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Marie Leake; Martin E. Block; Abby Fines; Cathy McKay – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to examine physical educators' attitudes toward teaching students with disabilities in general physical education after participating in a Paralympic School Day professional development program. Methods: Elementary through high school physical education teachers participated in a Paralympic School Day professional…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Faculty Development
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Wilson, Wesley J.; Theriot, Elizabeth A.; Haegele, Justin A. – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2020
Inclusive education has become a global area of study, yet research has highlighted challenges with inclusive practices among teachers in integrated physical education contexts. The purpose of this study was to examine physical education and adapted physical education teachers' perspectives on how they attempt inclusive practice in integrated…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Kern, Ben D.; Graber, Kim C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Physical education is critical to addressing childhood obesity, yet many school-based programs do not meet established quality standards and teachers are called upon to change. Little is known about how change is initiated and its associated internal and external factors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, National Surveys, Physical Education, Educational Quality
Bird, Patrick J.; Gansneder, Bruce M. – 1979
The findings reported represent the major portion of an extensive statewide needs assessment of physical education for the handicapped in Virginia. Questionnaires were sent to school principals, physical educators, and special educators in 1,076 elementary, junior, and senior high schools. The survey revealed that the educable mentally retarded,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adapted Physical Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities