Examining how teacher education influences preservice teachers'(PSTs) application of
content knowledge, decision making when planning for teaching, creation of innovative …

Introduction: Effective teaching should demonstrate a match between what learners are
intended to know and be able to do, the opportunities they receive to learn and practice, and …

The purpose of the study was to examine the ecologies of two teachers and the extent that
each teacher's agenda aligned with instructional activities and assessments for each unit of …

This interpretive case study describes five norms of the school culture that facilitated a
teacher's (the second author) adoption and learning of a constructivist approach to physical …

A constructivist approach to learning in teacher education has been widely accepted. Yet
little is known about constructivist environments within physical education teacher education …

This case study tells the story of an in-service elementary physical education teacher, who
made a large-scale change from an activities approach to a movement approach based …

Teaching signifies action taken with the purpose of realizing learning in another (Dewey,
1933; Robertson, 1987; Smith, 1987). The aim of teaching is to engage students in …

Purpose: This study had two purposes. One purpose was to explore preservice physical
education teachers' development of adaptive competence in six core practices during …

Background: Curriculum fidelity describes the extent to which a curriculum is implemented
faithfully as planned. Curriculum fidelity issues may arise when teachers implement the …

Abstract Napper-Owen and McCallister examine how student teachers (STs) linked their
observation and reflection skills to assist them in bridging the theory to practice gap during …