Examining the Reciprocal Nature of Service-Learning for Underserved Students and Preservice Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Galvan ◽  
Karen Meaney ◽  
Virginia Gray
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Underserved Students ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Pete Programs ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Background: Although service-learning scholarship in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs has shown positive results, little is known about the reciprocal benefits of PETE service-learning programs on underserved students and physical education preservice teachers. Purpose: This study examined the impacts on students and teachers of integrating two physical education curricula within a service-learning program using a mixed-methods approach. Methods: A pretest–posttest design investigated changes in cardiorespiratory endurance training among students (n = 50). Reflective journals, interviews, and field notes assessed program impact on preservice teachers (n = 16). Results: Findings revealed a significant improvement in cardiorespiratory endurance among students, while qualitative data provide evidence of increases in general pedagogical content, knowledge of curriculum, and knowledge of educational contexts among teachers. Discussion/Conclusion: This study adds important reciprocity findings to PETE service-learning literature.

A Sustainable Service-Learning Program Embedded in PETE: Examining the Short-Term Influence on Preservice Teacher Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Louisa R. Peralta ◽  
Claire L. Marvell ◽  
Wayne G. Cotton
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Learning Programs

Background: Studies have acknowledged the limitations of short-term service-learning programs. This highlights the importance of examining the influence of evidence-informed sustainable service-learning programs on preservice teachers’ learning outcomes. Purpose: To explore the short-term influence of a sustainable service-learning program on first-year physical education teacher education (PETE) preservice teachers. Methods: Written reflections from 15 students (73% women and 27% men) in the first year of a PETE course were analyzed using Butin’s conceptual model. Results: The service-learning experiences allowed first-year PETE preservice teachers to extend and refine their general pedagogical content, curriculum, and policy knowledge. However, PETE preservice teachers’ learning was limited in terms of cultural, political, and postmodern perspectives. Discussion: This study provides recommendations for improving preservice teachers’ learning in a sustainable service-learning program embedded in a PETE course.

Preparing Culturally Competent Teachers: Service-Learning and Physical Education Teacher Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Domangue ◽  
Russell Lee Carson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education

Following the devastation of hurricane Katrina, a university located in the south-eastern United States created a service-learning program. This program was established so that physical education teacher education (PETE) students could provide physical activities to children living in a temporary, government-funded housing community. The purpose of this study was to investigate how the service-learning program shaped preservice teachers’ cultural competency. The participants were 16 PETE students in a curriculum development course. A questionnaire was used to assess changes in the students’ cultural competency. Reflective journals and interviews were qualitative data sources used to identify significant elements of the service-learning program that elicited thoughts about the role of cultural competency in teaching. Findings revealed that there were changes in cultural competency. Triangulation of the data suggested that the service-learning participants identified consistent engagement, exposure to another culture, and an engaged instructor as key contributors to cultural competency within the service-learning program.

Service-Learning Opportunities for Preservice Music Teachers within Community Music Settings

2019 ◽  
pp. 641-667
Author(s):  
Jared R. Rawlings
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Community Music ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Learning Programs

Authentic teaching opportunities are important for all preservice teachers, and service-learning opportunities within community music settings support preservice music teacher development. The purpose of this chapter is to document a service-learning opportunity within a community music school and showcase the benefits and challenges of a partnership between a music teacher preparation program and this school. After defining service learning and describing how it is utilized in music teacher education, the chapter uncovers the following topics: establishing a community music partnership, designing a service-learning opportunity, and evaluating the outcomes of service-learning programs. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of and recommendations for utilizing a multi-tier service-learning program alongside a preservice music teacher curriculum.

scholarly journals Enacting assessment for learning in the induction phase of physical education teaching

2021 ◽  
pp. 1356336X2110562
Author(s):  
Björn Tolgfors ◽  
Mikael Quennerstedt ◽  
Erik Backman ◽  
Gunn Nyberg
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Induction Phase ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Pete Programs

