Effect of Practica Types in Preservice Adapted Physical Education Curriculum on Attitudes Toward Disabled Populations

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Craig Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

This study investigated the effects of four practica situations on the attitudes of undergraduate students toward disabled individuals. Students enrolled in two undergraduate adapted physical education classes were studied during two academic quarters. They had the option of being involved in one of four practica situations. The attitudes of the students were measured with the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons scale. Interpretation of the statistical analyses revealed that, as a group, the adapted physical education students’ attitudes improved over a 10-week period and that certain practica experiences tended to affect attitudes more than others.

Improving Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
George D. Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Physical Education Majors ◽  
Study Participants

The degree to which physical education majors’ attitudes toward disabled persons improved after taking an adapted physical education course was examined in this study. Participants included 179 undergraduate students from a large university, some of whom were exposed to course lectures, clinic contact with disabled individuals, relevant films, disability simulations, and readings. A Solomon four-group design was used. Two groups received the course in adapted physical education (pretest-posttest, n=47; posttest only, n=45), and two control groups were not enrolled (pretest-posttest, n=44; posttest only, n=43). Data were collected using the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (Yuker, Block, & Younng, 1966). The results indicated significant change of the two treatment groups, leading to improved attitudes toward disabled persons. Secondary findings included the reactivity to pretesting for students in the experimental condition and no statistically significant effects of gender and age.

scholarly journals Doctoral Sojourn Experiences of Adapted Physical Education Students from Asian Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-366
Author(s):  
Takahiro Sato
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
International Doctoral Students

The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Asian international doctoral students’ sojourn experiences into Adapted Physical Education (APE) programs at two universities. The participants were six doctoral students from Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. This case study was conceptualized within sojourner theory (Siu, 1952). The data sources were a demographic questionnaire and face-to-face interviews conducted during the participants’ doctoral studies. The emergent themes were (a) research challenges; (b) academic, social, and hierarchical relationships with doctoral advisors; (c) burnout; and (d) situation-specific anxiety. To better support international doctoral students, this study encourages academic departments, administrators, faculty, and all doctoral students to learn to view themselves as playing various roles including academic advisors, teachers, and graduate students.

Integrating Knowledge of Disability Throughout the Physical Education Curriculum: An Infusion Approach

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen P. DePauw ◽  
Grace Goc Karp
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Traditional Approaches

In preparing for the 21st century, faculty and professional preparation programs must be responsive to the ever-expanding knowledge base in physical education and sport, as well as the shifting economic and social conditions in society. Creative approaches to undergraduate education will be needed. Current curricular approaches in undergraduate physical education programs provide minimal preparation in disability issues for undergraduate students. Since the 1970s, specialists in adapted physical education have been educated and provided with the necessary skills for teaching individuals with disabilities in specialized settings. On the other hand, the preparation of regular physical educators, who will provide physical activity for the majority of individuals with disabilities, is inadequate. Traditional approaches espouse a hierarchical delivery of information that is not only unrelated to other knowledges but often devoid of the viewpoint that knowledge and situations are problematic and socially constructed. A model is proposed that integrates knowledge and understanding of disability issues and infuses them throughout the undergraduate physical education curriculum.

scholarly journals RELIGIOSITY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Yannis Georgiou ◽  
Aggeliki Fotiou
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Female Homosexuality ◽  
Students Attitudes

The aim of the present study was to investigate the attitudes of self-oriented heterosexual students of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science towards male and female homosexuality, in combination with the level of religiosity they display. The religiosity factor was evaluated based on the frequency of visits paid to temples to perform religious duties. Concerning their attitudes, the scale used was the Greek version of Attitudes Towards Lesbians and Gay Men (ATLG) with two factors, for male and female homosexuality respectively. The sample consisted of 552 self-oriented heterosexual students. The independent variables used were related to gender, age, and religiosity. From the analysis of the results, it was found that the factor of religiosity has a decisive influence on the formation of heterosexual students' attitudes towards both male and female homosexuality. It is further suggested to investigate the factor in combination with other variables.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM AT THE DEGREE LEVEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 18-29
Author(s):  
Sohail Roman ◽  
Wasim Khan ◽  
Mehreen Saba
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
College Level ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Health And Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Reliability Method ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Degree Level

Study was conducted to assess effectiveness of physical education curriculum at college level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The population consisted twenty-seven physical education teachers and five hundred and thirteen physical education students who selected from nine randomly selected districts. Survey technique was used for collection of required information. Appropriate questionnaire on Likert scale “ranged from very much to Not at all, was developed” and used after pilot testing over sampled respondents from colleges adopting Cronbach Alpha reliability method. The respondents’ responses were analyzed through SPSS. Statistical techniques were used for data analyses. Data have revealed that almost all respondents had agreed upon significance and effectiveness of existing health and physical education curriculum in growth and improvement of personality, good personal habits, and maintenance of physical fitness. But unfortunately, change of social learning skills among students was rejected by concerned population. Study offered significant results in reaching conclusion and extracted suitable recommendations.

Practicum Experiences and Journal Writing in Adapted Physical Education: Implications for Teacher Education

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Journal Writing ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Resource Material ◽  
To Come ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Practicum Experiences

The central concern of this paper is how an adapted physical education practicum and the journal writing of that experience affected the lives of the students involved. The paper uses as its resource material the fieldwork journals of physical education students who were involved in practicum experiences with people of varying abilities and disabilities. The stories in the journals disclose something of what it is like to come to terms with others and with oneself in the “adapted” teaching-learning adventure. These disclosures will be presented thematically, the themes describing a journey through an adapted physical education practicum. The thematic composite of this journey is based upon content, critical, and thematic analyses of the data, coupled with the experiences and insights of the student collaborators. The potential for these kinds of experiences in physical education and teacher education is discussed.

Comparison of Attitudes of Regular and Adapted Physical Educators toward Disabled Individuals

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Tripp
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Adapted Physical Educators ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

The Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (Form B) and a ranking survey of 10 disabling conditions were administered to 38 physical education teachers and 47 adapted physical education teachers. Both groups of teachers' attitudes toward the disabled were below the scale median. Both groups of teachers were more accepting of individuals with physical disabilities such as, amputee, harelip, and epilepsy, than individuals who were mentally retarded, cerebral palsied, and emotionally disturbed.

scholarly journals Výsledky pilotní studie dotazníku SE-PETE-D, který zjišťuje důvěru studentů učitelství tělesné výchovy v jejich kompetence k realizaci výuky integrované tělesné výchovy

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Baloun ◽  
Martin Kudláček ◽  
Ondřej Ješina
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Albert Bandura ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Teacher Education Majors

The purpose of this work is the presentation of the questionnaire of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Physical Education Teacher Education Majors towards the Children with Disabilities (SE-PETE-D), which should be used in the future to identify self-efficacy of the students of the teacher training in physical education. At the same time will be also presented the results of a pilot study of standardization of this questionnaire in the conditions of the Czech environment. A key concept of questionnaire is self-efficacy. and introduced its the Canadian-American psychologist Albert Bandura (1997). Apilot study and comparison encompass bachelor students took part in the teaching of physical education, students of bachelor studies in adapted physical education and students of the follow-up master degree in adapted physical education. The results show that students of bachelor studies in adapted physical education have higher self-efficacy than students of bachelor studies in physical education.

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