Perceptions of the Impact of a PEP Grant on Elementary Physical Education Programs in One School District

Autor/inn/en	Elliott, Steven; McCollum, Starla; Colquitt, Gavin; Pritchard, Tony
Titel	Perceptions of the Impact of a PEP Grant on Elementary Physical Education Programs in One School District
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 70 (2013) 4, S.429-446 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-8981
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Grants; Federal Programs; Educational Improvement; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary Schools; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Program Effectiveness; Curriculum Development; Educational Innovation; Inclusion; Special Needs Students; Disabilities; Motivation; Interdisciplinary Approach; Educational Technology; Technology Integration; Instructional Leadership; Rural Schools; Teacher Improvement; Qualitative Research; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Inklusion; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Handicap; Behinderung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Unterrichtsmedien; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	A school district received a Physical Education for Progress grant (PEP). PEP grants are part of the Carol M. White Program and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. These grants are available to local educational agencies to initiate, expand, or improve physical education (PE) programs. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of the impact of the PEP grant on PE programs of four elementary schools in one school district through interviews with teachers and principals. Qualitative data analysis procedures were used to explore views on how the PEP grant had impacted PE programs. Several themes emerged during the interviews, including (a) the development of an expanded and innovative curriculum, (b) the inclusion of children with special needs, (c) increased motivation levels in students and teachers, (d) a focus on interdisciplinary teaching, (e) increased use of technology, and (f) the PE teachers becoming leaders in the school and district. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10