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Japanese Health and Physical Education Teachers' Experiences Teaching Sexuality Education at the High School Level
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Sato, Takahiro; Kataoka, Chie; McKay, Cathy; Kizuka, Hirotaka; Miyachi, Miho; Furuta, Yu; Ikeshita, Momoka – Cogent Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Japanese health and physical education teachers' experiences teaching sexuality education at the high school level. This qualitative study used the interview method, with an in-depth, semi-structured approach. The research sites were Japanese high schools located in the Kanto region of Japan.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Physical Education Teachers, Sex Education
Teaching Sexuality Education to Secondary Students in Japan: Reflections from Japanese Health Education Teachers
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Sato, Takahiro; Kataoka, Chie; McKay, Cathy; Izumi, Ayaka – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
The purpose of this study was to describe in-service health education teachers' experiences teaching sexuality education to students in secondary schools in Japan. The study was informed by the theory of teacher development. The methodology used in this study was qualitative and descriptive and adopted a case study design. Participants were five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Health Education, Teaching Experience
Japanese Elementary Teachers' Development Experiences in Relation to Teaching Physical Education
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Sato, Takahiro; Ellison, Douglas W.; Eckert, Kevin – Education 3-13, 2020
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Japanese elementary teacher development experiences in teaching physical education (PE). Participants were eight elementary classroom teachers (six males and two females) (within their first five years of teaching) teaching PE for the first time in Japanese elementary schools. Data sources…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Physical Education, Foreign Countries
Japanese Elementary Teachers' Experiences of Physical Education Professional Development in Depopulated Rural School Districts
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Tsuda, Emi; Sato, Takahiro; Wyant, James D.; Hasegawa, Etsushi – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' experiences of physical education professional development in depopulated rural school districts in Japan to provide future directions to offer effective support for teachers in unique teaching contexts. The study was situated in the framework of andragogy theory. Participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Physical Education
Japanese Secondary Physical Educators' Professional Development Experiences of Teaching Japanese Traditional Dance
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Sato, Takahiro; Suzuki, Naoki; Eckert, Kevin; Ellison, Douglas W. – Journal of Dance Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate Japanese secondary physical educators' professional development experiences teaching Japanese traditional dance education at a private secondary school. This study used a descriptive-qualitative research method, using in-depth interviewing within andragogy theory. Four physical education teachers (three…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Dance Education, Folk Culture, Asian Culture
Public Elementary School Teachers' Positioning in Teaching Physical Education to Japanese Language Learners
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Furuta, Yu; Sato, Takahiro; Miller, Ryan T.; Kataoka, Chie; Tomura, Takafumi – European Physical Education Review, 2022
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain Japanese generalist elementary teachers' experiences teaching physical education (PE) to Japanese language learner (JLL) children in public schools in Japan. Participants were seven public elementary school teachers (two females and five males) who had experience teaching JLL children. Data…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Japanese, Teaching Experience