The aim of this study is to determine teaching styles of faculty members employed in several universities in Turkey. To that end, 105 faculty members employed in Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Atatürk University, Erzurum Technical University, Bartin University, Sakarya University, Adiyaman University, Karamanoglu Mehmet Bey University and…

Faculty members are important agents in the socialization of doctoral students into academia, but little training is available in preparation for the role of doctoral supervisor. In this self-study, we consider the personal and sociopolitical challenges that Kevin faced as an early career teacher education faculty member who had just begun…

Academics in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE), similar to their counterparts in other disciplines, receive little formal preparation when they take on academic leadership positions. Yet such career changes require different skill sets and expose academics to complex challenges of leadership. We (three academics) initiated this study to…

Purpose: A paucity of literature examines how doctoral students are prepared for the transition into physical education teacher education faculty roles. Given the need to understand how doctoral programs impact such preparation, we sought to investigate this process using a longitudinal approach grounded in occupational socialization theory.…

This study assesses the vocational education courses given in schools of physical education and sport at Turkish universities and their use in the life of professionals. This study investigates 55 male and 25 female participants, aged 24 to 49, randomly selected from among the physical education and sport teachers in government and private schools…

Given that the expectation of the British Educational Research Association Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Special Interest Group Scholar Lecture is to position yourself throughout the paper, I will start with sharing my academic/career biography, acknowledging that our biographies are inextricably linked to our work and life practices. I…

This article highlights processes for infusing comprehensive school physical activity programming (CSPAP) into the physical education teacher education (PETE) program at the University of Idaho (UI). The PETE program uses a modified leadership framework to target learning outcomes and activities pertinent to CSPAP. Student CSPAP knowledge and…

The purpose of this article is to discuss challenges and identify strategies to increase the representation of Hispanic faculty in the academy, particularly Physical Education (PE) programs and departments at doctorate-granting universities. Recommendations to increase the presence and improve the experiences of Hispanic faculty are provided.…

Health and physical education departments across the United States often face perception and reputation problems on campus and a general misunderstanding of the nature of their academic work. One solution is to offer a faculty-and-staff fitness program that showcases the academic and leadership skills of the faculty, opens doors for collaboration…

This study indicated that the sex of a department head and the sex of a faculty member are important factors to be considered when assessing the faculty member's evaluation of the department head's leadership qualities. (MM)

A survey was mailed to randomly selected two-year colleges in order to investigate physical education programs aand faculty status. Information was requested on curricular offerings and enrollments, faculty and chairperson status, teaching and coaching experience, workload responsibilities, and evaluation techniques. Results are discussed. (MT)

This article recommends to dance faculty several steps to take in order to obtain equal status for dance with other physical education departments at colleges and universities. (IAH)

Examines how chairpersons of physical education departments in North American universities identify and manage their marginal faculty members, in the context of an exploratory model suggested by O'Reilly and Wietz (1980). Up to 15% of faculty members are perceived as being nonproductive or marginal, but very few are ever dismissed. Proposes some…

Independent and affiliated models are two different types of administrative organization in college athletic departments. An independent athletic department is a conglomerate of smaller units, of varying size, which are in competition with each other for limited resources, institutional recognition, and public acclaim. The primary purpose of an…

This investigation was designed to determine the effects of age, salary, academic degree status, and tenure status of college-level physical educators employed either combined or separate departments on their response patterns to various questions regarding the merger process. A stratified sample of faculty employed in either separate departments…