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Higher-Order Factors and Measurement Equivalence of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles' Questionnaire across Two Cultures
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Syrmpas, Ioannis; Papaioannou, Athanasios; Digelidis, Nikolaos; Erturan, Gokce; Byra, Mark – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to test the invariance of perceptions of the Spectrum teaching styles across Turkish and Greek preservice physical education teachers and to examine whether the styles could be classified into two clusters through self-determination theory. Greek (n = 298) and Turkish (n = 300) preservice teachers participated. Method:…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Questionnaires, Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers
Are Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs toward Curricular Outcomes Challenged by Teaching Methods Modules and School Placement? Evidence from Three Greek Physical Education Faculties
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Adamakis, Manolis; Dania, Aspasia – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Current research on physical education teacher education (PETE) has shown that pre-service teachers' beliefs concerning the scope of physical education (PE) remain highly influential during their studies. However, undergraduate programmes seem to have a limited effect on pre-service teachers' teaching priorities, and this situation is left…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Physical Education
Greek Preservice Physical Education Teachers' Mental Models of Production and Reproduction Teaching Styles
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Syrmpas, Ioannis; Chen, Senlin; Pasco, Denis; Digelidis, Nikolaos – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine Greek preservice physical education (PE) teachers' presuppositions, beliefs and mental models about the reproduction and production teaching styles. The participants were 16 preservice PE teachers (10 males, six females). A qualitative methodology was used with data collected using semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Schemata (Cognition)
Progression in Physical Education Teachers' Career-Long Professional Learning: Conceptual and Practical Concerns
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Armour, Kathleen; Makopoulou, Kyriaki; Chambers, Fiona – European Physical Education Review, 2012
This paper considers the issue of learning "progression" in pedagogy for physical education (PE) teachers in their career-long professional development (CPD). This issue arose from an analysis of findings from three research projects in which the authors were involved. The projects were undertaken in different national contexts (Ireland,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Development
The Impact of Occupational Socialization on Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about Four Important Curricular Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Adamakis, Manolis; Zounhia, Katerina – European Physical Education Review, 2016
Most national Physical Education (PE) curriculums worldwide are based on a variety of outcome goals. The most important are physical activity and fitness, self-actualization, motor skill development and social development. Capturing PE Teacher Education pre-service teachers' beliefs toward these outcomes may offer a useful insight into the process…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies
Knowledge and Attitudes towards Children with Special Needs by Physical Education Students
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Mousouli, Maria; Kokaridas, Dimitrios; Angelopoulou-Sakadami, Nicoletta; Aristotelous, Maria – International Journal of Special Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of physical education undergraduate students towards children with special needs. A questionnaire of seven questions was submitted to 140 physical education students. Questions concerned the knowledge about the different kinds of disability, the acceptance of children with…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Measures