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Flory, Sara B.; McCaughtry, Nate – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine how three PE teachers' personal biographies before their formal teacher education programs influenced their early careers in urban schools. Using occupational socialization theory and cultural relevance theory, we conducted in-depth interviews and observed early career physical education teachers who did…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Middle Class
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Ingersoll, Casey; Jenkins, Jayne M.; Lux, Karen – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2014
Investigation of physical education preservice teacher knowledge development has been primarily limited to study of a single semester of early field experience (EFE), with findings from these investigations driving EFE design. The purpose of this research was to investigate what types of knowledge develop and how knowledge evolves and interacts to…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education
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Chen, Weiyun – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2006
This study investigated the current levels of teachers' knowledge about and views of the National Standards for Physical Education (NASPE, 1995) and factors that influenced the teachers' understandings and interpretations of the standards. Twenty-five elementary and secondary physical education teachers voluntarily participated in this study. Data…
Descriptors: National Standards, Faculty Development, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Characteristics