| 427 | Thursday, April 27, 2006 |
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| 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Convention Center:251F |
| AAPAR/Adapted Physical Activity Council |
endorsed by Council for School Leadership in Physical Education |
| A Descriptive Analysis of the Roles, Responsibilities, and Concerns of Adapted Physical Education Teachers in an Urban School District |
| The purpose was to determine and describe the job roles and responsibilities of APE teachers in itinerant service delivery and to determine whether or not they had job-related concerns. Participants were experienced APE teachers in an urban school district. The theoretical framework was concerns theory (Fuller, 1969). The method was qualitative cross-case studies (Stake, 1994). Interviews and observations were used to gather data and these data were analyzed comparatively. Findings revealed that teachers: (a) differ in how they describe their roles and responsibilities, (b) have variable collegial relationships that were contextually driven, and (c) concerns were mostly contextually situated. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, high school issues, professional development
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| Speaker: Patrick Akuffo, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN |