TY - JOUR
T1 - Top-down public health curricular change
T2 - The experience of physical education teachers in the United States
AU - Cothran, Donetta J.
AU - McCaughtry, Nate
AU - Kulinna, Pamela
AU - Martin, Jeffrey
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Schools are frequently seen as the solution to social problems, and recent public health issues such as the near epidemic rates of obesity and diabetes are some of the newest pressures facing schools. This investigation is an exploration of physical education teachers’ reactions to one school district’s attempts to mandate a public health driven curricular change. Forty-six elementary physical education teachers reported via interviews their perceptions of the change process. Data were analysed via a constant comparison process. Two key areas of implementation challenges were identified; including teachers’ need for new knowledge and the mismatch between the curriculum and teachers’ understanding of physical education and their context.
AB - Schools are frequently seen as the solution to social problems, and recent public health issues such as the near epidemic rates of obesity and diabetes are some of the newest pressures facing schools. This investigation is an exploration of physical education teachers’ reactions to one school district’s attempts to mandate a public health driven curricular change. Forty-six elementary physical education teachers reported via interviews their perceptions of the change process. Data were analysed via a constant comparison process. Two key areas of implementation challenges were identified; including teachers’ need for new knowledge and the mismatch between the curriculum and teachers’ understanding of physical education and their context.
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U2 - 10.1080/13674580601024556
DO - 10.1080/13674580601024556
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85009382104
SN - 1367-4587
VL - 32
SP - 533
EP - 547
JO - Journal of In-Service Education
JF - Journal of In-Service Education
IS - 4
ER -