Administrators' Perceptions of Physical Education Teacher Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Norris, Jason M.; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey
Titel	Administrators' Perceptions of Physical Education Teacher Evaluation
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 74 (2017) 4, S.730-756 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2160-1682
DOI	10.18666/TPE-2017-V74-I4-7468
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Physical Education Teachers; Teacher Evaluation; Administrator Attitudes; Urban Schools; Administrator Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Educational Policy; Administrator Qualifications + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Purpose: Using a mixed methods approach, this study aimed to develop a better understanding of school administrators' perceptions of teacher evaluation systems, specific to physical education (PE). Method: This study used two sources of data collection: (a) a survey sent to administrators (n = 19) in one urban school district and (b) a formal semistructured interview with 10 administrators from the original surveyed group. Results: Statements from the survey indicated that administrators valued PE, but could not control policies concerning amount and quality of PE. Administrators also felt that they were not properly trained in PE teacher evaluation and needed help. Four common themes that emerged from the interview data were (1) I value PE, but I live in reality (administrators value PE, but practice within their reality); (2) good teaching is good teaching; (3) I know my limitations, and I want/need help (relative to teacher evaluation in PE); and (4) where's the training? (administrators felt there were short-comings in their training specific to teacher evaluation). Conclusion: Evidence from this study suggests more training for administrators in PE teacher evaluation is needed, along with a content-specific evaluation instrument. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01