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Credit Hour Analysis of Adapted Physical Education Courses in Higher Education
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Ashley Phelps; Aaron J. Mason; Adriana Lucero – Physical Educator, 2024
Adapted physical education (APE) is a critical piece to the physical education puzzle. However, this topic is often overlooked from a preparation standpoint in physical education teacher education (PETE). The purpose of this study was to analyze the number of APE credit hours offered in undergraduate PETE programs across the United States. The…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Credits
Professors' Use and Perceptions of an Adapted Physical Education Podcast
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Scott McNamara; Tam Burt – Physical Educator, 2024
Educational podcasts may be a powerful tool to disseminate information to preservice adapted physical education (APE) teachers. To date, there is a lack of research that focuses on how college instructors are employing podcasts to impact college students' perceptions and knowledge. The purpose of this study was to examine how the What's New in…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Audio Equipment, College Students, College Faculty
The Syllabus is a Living Document: An Examination of Introductory Adapted Physical Education Syllabi
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McNamara, Scott; Wilson, Kylie; Lieberman, Lauren – Physical Educator, 2022
Physical education college preparation programs continue to require only one adapted physical education (APE) course. Due to the importance of the one APE course often provided to preservice physical education, this study investigated the status of introductory APE courses across the United States. A content analysis of the course descriptions and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Course Descriptions, Preservice Teacher Education, Course Content
Kinesiology Students' Experiences in a Service-Learning Project for Children with Disabilities
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Santiago, José A.; Kim, Minhyun; Pasquini, Erica; Roper, Emily A. – Physical Educator, 2020
Service-learning (SL) has become a popular teaching strategy to work with individuals with disabilities in adapted physical education/ physical activity (APE/APA) courses. Despite the increasing popularity of the use of SL in APE/APA courses, little is known about kinesiology students' experiences in these contexts. This study examined kinesiology…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Kinetics, Student Experience, Service Learning
New Graduate Entry: Students' Transition to an Adapted Physical Education Graduate Program
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Sato, Takahiro; Samalot-Rivera, Amaury; Kozub, Francis M. – Physical Educator, 2016
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain master of arts students' academic and social experiences during the transition to an adapted physical education (APE) graduate program. In this study, we used the theory of transition, which allowed us to understand students' transition to graduate studies and to assist them in connecting to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Masters Programs, Student Experience
Curricular Approaches Used by Adapted PE Teachers
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Lovings, Tacara; Prewitt, Steven; Henderson, Hester; Brusseau, Timothy – Physical Educator, 2020
Within adapted physical education (APE), there is a lack of knowledge regarding content and attitudes toward curricular domains, which can influence student learning. This study assessed APE teachers' attitudes toward four curricular domains. Participants (n = 219) completed a modified version of the Attitudes Toward Curriculum in Physical…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Measures