School-Based Youth Physical Activity Promotion: Thoughts and Beliefs of Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Rachele, Jerome N.; Cuddihy, Thomas F.; Washington, Tracy L.; McPhail, Steven M.
Titel	School-Based Youth Physical Activity Promotion: Thoughts and Beliefs of Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (2016) 5, S.52-64, Artikel 4 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Physical Education Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Beliefs; Physical Activities; Health Promotion; Self Efficacy; Misconceptions; Preservice Teacher Education; Questionnaires; Undergraduate Students; Statistical Analysis; Teacher Role; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Belief; Glaube; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Missverständnis; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Lehrerrolle; Australien
Abstract	Physical education teachers are central to the facilitation of school-based physical activity promotion. However, teachers have self-reported a lack of knowledge, skills, understanding, and competence to successfully implement these strategies. The aim of this investigation was to explore the beliefs and perceptions of pre-service physical education teachers, concerning their potential roles in future school-based programs designed to promote student physical activity. Fifty-seven pre-service physical education teachers (21 males and 36 females) had complete data and were included in the analysis. Participants responded positively, and did not reveal concerns about their capacity to facilitate school-based physical activity promotion during practicum, and prospectively as practising teachers. This may indicate that either this particular tertiary institution provides curriculum which adequately prepared participants; or participants had misconceptions about their ability and preparedness to fulfill this role. This investigation provides important empirical evidence for preparing pre-service physical education teachers in their potential future roles. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01