Abstract: Current efforts to improve physical education programs involve providing teachers with quality preparation professional development opportunities, especially for elementary classroom teachers (ECTs) who deliver physical education without adequate preparation (DeCorby et al., 2005).[5] However, little is known about the role of continuous professional development (CPD) in changes in ECTs’ practices regarding teaching physical education (Parker et...
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Abstract: Physical education teacher education (PETE) programs prepare teacher candidates to be competent and employed in P-12 school settings. This study examined the relationship between competency and first-year job obtainment in physical education (PE). Participants included 111 teacher candidates from two schools. Participants’ competency in content knowledge in Kinesiology and sub-disciplines (CKKH), content knowledge in sport...
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