Undergraduate Physical Education Teacher Preparation: What Practitioners Tell Us

Overview & Synopsis

This article examines what teachers believe is the most important teaching approaches in physical education teacher education. Kindergarten through twelfth grade physical education teachers from Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California were surveyed. Data were examined by way of descriptive statistics. Results suggests that a lifetime activities approach was viewed as significantly more important than other teaching approaches listed. Twenty four percent of the respondents selected physical fitness and only nine percent suggested an interest in adventure education. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.)