In many countries, assessment for learning (AfL) is recommended in both policy and research as a concept that should be integrated into the teaching of physical education (PE) in schools. AfL is also part of physical education teacher education (PETE) programs in several countries and, consequently, something future PE teachers are expected to practice in their teaching. In a previous study ( Tolgfors et al., 2021 ), we showed how AfL was transmitted and transformed between a university course and a school placement course within Swedish PETE. In the current study, we have more closely followed three of the preservice teachers who took part in our initial study into their first year of PE teaching. The purpose of this follow-up study is thus to explore how AfL is enacted in the induction phase of PE teaching. The more specific research question is: how is AfL enacted in beginning teachers’ PE practices under the contextual conditions provided at the schools where they are employed? The data were generated through Stimulated Recall interviews and follow-up interviews via the online meeting software Zoom. The analysis was based on Braun et al.’s (2011) contextual dimensions of policy enactment and Bernstein’s (1996) pedagogic device. Our findings illustrate how AfL is generally enacted through (1) progression and (2) “rich tasks.” However, the contextual dimensions of each school provide different conditions that either support or hinder the use of AfL in PE. AfL is accordingly enacted in different ways in the induction phase of PE teaching.

Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility in Physical Education Teacher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 143-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Andrew R. Richards ◽  
Victoria Nicole Ivy ◽  
Michael A. Lawson ◽  
Tania Alameda-Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Low Income Children ◽  
Personal And Social Responsibility

Service-learning has gained popularity in physical education programs as a way to prepare pre-service teachers to work with culturally diverse students. The chapter contributes to this growing movement developing a conceptual framework for the development of a service-learning program fit to meet (a) the learning needs of low-income children and families; (b) the education, training, and socialization needs of preservice teachers; and (c) the design requirements of best practice interventions. A research- and theory-driven application of service-learning through the teaching personal and social responsibility pedagogical model is overviewed in reference to one physical education teacher education program. Lessons learned from the implementation of this model are discussed, as are implications for practice. Improvement science is offered a methodology that can help researchers develop the responsiveness of these initiatives while also furthering the research base of the field.

Physical Educators’ Judgments About Inclusion: A New Instrument for Preservice Teachers

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel R. Hodge ◽  
Nathan M. Murata ◽  
Francis M. Kozub
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Pete Programs ◽  
General Physical ◽  
General Physical Education

The purpose was to develop an instrument for use in physical education teacher education (PETE) programs that would yield valid evidence of the judgments of PETE preservice teachers toward the inclusion of students with disabilities into general physical education classes. Both the conceptualization that judgments represent the cognitive expressions of attitudes (Ajzen, 2001; Sherif & Hovland, 1961) and focus group discussions were used to create the Physical Educators’ Judgments About Inclusion (PEJI) instrument. Following content validation procedures, we administered PEJI to 272 PETE preservice teachers. Subsequent principal component analysis to generate construct validity evidence indicated 15 items should be retained; they collectively explained 53% of the variance using a three-component model. Dimensions of the PEJI pertained to judgments about inclusion, acceptance, and perceived training needs. Alpha coefficients for the three subscales ranged from .64 to .88.

scholarly journals Innovative Analysis of Service-Learning Effects in Physical Education: A Mixed-Methods Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Capella-Peris ◽  
Jesús Gil-Gómez ◽  
Òscar Chiva-Bartoll
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Quantitative Evidence

Purpose: To compare the development of teaching competency in preservice teachers of physical education (n = 96) through two different modalities of intervention from the same service-learning program. The preservice teachers provided a direct service to children with motor functional diversity, promoting their motor skills and counteracting their lack of social attention. Method: The topic was approached using mixed methods with methodological triangulation. Quantitative evidence was gathered through a quasi-experimental design of two nonequivalent experimental groups implementing the following instrument: the Teaching Competency while performing Motor Skills and Body Language Games Rubric. Meanwhile, qualitative analysis was undertaken by elaborating upon 12 life histories of multiple crossed stories. Results: The quantitative results provided significant evidence regarding the academic effect of service-learning on preservice teachers, while the qualitative interpretation complemented this view, reflecting on how this learning was developed. Discussion/Conclusion: The authors provided the original findings of the service-learning effects on the teaching competency of preservice teachers as well as the promotion of additional academic and social learning.

