Physical Education Teachers’ Embracement of Alternative Environment Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-517
Author(s):  
Nathan Hall ◽  
Brent Bradford ◽  
José da Costa ◽  
Daniel B. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Outdoor Environments ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

Background and Purpose: Despite widespread evidence suggesting the numerous benefits from being active in outdoor environments, children in many Western nations have recently been spending less time outdoors. This cross-sectional exploratory study provides a descriptive examination of physical education teachers’ embracement of alternative environment activities (AEAs) in physical education programs. Method: Data were collected from 225 current physical education teachers in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada, through an online survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Levene’s tests, and independent t tests. Results: Significant differences were found in relation to teachers’ experiences, or lack thereof, with professional development in relation to the extent to which teachers embraced AEAs. Furthermore, cost was discovered to be the greatest perceived barrier to teaching AEAs. Discussion and Conclusions: This study reveals an established need for teachers’ professional development in teaching AEAs and for discovering ways to decrease cost barriers for teaching AEAs.

Landscape of secondary physical education teachers’ professional development in South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okseon Lee ◽  
Euichang Choi ◽  
Mark Griffiths ◽  
Victoria Goodyear ◽  
Kathleen Armour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

scholarly journals Professores iniciantes de educação física: experiências da formação inicial

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Graciele Stolarski ◽  
Arestides Pereira da Silva Junior ◽  
Alvori Ahlert ◽  
Adelar Aparecido Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
School Context ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Teachers Experiences

Objetivo: Apresentar as vivências da formação inicial de professores iniciantes de Educação Física. Métodos: O estudo é de cunho qualitativo, de caráter descritivo com abordagem e delineamento transversal, no qual participaram seis professores de Educação Física iniciantes na carreira. Como instrumento de coleta, utilizou-se a entrevista semiestruturada, com tratamento de análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Os principais resultados mostram a valorização das disciplinas de formação educacional e estágio curricular supervisionado, discrepâncias entre formação e contexto escolar e as influências das situações adversas como elementos desafiadores no início da docência. A motivação e o desejo de permanecer na profissão revelam elementos de percepção positiva de eficácia profissional. Conclusão: Conclui-se que os professores de Educação Física iniciantes sentem-se motivados para docência, embora a vivência desafiadora do choque com a realidade. Sugere-se o apoio à inserção na carreira, bem como para a permanência na profissão.ABSTRACT. Novice physical education teachers: experiences in initial teaching education. Objective: To present the experiences and living, graduating experiences contributions of the initial academic formation and experiences of professional development of six beginning teachers, graduating from a Physical Education course. Methods: The study has a qualitative character of descriptive way with approach and transversal design. An interview was used in data collection, with content analysis treatment. Results: The main results show the appreciation of the disciplines of educational training and pedagogical training, discrepancies between training and school context and the influence of adverse situations as challenging elements at the beginning of teaching. The motivation and desire to remain in the profession reveal elements of positive perception of professional effectiveness. Conclusion: It is concluded that teachers perceive as meaningful the experiences of academic life, feel motivated to teach, although the challenge of experiencing the shock of reality. We suggest the approximation of the initial formation with the context of the teaching, the pedagogical support at the beginning of the career with the objective of contributing to the professional development in a continuous sense.

scholarly journals Survey of young people in one region of the UK on accessing COVID-19 information (SOCIAL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000942
Author(s):  
Oliver G P Lawton ◽  
Sarah A Lawton ◽  
Lisa Dikomitis ◽  
Joanne Protheroe ◽  
Joanne Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Gaps ◽  
The Uk

COVID-19 has significantly impacted young people’s lives yet little is known about the COVID-19 related sources of information they access. We performed a cross-sectional survey of pupils (11–16 years) in North Staffordshire, UK. 408 (23%) pupils responded to an online survey emailed to them by their school. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Social media, accessed by 68%, played a significant role in the provision of information, despite it not being considered trustworthy. 89% felt that COVID-19 had negatively affected their education. Gaps in the provision of information on COVID-19 have been identified.

