All knowledge is socially constructed, including physical education teachers‘ knowledge of their subject. It is acquired from other people either formally and deliberately (e.g. by being taught) or informally and casually (e.g. by interacting with physical education teachers or playing in a sports team). The social aspects of learning appear to be particularly strong in physical education. This...

Objective. : The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of Physical education (PE) teachers in Chennai regarding tooth avulsion and its emergency management. Materials and methods: The study was conducted among 131 Physical education teachers from randomly selected schools in Chennai using selfadministered questionnaires. Results: A total of 131 PE teachers, in which 120(91.6%) male tea...

This commentary was written in response to the Rink (2013), McKenzie and Lounsbery (2013), and Ward (2013) articles published earlier on teacher effectiveness in physical education (PE). The historical analyses of teacher effectiveness research in PE (TER-PE) presented in those 3 articles are briefly described, particularly as they represent a collective agenda in the first 3 decades in this li...

There has been a considerable amount of work on what knowledge student teachers need to develop to become effective teachers. The purpose of this study was to look at the development of knowledge of student physical education teachers in England. Six secondary student physical education teachers completed a journal on a monthly basis throughout their one year course. The student teachers and th...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, especially symptomatic osteoarthrosis (OA) of the knee and hip, health and lifestyle factors among physical education (PE) teachers, and whether they differed from the general population in these respects. METHODS The study base was all Swedish men (n=290) and women (n=281) who graduated from the only training college for ...

The changes caused by Digital Technologies of Information and Communication (DTIC) present new challenges for Education, which must incorporate these technologies, provide new mediations and pedagogical proposals to meet the changing needs of society. In today's context and the evidence of the lack of teaching materials targeted to athletics and the difficulty that physical education teachers s...

Abstract This study investigates how physical education (PE) teachers make sense of peer bullying, which types behaviors they associate with their opinions about these behaviors, and methods for preventing bullying. The group consisted 18 PE teachers. interview technique was used as a qualitative research method in the study. data obtained after one-on-one interviews were analyzed through conte...

PROBLEM The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and characteristics of physical and non-physical WPV in a state-based cohort of education workers. METHOD A sample of 6,450 workers was drawn using de-identified union membership lists, stratified on gender, occupation, and school location. A cross-sectional survey was mailed to participants. RESULTS An estimated 7.8% (95%CI=6....