scholarly journals Alcance del aprendizaje-servicio en la formación inicial docente de educación física: una aproximación metodológica mixta (Scope of service-learning in physical education teacher education: a mixed methodological approach)

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 465-472
Author(s):  
Carlos Capella-Peris ◽  
Celina Salvador-García ◽  
Òscar Chiva-Bartoll ◽  
Pedro Jesús Ruiz-Montero
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Data Transformation ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Teaching Competence ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Esta investigación compara el desarrollo de la competencia docente, del alumnado en didáctica de la educación física (n = 96), a través de dos modalidades de intervención de un mismo programa de aprendizaje-servicio. El estudio se aborda utilizando los métodos mixtos con triangulación metodológica. El apartado cuantitativo se afronta a través de un diseño cuasi-experimental de grupos no equivalentes con dos grupos experimentales, utilizando la rúbrica para medir la competencia docente al aplicar juegos motores y expresivos (Capella, Gil, Chiva, & Martí, 2015). La vertiente cualitativa se desarrolla analizando diversas historias de vida de relatos múltiples cruzados. Igualmente, también se realiza una transformación de resultados expresando de forma cuantitativa los resultados cualitativos. Mientras los resultados cuantitativos proporcionan evidencias significativas respecto a la promoción de la competencia docente del alumnado universitario (p < .01), la interpretación cualitativa complementa esta visión reflejando cómo se desarrolló dicha competencia. Por otra parte, la transformación de resultados destaca la notable presencia de cada aspecto analizado en el discurso de los informantes. Finalmente, se concluye que la aplicación del programa de aprendizaje-servicio estimuló la competencia docente del alumnado participante, además de fomentar numerosos y valiosos aprendizajes académicos adicionales.Abstract. This research compares the development of teaching competence through two modalities of intervention from the same service-learning program. Participants were students enrolled in a course on didactics of physical education (n = 96). The study employs a mixed-method design with methodological triangulation. The quantitative portion of the study uses a quasi-experimental approach based on non-equivalent groups with two experimental groups. A rubric measuring teaching competence during the carrying out of motor and body language games (Capella et al., 2015) was used. The qualitative portion is developed through several life histories of multiple crossed stories. Likewise, a data transformation is also performed so to express the qualitative results in a quantitative way. While the quantitative results provide significant evidences regarding the promotion of teaching competence among students (p < .01), the qualitative interpretation complements this view explaining how this competence was developed. In addition, the data transformation highlights a remarkable presence of each aspect analyzed in the discourse of the interviewees. Finally, we conclude that the implementation of the service-learning program enhanced teaching competence of university students, at the same time as additional academic learnings were promoted.

scholarly journals A Mixed Methods Analysis of a Single-Course Strategy to Integrate Technology Into PETE

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Wyant ◽  
Emily M. Jones ◽  
Sean M. Bulger
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Pete Programs ◽  
Technology Course

In recent years increased attention has been placed on physical education teachers’ use of technology. To date little research has been disseminated regarding the strategies physical education teacher education (PETE) programs are employing to prepare preservice teacher’s to use technology. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence a technology course had on advancing change in preservice teachers. A mixed methods process involving qualitative and quantitative data collection was employed. Participants included 12 preservice teachers enrolled at a mid-Atlantic university. Data analysis revealed four dominant themes emerged from participant data: (1) Increased Technological and Technological Pedagogical Knowledge; (2) Persistent First- and Second-Order Barriers to Technology Use; (3) Necessity of Experiential and Hands-on Learning; and (4) Variation in Warrant for Technology Use. Findings illustrate strengths and limitations of a technology course in a preservice PETE program as well as its potential benefits and impediments to manifesting teacher change.

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