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Richards, K. Andrew R. – European Physical Education Review, 2015
Much has been learned about the socialization of physical education (PE) teachers using occupational socialization theory (OST). However, important to understanding any socialization process is explaining how the roles that individuals play are socially constructed and contextually bound. OST falls short of providing a comprehensive overview of…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Socialization, Social Theories, Teacher Role
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Richards, K. Andrew R.; Templin, Thomas J.; Gaudreault, Karen Lux – Quest, 2013
While quality physical education teacher education requires recruits to be trained in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for effective teaching, research stemming from socialization theory and role theory indicates that this may not be adequate. Pre-service teachers also need to be made aware of organizational challenges they will…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Steele, Stephen F.
Upon the death of a family member societally imposed role expectancies emerge. The participant observer method utilized in the context of a bereavement self-help group revealed not only the emergence of distinct roles but also five groups to which these roles were related. Generally, the group members and the groups themselves spanned a continuum…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Death, Group Behavior, Group Unity
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Cox, Patricia J. – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2004
This article presents aspects of professional development, using a narrative case-history approach. It represents the author's own case as an illustration of the kind of integrative experience that may occur as women assume professional careers. In this article, the author weaves the scholarly and theoretical components into the reality of a lived…
Descriptors: Socialization, Music, Interaction, Learning Processes
Adler, Patricia A.; Peter Adler – 1990
A chronological account of the socialization experiences of college basketball players from their recruitment and entry into university through the termination of their college playing careers is presented in this book. After a prologue which describes the methodological techniques used in the 10-year study, chapter 1 presents an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Athletes, Attitude Change