Adapted Physical Educators' Perspectives of Educational Research

Autor/inn/en	McNamara, Scott W. T.; Colombo-Dougovito, Andrew M.; Weiner, Brad; Ahrens, Christopher
Titel	Adapted Physical Educators' Perspectives of Educational Research
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 92 (2021) 3, S.339-351 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2020.1732858
Schlagwörter	Adapted Physical Education; Physical Education Teachers; Educational Research; Teacher Researchers; Students with Disabilities; Educational Attainment; Teaching Experience; Correlation; Value Judgment; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Characteristics; Best Practices; Behavior Modification; Advocacy; Cooperation; Student Needs; Program Design; Information Sources; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Lehrerforschung; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Korrelation; Werturteil; Lehrerverhalten; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Co-operation; Kooperation; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Information source; Informationsquelle
Abstract	Purpose: Educational research often provides insight into the potential best practices to use within the classroom setting. Yet, limited information is available on teachers' perspectives toward research in the field of adapted physical education (APE). The current study examined adapted physical educators' perceptions toward research. Method: Sixty general physical education and APE associations within the United State of America were emailed a survey adapted from the National Center for Research Policy and Practice. Results: One hundred twenty-four adapted physical educators were included within the study. Spearmen correlations and frequency counts of open-ended responses were used to analyze the data. Overall, findings indicated that a majority of participants had conducted research, with most participants mentioning it helped them learn more about a particular issue they were facing. Adapted physical educators reported a high rate of engagement with research and that research has a positive impact on important issues, such as behavior management and advocating for students with disabilities. Although positive overall perceptions toward educational research were reported, several items that related to the usefulness and accessibility of research were ranked quite low. In addition, it was found that higher levels of education and years of experience were correlated with lower perceptions toward the validity and usefulness of research. Conclusion: This study highlights the important role research plays in the practice of adapted physical educators; however, researchers need to present their research findings in a more practical way for teachers to translate to their own situations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01