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Sato, Takahiro; McKay, Cathy – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2023
The purpose of this study was to describe how Japanese adapted physical education (APE) graduate students engage themselves in learning research skills through masters' research thesis projects. In this study, andragogy theory was utilized, which allowed the researchers to understand Japanese graduate students' learning experiences of master's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Adapted Physical Education, Student Research
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin A. – Physical Educator, 2019
The purpose of this study was to understand career changes of inservice teachers transitioning to the adapted physical education (APE) profession after completing online APE professional development graduate courses. This study was based on intentional change theory (Boyatzis, 2006). Participants were five in-service teachers who decided to change…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Career Change, Adapted Physical Education, Faculty Development
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin; Saito, Mayumi; Sawae, Yukinori – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
The purpose of the current study was to examine Japanese graduate students' professional socialisation experiences while instructing students with disabilities during adapted physical education (APE) practicum experiences. This study, situated in occupational socialisation theory, used a case study design. Seven graduate students (four males and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Socialization, Students with Disabilities
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin Anthony; Foot, Rachel – Quest, 2017
Graduate adapted physical education (APE) courses have typically been taught using face-to-face formats where the instructor and learners physically meet in a classroom and engage in discussions and experiential exercises. However, because in-service physical educators have time demands associated with teaching, coaching, and family commitments,…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Faculty Development
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin A. – European Physical Education Review, 2017
Students with disabilities are more likely than ever to be educated in physical education classes with their typically developing peers. Because of this, it is essential for all educational personnel, including physical educators, to have proper teacher education to help meet the unique needs of these students. Currently, the research base is…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin A. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: The field of adapted physical education (APE) has long struggled to overcome significant and persistent personnel shortages [Healy, S., M. E. Block, and J. Judge. 2014. "Certified Adapted Physical Educator's Perceptions of Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Teacher Development." "Palaestra" 28 (4): 14-16].…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Adapted Physical Education, Teacher Competencies, Graduate Study
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Sato, Takahiro; Haegele, Justin A. – Professional Development in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate in-service physical education teachers' engagement during online adapted physical education (APE) graduate professional development. This study was based on andragogy theory. All participants were in-service physical education teachers enrolled in a state-approved online APE endorsement program at a…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Grounded Theory, Teacher Attitudes
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Sato, Takahiro; Samalot-Rivera, Amaury; Kozub, Francis M. – Physical Educator, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain master of arts students' academic and social experiences during the transition to an adapted physical education (APE) graduate program. In this study, we used the theory of transition, which allowed us to understand students' transition to graduate studies and to assist them in connecting to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Masters Programs, Student Experience
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Sato, Takahiro – Journal of International Students, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Asian international doctoral students' sojourn experiences into Adapted Physical Education (APE) programs at two universities. The participants were six doctoral students from Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. This case study was conceptualized within sojourner theory (Siu, 1952). The data…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Adapted Physical Education, Foreign Students