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Publication Date: 2018
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The Hispanic Experience in Physical Education Teacher Education Programs: A Qualitative Study
Columna, Luis; Hodge, Samuel R.; Samalot-Rivera, Amaury; Vigo-Valentín, Alexander N.; Cervantes, Carlos M.
Quest, v70 n2 p256-274 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of Hispanic faculty involved in physical education teacher education programs at predominantly White colleges and universities in the United States. The study was positioned in the theoretical framework of organizational socialization. Participants were Hispanic (n = 6) faculty from various kinesiology-based programs in tenure-track positions at institutions of higher education in the United States. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and transcribed, triangulated, and analyzed with constant comparative procedures. We uncovered the following themes: (a) "underrepresented", (b) "socialized", and (c) "cultured and determined". The study's findings magnify the need for faculty and administrators to heighten their awareness and implement strategies to improve the organizational socialization of Hispanic faculty, particularly at predominantly White doctoral-granting colleges and universities. This means, for instance, identifying strategies to recruit, prepare, retain, and mentor Hispanic faculty at such institutions.
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, College Faculty, Racial Composition, Whites, Kinetics, Semi Structured Interviews, Disproportionate Representation, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Mentors, Hispanic American Students, Qualitative Research, Comparative Analysis, Barriers, College Admission, Social Bias, Cultural Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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