ERIC Number: EJ1396717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2769
Preservice Physical Education Teacher Preparation for Health-Related Fitness Testing: A Faculty Perspective
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v42 n3 p471-479 2023
Purpose: This study aimed to examine how physical education teacher education (PETE) programs prepare preservice physical education teachers (PPETs) for implementing health-related fitness testing (HRFT) in K-12 schools from a faculty perspective. Methods: The study applied a phenomenological approach. Seven PETE faculty participated in this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews, online surveys, and course documents. Constant content analysis was performed to generate themes. Results: The study discovered four themes: (a) required courses are the primary means for preparing PPETs to use HRFT, (b) cooperating teachers can negatively influence the faculty's role in HRFT preparation, (c) PPETs explored the use of HRFT in PETE programs through peer teaching and testing activities, and (d) there was a lack of field-based experiences in local schools for HRFT preparation. Conclusion: PETE programs provided some courses to prepare PPETs for the HRFT implementation with the lack of time and field experience.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Teacher Attitudes, Physical Fitness, Testing, Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Time Management, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Education Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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