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Roux, Kobus C. J. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: Physical Education (PE) is a fundamental cornerstone for childhood development as it promotes lifelong participation in physical activities for holistic health. School educators play a key role in creating school environments that lead to developmentally appropriate and high-quality PE lessons. Aim: The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Public Schools, Foreign Countries
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North, Chris; Patton, Kevin; Coulter, Maura – Sport, Education and Society, 2022
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…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Professional Identity, Teacher Role
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Hordvik, Mats; Haugen, Anders Lund; Engebretsen, Berit; Møller, Lasse; Fletcher, Tim – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: The current interest in models-based practice (MBP) as an innovation and framework has necessitated deeper understanding of both what MBP is and how teacher educators teach pre-service teachers about innovative approaches such as MBP. Despite several studies of individual teacher educators enacting MBP, there are few examples of how…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods
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McLoughlin, Gabriella M.; Richards, K. Andrew R.; Ivy, Victoria Nicole – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
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.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, College Faculty, Physical Education, Teacher Role
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MacPhail, Ann – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
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…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Biographies, Teaching Methods, Apprenticeships
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Brouse, Corey H.; Basch, Charles E.; LeBlanc, Michael – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2008
There is a paucity of research concerning the opinions and roles of Department Chairs pertaining to computer use, yet these individuals are in a key position to influence the curricula. The purpose of this survey was to improve understandings about Department Chairs' opinions and reported practices concerning computer applications in their…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, Computer Uses in Education, Department Heads
Clement, Annie – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1975
Descriptors: Administrators, Departments, Educational Philosophy, Physical Education
Johnson, Dewayne J.; MacBeth, Jon L. – 1979
Based on the view that there is a relationship between faculty and administrator perceptions of administrator role and perceived success of the administrator, this study looked at two correlations: (1) the correlation between faculty perceptions and administrator perceptions of the administrator role and (2) the correlation between faculty…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
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Bloot, Regina; Browne, Jennifer – Gender and Education, 1996
Focuses on reasons why so few females hold leadership positions in physical education (PE) in Australian secondary schools. Results from in-depth interviews with 27 female PE educators reveal stereotypic attitudes and expectations regarding gender roles as barriers. Career decision making was found to be influenced by female instructors' personal…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Department Heads, Foreign Countries, Influences
Ansorge, Charles J.; And Others – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age, Athletics, College Faculty
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McKenna, Jim; Dunstan-Lewis, Nicky – European Physical Education Review, 2004
Support for elite student-athletes was explored within a single English university using Stringer's (1996) Look, Think, Act model of action research. Entry to the ongoing support programme is competitive and participation is voluntary, with sessions delivered every second week after lectures. Based on supporting documentation, interviews, focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Athletes, Department Heads