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- Title
Interplaying identity of Hong Kong primary school physical education teachers: a grounded theory exploration.
- Authors
SUM KIM WAI RAYMOND
- Abstract
This study explored the identities of Hong Kong primary school physical education teachers (PSPETs). It was carried out based on grounded theory methods of how Hong Kong PSPETs perceive their personal and professional identities. The research question addressed in this study was "How do PSPETs perceive their personal and professional identities in the schools in which they serve?" The sample included nine PSPETs with between two and thirty years of professional experience in Hong Kong primary schools. Data were collected during interviews with these teachers and were analyzed through open, axial and selective coding. Using the constant comparison method of the inductive approach, concepts of contribution of expertise, status construction, negotiation, bonding and personal characteristics were revealed in the grounded theory of "Interplaying Identity". The substantive theory contributed to an increased understanding of the identity of physical education teachers and to the literature on physical education teachers' professionalization.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); PHYSICAL education teachers; PRIMARY schools; GROUNDED theory; PROFESSIONAL identity; PROFESSIONALIZATION
- Publication
Journal of Physical Education & Sport, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
2247-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7752/jpes.2016.01003