A comparative analysis of physical education and non-physical education teachers who coach high school sport teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Meredith Rocchi ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
High School Sport

Although high school sport in Canada has traditionally been an extracurricular activity overseen by physical education teachers, recent findings demonstrate how the majority ( n = 1677, 60%) of coaches are in fact non-physical education teachers. The purpose of the present study was to compare physical education and non-physical education teachers who coach high school sport teams. A national sample of 2890 Canadian high school teacher-coaches (males = 1967, 68%) from all 10 provinces and 3 territories responded to an online survey. Significant differences were found between physical education teacher-coaches and non-physical education teacher-coaches in terms of demographic variables, perceived teacher-coach benefits, and perceived coaching efficacy, whereby physical education teacher-coaches tended to have more favorable perceptions. Based on the results, access to coach education should be facilitated, particularly for non-physical education teacher coaches.

scholarly journals New Potential Solutions for Mentors in the Development of Physical Education Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
István Győri ◽  
József Márton Pucsok ◽  
Melinda Biró
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Special Factors

  The Hungarian Educational System, the Higher Education also Teacher Education have been constantly changing over the past decades. According to the results of international and domestic examinations, there is an increasing need for new standards and approaches,  in the entire Public Education, especially Teacher Education sector. The purpose of our study was to examine the key aspects of the mentoring process in physical education. We were trying to identify those special factors and identify new trends in the area of physical education. What is the role of these factors in the process of professional development of a teacher.  

scholarly journals Level of Knowledge of Sports Coaches and Physical Education Teachers in Physical Therapy in Jordan

2021 ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Riziq Allah Gaowgzeh ◽  
Shenbaga Sundaram Subramanian ◽  
Mikhled Falah Maayah ◽  
Saad S. Alfawaz ◽  
Ziyad Neamatallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Selection Criterion ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demographical Data ◽  
Sports Coaches

Physiotherapy is a profession that helps to restore movement and function following an injury or illness. This study sought to identify the physical therapy knowledge of physical education teachers and sports coaches in Jordan. This study is a cross-sectional study conducted on several sports coaches and physical education teachers in Jordan. Participants were given the questionnaire through google forms, and they were all advised to fill it up. A predetermined selection criterion was used to select the participants. Out of 250 volunteers chosen for the study, only 152 questionnaires were selected for the final analysis. A self-administer questionnaire consisting was developed, which includes two parts. Part I collects the demographical data, and part II contains the questionnaires, including physiotherapy. The consent form is attached with the questionnaire, and those who gave consent to use the data were included in the analysis. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. with the alpha set for significance at <0.05. Overall, it identified that 84% of the sports coaches and physical education teachers know physiotherapy services well. This study concluded that a more significant proportion of the sports coaches and physical education teachers have a good understanding of physical therapy services provided to the sports personnel in Jordan. They have good knowledge of physical therapy techniques and services provided, and they also have a good understanding of their role in on-field and off-field management.

scholarly journals Diseño y validación de un cuestionario sobre las concepciones y percepción de los estudiantes sobre la evaluación en Educación Física (Design and validation of a questionnaire about the conceptions and perception of the students about the assessment in P

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 317-325
Author(s):  
Enoc Valentín González Palacio ◽  
Beatriz Elena Chaverra Fernández ◽  
Sirley Andrea Bustamante Castaño ◽  
Carlos Andrés Toro Suaza
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Class ◽  
Information Process ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Education Class ◽  
Experimental Type

 El propósito de este estudio fue diseñar y validar un cuestionario sobre las concepciones y percepción de los estudiantes de educación secundaria sobre la evaluación en la clase de Educación Física (EF). Este estudio fue de corte transversal, de tipo no experimental descriptivo, el proceso de validación del cuestionario contó con la participación de ocho expertos licenciados en educación física (seis doctores y dos magister en el área), quienes determinaron el número de preguntas establecidas para el cuestionario. La aplicación del instrumento se hizo con 355 estudiantes del área metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia-Colombia). La muestra fue no probabilística, el tratamiento de la información se realizó mediante el software SPSS v23. El cuestionario está estructurado en cuatro dimensiones: concepciones, actores, instrumentos-momentos y contenidos. La conclusión principal del estudio derivado del proceso de la validez del contenido y el análisis de fiabilidad, demuestra que el instrumento es acertado y adecuado, convirtiéndolo en un elemento significativo para la realización de diagnóstico y valoración de la evaluación para los docentes y futuras investigaciones.  Abstract. The purpose of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire about the conceptions and perception of high school students about the assessment in the Physical Education class. This study was cross-sectional, descriptive non-experimental type, the validation process of the questionnaire had the participation of eight experts, physical education teachers (six doctors and two magister in the area), who finally determined the number of questions established for the questionnaire. The application of the instrument was made with 355 students from the metropolitan area of ​​Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia-Colombia). The sample was non-probabilistic; the information process was carried out using SPSS v23 software. The questionnaire is structured in four dimensions: conceptions, actors, instruments-moments and content. The main conclusion of the study derived from the content validity process (CVR) and the reliability analysis demonstrates that the instrument is successful and adequate, making it a significant element for carrying out diagnosis and assessment for teachers and future researches.

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