Exploring the Role of Physical Education Teachers’ Domain-Specific Innovativeness, Educational Background, and Perceived School Support in CSPAP Adoption

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Collin A. Webster ◽  
Diana Mindrila ◽  
Chanta Moore ◽  
Gregory Stewart ◽  
Karie Orendorff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
School Support ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Perceived School Support

Purpose: A comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) is designed to help school-aged youth meet physical activity guidelines as well as develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that foster meaningful lifelong physical activity participation. In this study, we employed a “diffusion of innovations theory” perspective to examine the adoption of CSPAPs in relation to physical education teachers’ domain-specific innovativeness, educational background, demographics, and perceived school support. Methods: Physical education teachers (N = 407) responded to an electronic survey with validated measures for each of the above-mentioned variables. Results: Latent profile analysis classified teachers into three domain-specific innovativeness levels (high, average, and low). CSPAP-related professional training, knowledge, and perceived school support were found to be significant factors in domain-specific innovativeness and CSPAP adoption. Discussion/Conclusion: This study provides novel evidence to inform professional development initiatives so that they can be tailored to physical education teachers who may be less likely to adopt a CSPAP.

Elementary Classroom Teachers’ Adoption of Physical Activity Promotion in the Context of a Statewide Policy: An Innovation Diffusion and Socio-Ecologic Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Collin Andrew Webster ◽  
Peter Caputi ◽  
Melanie Perreault ◽  
Rob Doan ◽  
Panayiotis Doutis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Elementary Classroom ◽  
School Support ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Policy Awareness ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Perceived School Support

Physical activity promotion in the academic classroom (PAPAC) is an effective means for increasing children’s school-based physical activity. In the context of a South Carolina policy requiring elementary schools to provide children with 90 min of physical activity beyond physical education every week, the purpose of this study was to test a theoretical model of elementary classroom teachers’ (ECT) PAPAC adoption drawing from Rogers’ (1995) diffusion of innovations theory and a social ecological perspective. ECTs (N = 201) were assessed on their policy awareness, perceived school support for PAPAC, perceived attributes of PAPAC, domain-specific innovativeness, and self-reported PAPAC. Partial least squares analysis supported most of the hypothesized relationships. Policy awareness predicted perceived school support, which in turn predicted perceived attributes and domain-specific innovativeness. Perceived compatibility, simplicity, and observability, and domain-specific innovativeness predicted self-reported PAPAC. This study identifies variables that should be considered in policy-driven efforts to promote PAPAC adoption.

Students’ Motivational Profiles in the Physical Education Context

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 612-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C.K. Wang ◽  
Alexandre J.S. Morin ◽  
Richard M. Ryan ◽  
W.C. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Continuum Hypothesis ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Supportive Behaviors

The purpose of the current study is to test the self-determination theory (SDT) continuum hypothesis of motivation using latent profile analysis (LPA). A total of 3,220 school students took part in the study. We compared LPA solutions estimated using the four motivation types versus the two higher-order dimensions to assess their degree of correspondence to the SDT continuum hypothesis. To examine the concurrent validity of the profiles, we also verified their associations with three predictors (age, gender, perception of physical education teachers’ autonomy-supportive behaviors) and two outcomes variables (perceived competence and intentions to be physically active). The results showed that profiling using the four motivation types provides more differentiated and meaningful description of responses to the Perceived Locus of Causality Scale, compared with profiling using two higher-order factors. In general, the results of the current study were consistent with the SDT continuum hypothesis of human motivation.

Health-related lifestyle and dropout from a web-based physical activity intervention trial in older adults: A latent profile analysis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 481-490
Author(s):  
Tiara Ratz ◽  
Claudia Voelcker-Rehage ◽  
Claudia R. Pischke ◽  
Saskia Muellmann ◽  
Manuela Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Intervention Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Latent Profile

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF PHYSICAL CULTURE

2020 ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Demchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Education Research Methodology ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Interdisciplinary Integration

The article examines the effectiveness of interdisciplinary integration in the training of future physical education teachers. The purpose of the article is to test the effectiveness of interdisciplinary integration in the training of future teachers of physical education. Research methodology includes: empirical methods: observations, questionnaires, pedagogical experiment is for checking the effectiveness of interdisciplinary integration in the training of future teachers of physical education; methods of mathematical statistics are for processing the results of experimental work. Analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation of interdisciplinary integration in the training of future teachers of physical education is based on a certain system of standards: pedagogical orientation, independence and professional maturity, which we used to diagnose their development by those activities that included students of the experimental group. After analyzing the data, it was found that students of the control and experimental groups have significant differences on such scales as: awareness, decision-making, planning and communication; as well as a positive trend on the scales: mnemonic, volitional and mental. According to the study, it can be said that future physical education teachers of the experimental group are more knowledgeable and confident in choosing their profession, they more rationally and adequately assess the situation and plan their future more thoughtfully than students in the control group.

