skills may be appropriate for kinesiology students who are not in teacher education programs. After briefly reviewing the changes that have occurred in undergraduate kinesiology and physical education programs, a case is made that students with a degree in kinesiology should have some knowledge of…

For most people, the word "pioneer" conjures up romantic visions of sturdy, courageous people who crossed physical frontiers of land and/or water alone, or who took their families, communities, and cultures with them into those uncharted territories. Once settled, their pioneering efforts shifted to starting new societies with new laws and new…

In 2005, the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education reached its 75th anniversary. In celebration of this momentous occasion, this paper examines 44 years of the Academy's history from 1940 to 1984. During the 1940s, the Academy was engaged in the war effort. Then in the 1950s, it sought to define more precisely its role and…

Currently, little is known about knowledge and cognitive skills that underlie expertise in learning, performance, and instruction of sport and physical activity. The paper makes research suggestions, encouraging the exploration of expertise and the translation of research about expert knowledge and cognitive and motor skills to the design of…

Alternative directions for future research are suggested in order to establish a closer relationship between the substance of sociology of sport and the practice of physical education. (DS)

An exploration of the "initiation" view of education suggests that the knowledge prescribed is predominantly theoretical, allowing little room for physical pursuits. It is argued that this account of knowledge is limiting and that activities such as sport or dance form a necessary part of a balanced education. (Author/CB) (Author/CB)

Delphine Hanna was a pioneer in interdisciplinary scholarship and establishment of professional programs in physical education. The paper suggests physical education must follow her example to survive in the future, noting how the profession got where it is, where it is going, and how it can get there. (SM)

This paper addresses the challenge of how the field of kinesiology can exploit the advantages of multiple agendas while minimizing the disadvantages. Agendas here are the scholarly themes that help organize the field of study explicitly or implicitly and that give emphases to it with respect to its content and impact in society. The issue of…

Student learning in higher education is traditionally assessed and compared using institution statistics (e.g., graduation rate, students' entrance examinations scores and percent of students with jobs or plans to enter graduate or professional schools after graduation). This practice is no longer adequate to meet the needs of workforce…

I argue in this paper that sport should be retained as an important part of the educational rationale for physical education. I consider Siedentop's critique of physical education and his alternative in the form of Sport Education. Siedentop's goals for youth sport and physical education and use of the work of Alisdair McIntyre are explored. It is…