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Hasbrook, Cynthia A.; Loy, John W. – Quest, 1983
Drawing upon five recent studies, this article provides a summary analysis of the assessment of academic quality of doctoral programs in physical education. Conclusions are discussed, and recommendations are made for future quality assessment studies. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Educational Assessment
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Martinek, Thomas J.; Karper, William B. – Quest, 1983
Relationships among teacher expectation, social interactions, and student performance are studied in this article. An educational research model was developed to provide a way of establishing connections in how research findings could be used in forming effective instructional strategies. Methods of model construction are given. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Athletics, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Spears, Betty – Quest, 1982
In the face of widespread belief that women were unsuitable for physical education, Amy Morris Homans and Mary Hemenway founded the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics in 1889 to train female physical education teachers. Later, the school affiliated with Wellesley College and established a graduate program directed by Homans. (PP)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Attitudes, Exercise, Females
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Gangstead, Sandra K.; Esplin-Swensen, Louise – Quest, 1982
Major statutes, court decisions, and labor board rulings applicable to part-time college faculty are reported; and the legal status, compensation, and collective bargaining rights of such faculty are discussed. Guidelines to help physical education administrators deal with these issues are included. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Higher Education, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy
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Jensen, Mary – Quest, 1980
An analogy between teaching and the performance of open sport skills is made. Common elements of perception, cue discrimination, and strategy selection are explained and illustrated. The implications of viewing teaching as an open skill are discussed, and specific suggestions are made for applications to teacher training programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Decision Making, Educational Environment, Individualized Instruction
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Jewett, Ann E. – Quest, 1980
In preparing a physical education curriculum, the nature of the future world should be an important consideration. The state of physical education and of the society in the year 2000 is predicted. (JN)
Descriptors: Athletics, Futures (of Society), Health Education, Leadership
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Davenport, Joanna – Quest, 1980
The early history of physical education for women in the northeastern section of the United States is presented. Short biographies of notable contributors, both men and women, to the expansion of physical education programs, first in womens colleges, and later in coeducational institutions, are presented. (JN)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Higher Education
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Bain, Linda L. – Quest, 1988
The article examines the implications of current societal trends on higher education physical education programs and makes proposals for the transformation of physical education into an integrated field that practices emancipatory education. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Health Education
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Metzler, Michael W. – Quest, 1994
The predominant system of defining and rewarding scholarship today is mismatched with higher education's mission. Success is based on publication in adjudicated journals rather than on generation of knowledge. Three metaphors (scholarship as currency, published article as icon, and professor as entrepreneur) help examine the crisis in higher…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, Physical Education
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Park, Roberta J. – Quest, 1991
Discusses reevaluation of the status of the physical education profession. To achieve professional respectability, physical educators must produce scholarly and scientific knowledge. The article reviews U.S. medicine at the turn of the century, noting the medical profession's struggles 100 years ago were similar to those faced by physical…
Descriptors: Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Medical Education
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Bain, Linda L.; And Others – Quest, 1993
Four papers on ethical issues in physical education clinical settings are presented: (1) "Ethical Issues in Teaching" (L. Bain); (2) "Ethics in Professional Advising and Academic Counseling of Graduate Students" (G. Roberts); (3) "Ethical Issues in Clinical Services" (R. Singer); and (4) a reaction to the three previous papers by Bonnie Berger.…
Descriptors: Clinics, Counselor Role, Ethics, Graduate Students
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Vertinsky, Patricia A. – Quest, 1992
Explores the pursuit of equal opportunity for girls in school physical education through liberal reform strategies. Addresses ways in which unequal power relations between the sexes have pervaded the structure, organization, and language of high school physical education. British Columbia's new Physical Education Curriculum 2000 is offered as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Equal Education, Females
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Conroy, David E. – Quest, 2001
Discuses fear of failure (FF) in sports and physical education, reviewing literature on FF, recommending a multidimensional model of FF appraisals, examining research on the development of FF, and emphasizing three interpersonal paths of influence: family structure and climate, parental demands for independence and mastery, and parent-child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Athletics, Failure
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Chen, Ang – Quest, 2001
Conceptualizes motivation research in physical education from an integrated perspective, reviewing major motivation theories and research findings. The paper discusses motivation sources, achievement goal theories, and research on interest. It also proposes an integrated conceptual framework for future research to link motivation to specific…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
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Lee, Amelia, H.; Poto, Carol – Quest, 1988
The evolution and current status of the concept of student-engaged time as a measure of learning in physical education is traced. The possible use of academic learning time (ALT) as a variable in physical education research is discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual History
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