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Gemma L. Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation in practice centers on the problem of practice that students with disabilities are systematically excluded from mainstream health and physical education classes to the detriment of their health and well-being. This dissertation improvement project tests the effects of Partners in PE (PPE) by utilizing a 3-session peer-to-peer…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Adapted Physical Education, Students with Disabilities, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Nichols, Chad; Block, Martin E.; Wilson, Wesley J. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2019
Graduate programs in adapted physical education (APE) prepare individuals to work with students with disabilities in the physical education setting. However, these APE graduate programs vary widely throughout the country, and there has never been a systematic effort to identify and analyze these programs. Therefore, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Graduate Study, Students with Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
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Silliman-French, Lisa; French, Ron – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
One of the major components in the development of quality extracurricular athletic (ECA) programs that involves the infusion of students who have been classified as educationally disabled is the preparation of effective, high-quality physical educators who will assume coaching positions (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2012). These coaches…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Adapted Physical Education, Extracurricular Activities
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Columna, Luis; Cook, Allison; Foley, John T.; Bailey, JoEllen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to systematically develop and validate an instrument to assess parental perceptions toward adapted physical education (APE) teachers, who work with children with autism. Methods: Participants included two expert panels and parents of children and youth with autism. The survey used a Likert-scale design where…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Parents, Parent Surveys, Parent Attitudes
Arnhold, Robert W. – Exceptional Parent, 2008
Slippery Rock University (SRU), located in western Pennsylvania, is one of 14 state-owned institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania. The university has a rich tradition of providing professional preparation programs in special education, therapeutic recreation, physical education, and physical therapy for individuals with disabilities.…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Therapeutic Recreation
Flanagan, Michael E. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
From a special section, "Adapted Physical Education. Also see AA 501 888 through AA 501 890, AA 501 892 through AA 501 894.
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Handicapped Students, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education