An Analysis of Chinese Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs About the Physical Education Profession

Purpose: This study investigated beliefs about the physical education (PE) profession of Chinese preservice physical education teachers (PPETs). Methods: Chinese PPETs (N = 660) from six universities participated in the study. Data were collected using a prevalidated survey—a scale of measuring Chinese PPETs’ beliefs about the PE profession, which consists of two domains: a sense of calling and the value of the PE profession. Analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance were used to examine the differences in overall beliefs and the two subdomains by gender and year in college, respectively. Results: The overall beliefs were positive. The sense of calling and value of the PE profession varied significantly by the year in college. Senior students had the lowest score in value of the PE profession, whereas sophomores showed the lowest score in sense of calling. Conclusions: PE teacher education programs had limited effects on changing Chinese PPET beliefs about the PE profession.

“How Do We Stop Trying to Do It All?” Application of the Family Business Parallel Planning Process

Keith Lang, a then college senior, and his mother, Lori, launched Global Logistics & Shipping Partners (GLS) overnight when an opportunity presented itself to secure a number of clients. From Week 1, they were focused on exceptional client support and service without any infrastructure in place. Holly Primrose, Keith’s long-time girlfriend, who still had a year left in college, jumped in to help. Now 15 years later, the business grew to 22 employees, while experiencing many revenue challenges. Keith and Holly worked tirelessly for 15 years straight with an equal focus on clients, ethics, and GLS’s employees. After having a family and investing in other endeavors, Keith and Holly found themselves in a position where they needed to make decisions regarding the future vision for GLS and themselves. They desired to remain engaged with GLS but also to spend as much time as possible with family and personal interests. The case provides information that allows students to apply Carlock and Ward's family business parellel planning process to evaluate a family business' goals, evaluate the owners' personal goals, and find synergies across professional and personal goals and visions.

The Differential Effects of College Experiences on Cognitive Outcomes Among First-Generation Subpopulations

Study purpose was to evaluate how select college experiences affect cognitive outcomes among racial/ethnic populations of first-generation students. A nationwide dataset consisting of the 2006 The Freshman Survey (TFS) and the 2010 College Senior Survey (CSS) was utilized to address the research question. Findings from this study suggest that select college experiences positively affect cognitive outcomes, but the magnitudes of these effects vary for racial/ethnic subpopulations.

Introduction

I was a college senior at a Catholic university when Roe v. Wade was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in January 1973. It was an unusual day, in that former president Lyndon Johnson passed away that same day after a heart attack at his ranch in Texas. That meant that the Supreme Court’s historic 7–2 ruling could not be the lead headline in the ...