A latent profile analysis of sedentary and physical activity patterns

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. John Wang ◽  
Stuart J. H. Biddle ◽  
Woon Chia Liu ◽  
B. S. Coral Lim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
Latent Profile

Body image(s): Problematizing future physical education teachers’ beliefs about the body and physical activity through visual imagery

2021 ◽  
pp. 1356336X2110562
Author(s):  
Gustavo González-Calvo ◽  
Vanesa Gallego-Lema ◽  
Göran Gerdin ◽  
Daniel Bores-García
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
The World

Visual culture affects the way people understand the world and themselves, contributing to the creation of certain roles and stereotypes, some of which are related to body image. This study focused on interrogating future physical education teachers’ beliefs about the body and physical activity to understand the construction of bodily subjectivities and their perceptions of how these are influenced by visual (physical) culture. Data were collected through the use of visual methods consisting of photo-elicitation and individual interviews with 23 students from a Primary Education Degree with a specialization in physical education at a Spanish university. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The results of the study show that these future physical education teachers are aware of both the great influence of gender stereotypes and the values of consumerism in the field of physical activity stemming largely from the media, which inevitably will shape their future professional practice. However, the results also highlight how these future physical education teachers consider and position the subject of physical education as an important space where they could help students problematize and challenge these beliefs. We suggest that a focus on visual (physical) literacy is needed for future physical education teachers (and their students) to understand the world from a socially critical perspective and transform it in the interest of equity and social justice.

scholarly journals WHAT'S MOTIVATION GOT TO DO WITH IT? USING LATENT PROFILE ANALYSIS FOR BIOMARKERS & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S930-S930
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Teas ◽  
Jay Kimiecik ◽  
Rose Marie Ward ◽  
Kyle Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Intuitive Eating ◽  
Diet And Exercise

Abstract Heart disease is prevalent among older adults. The aim of this study was to a) identify different health behavioral motivation profiles among older adults; and b) investigate if these profiles differed in physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors. Data on 79 participants (mean age = 68.76 years) was collected. Participants’ degree of intrinsic/extrinsic motivation for diet and exercise was assessed using intuitive eating and self-determination scales. Cardiometabolic risk factors included inflammation and blood lipids. Latent profile analysis was used to identify the optimal number of groups and one-way ANOVAs assessed group differences on the variables of interest. Three profiles were found to best represent the data. The most self-determined, or most intrinsically motivated, group comprised the highest number of participants. In line with Self-Determination Theory, this group demonstrated the highest levels of objective and self-reported physical activity as well as the lowest inflammation and most optimal cholesterol measures. The group with the lowest intuitive eating and high identified exercise regulation scores exhibited the worst outcomes among the three groups. The results suggest that among older adults, different types and levels of motivation for diet and exercise can coexist and interact, and these differences produce varying health outcomes. If supported by future work, these findings can inform practitioners in developing more specific and tailored interventions relevant to older adults based on their motivational profile.

scholarly journals Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Competence in Selecting Teaching Techniques: Teacher Training in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yanık
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Right ◽  
Data Frequency

The aim of this study was to examine preservice physical education teachers’ perceived competence in selecting teaching techniques according to certain variables. The research was designed as a descriptive study using a screening model. The study universe consisted of a total of 348 preservice physical education teachers studying in different departments. The “Scale of Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Competence in Selecting Teaching Techniques” was used as the data collection tool. For analysis of the data, frequency and percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way analysis of variance values were used. The level of significance was taken as p < 0.05 for all tests. The results obtained in the study revealed that according to the evaluation of the scale score intervals, the participants’ mean scores (4.24±0.36) for perceptions of competence in selecting teaching techniques were high. According to the subdimensions, mean scores of 4.30±0.38 in the positive prediction subdimension and 4.11±0.39 in the negative prediction subdimension were obtained. No difference was found between groups according to the gender variable. According to the variable for type of department attended, it was seen that students in the coaching department who obtained the right to become teachers via certificate programmes had lower perception levels. Another finding of the study was that as grade level increased, participants’ levels of perceived competence increased. As a result of the research, recommendations are offered regarding the need for preservice teachers, from their selection onwards, to be educated with programmes which give priority to domain-specific practices, and for certificate programmes that grant the right to become a teacher through short-term training to be reviewed.

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