We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Teacher Beliefs and Changes in Practice Through Professional Development.
- Authors
Kern, Ben D.; Killian, Chad M.; Ellison, Douglas W.; Graber, Kim C.; Belansky, Elaine; Cutforth, Nicholas
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine how the research intervention called Healthy Eaters, Lifelong Movers (HELM) and associated San Luis Valley Physical Education Academy (SLVPEA) influenced teachers' beliefs about physical education and the extent to which they sustained pedagogical changes over time. Seventeen physical educators who completed the 2-year intervention were interviewed 3 years later, and data collected during HELM/SLVPEA using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time were analyzed to create an individual change profile. Mean difference of System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time variables at baseline and postintervention was analyzed using dependent, paired-samples t tests, treating each participant as a separate case. Qualitative data were analyzed using a standard interpretive approach and constant comparison methodology. Teachers made significant changes during HELM/SLVPEA and maintained these changes 3 years later. Their beliefs about physical education were altered, and many reported feeling less marginalized. The provision of resources along with ongoing site support facilitated changes in beliefs and practice.
- Subjects
SAN Luis (Argentina); PROFESSIONAL education; PHYSICAL education teachers; TEACHER development; TEACHERS; PHYSICAL education; PROFESSIONAL practice
- Publication
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021, Vol 40, Issue 4, p606
- ISSN
0273-5024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jtpe.2019-0270