Samuel R Hodge
Biographic Data
| ID | 5740386 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel R Hodge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hodge |
| SIGNATURE | HODGE S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Part III. Epilogue: Advocacy, Agency, and Action
This Epilogue is a call to action for implementing justice praxis through practical application of justice-oriented ideologies. In this paper, I advance a justice praxis framework grounded in advocacy, agency, and strategic action to support faculty and academic leaders committed to equity-oriented institutional change. This requires us to (a) advocate for, (b) utilize our agency, and (c) act strategically in the promotion of justice.
Part I. Harmonizing in Justice: A Conversation with a Lioness and Other Opportunities of Influence and Favor
This article is the first of a three-part series devoted to: (a) the Praxis Lecturer for the 2026 National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Conference, (b) a conversation about America’s ideologies of race and justice, and (c) an Epilogue: Advocacy, Agency, and Action. In this article (Part I), I acknowledge and express gratitude to lionesses DeSensi, Corbett-Johnson, Meshelemiah, and Blackshear, each of whom have had a last…
Part II. America is (Still) America: Ideologies of Race, Justice, and Institutional Policy
The purpose of this conversation is to scrutinize America’s caste structure and explore its ideologies of race and justice. To that end, we explore historical structures and institutions hindering or advancing justice from America’s perilous past to the contradictions of today. Further, we define race and racism, propose three axioms of race and justice (or injustices), and deconstruct the architecture of and ongoing fortification of America’s ca…
Character Counts: Strategies, Activities, and Adaptations for Teaching Social Justice in Elementary Physical Education
This article aims to provide physical education practitioners with tools to implement social justice in their elementary physical education classes. Through a discussion of best pedagogical practices and the introduction of age-appropriate discussion prompts, games, and activities, readers will know the following by the conclusion of the article: (a) what social justice is, (b) why it is important to implement social justice in elementary school …
Routledge Handbook of Adapted Physical Education
Case Studies in Adapted Physical Education: Empowering Critical Thinking
Case Studies in Adapted Physical Education: Empowering Critical Thinking
The case studies in this book provide readers with opportunities to think critically about real-life situations that arise when working with children with varied abilities and disabilities, as well as opportunities to question and explore and to empower themselves in the process. The case scenarios illustrate actual experiences faced by a diverse group of general and adapted physical educators representing various contexts from self-contained APE…
Essentials of Teaching Adapted Physical Education: Diversity, culture, and inclusion
Essentials of Teaching Adapted Physical Education: Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion offers a wealth of knowledge for teaching today's diverse student population, including those with disabilities. Readers will learn how to teach a variety of students, organize learning within various curricular models, assess and evaluate students, and manage behavior. Readers will also learn more about the conditions and disabilities they may encounter when tea…
Elementary Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences in Teaching English Language Learners
The purpose of the current study was to describe and explain the views on teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) held by six elementary physical education (PE) teachers in the Midwest region of the United States. Situated in positioning theory, the research approach was descriptive–qualitative. The primary sources of data were face-to-face interviews, and the transcript data were analyzed using NVivo 8 software and constant comparative method.…
High School Physical Educators’ Beliefs About Teaching Differently Abled Students in an Urban Public School District
The purpose of this study was to examine general physical education (GPE) teachers’ beliefs about teaching differently abled students in inclusive classes.The participants were 5 GPE teachers from a large urban school district. The research method was explanatory multiple-case study situated in planned behavior theory. Data were gathered using a demographic questionnaire, attitude survey, and interviews. Survey data were analyzed with descriptive…
Roles and Responsibilities of Adapted Physical Education Teachers in an Urban School District
The purpose of this study is to examine the roles and responsibilities of itinerant adapted physical education (APE) teachers at urban public schools. A second purpose is to determine how they execute their roles and responsibilities. Participants include six women with experience as itinerant APE teachers from the same urban school district. The research method is exploratory multiple-case study. Data are collected from focused interviews and on…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
Japanese physical education teachers’ beliefs about teaching students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to describe Japanese physical education (PE) teachers' beliefs about teaching students with disabilities in integrated classes. Participants were five Japanese PE teachers (one women and four men). The research was descriptive and qualitative, using an interviewing method. Data were gathered in interviews, analysed and presented as descriptive narratives and themes. Themes that emerged from the data were: satisfactio…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
Elementary Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences in Teaching English Language Learners
The purpose of the current study was to describe and explain the views on teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) held by six elementary physical education (PE) teachers in the Midwest region of the United States. Situated in positioning theory, the research approach was descriptive–qualitative. The primary sources of data were face-to-face interviews, and the transcript data were analyzed using NVivo 8 software and constant comparative method.…
High School Physical Educators’ Beliefs About Teaching Differently Abled Students in an Urban Public School District
The purpose of this study was to examine general physical education (GPE) teachers’ beliefs about teaching differently abled students in inclusive classes.The participants were 5 GPE teachers from a large urban school district. The research method was explanatory multiple-case study situated in planned behavior theory. Data were gathered using a demographic questionnaire, attitude survey, and interviews. Survey data were analyzed with descriptive…
Japanese physical education teachers’ beliefs about teaching students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to describe Japanese physical education (PE) teachers' beliefs about teaching students with disabilities in integrated classes. Participants were five Japanese PE teachers (one women and four men). The research was descriptive and qualitative, using an interviewing method. Data were gathered in interviews, analysed and presented as descriptive narratives and themes. Themes that emerged from the data were: satisfactio…
Roles and Responsibilities of Adapted Physical Education Teachers in an Urban School District
The purpose of this study is to examine the roles and responsibilities of itinerant adapted physical education (APE) teachers at urban public schools. A second purpose is to determine how they execute their roles and responsibilities. Participants include six women with experience as itinerant APE teachers from the same urban school district. The research method is exploratory multiple-case study. Data are collected from focused interviews and on…
Japanese physical education teachers’ beliefs about teaching students with disabilities
The purpose of this study was to describe Japanese physical education (PE) teachers' beliefs about teaching students with disabilities in integrated classes. Participants were five Japanese PE teachers (one women and four men). The research was descriptive and qualitative, using an interviewing method. Data were gathered in interviews, analysed and presented as descriptive narratives and themes. Themes that emerged from the data were: satisfactio…
Roles and Responsibilities of Adapted Physical Education Teachers in an Urban School District
The purpose of this study is to examine the roles and responsibilities of itinerant adapted physical education (APE) teachers at urban public schools. A second purpose is to determine how they execute their roles and responsibilities. Participants include six women with experience as itinerant APE teachers from the same urban school district. The research method is exploratory multiple-case study. Data are collected from focused interviews and on…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
High School Physical Educators’ Beliefs About Teaching Differently Abled Students in an Urban Public School District
The purpose of this study was to examine general physical education (GPE) teachers’ beliefs about teaching differently abled students in inclusive classes.The participants were 5 GPE teachers from a large urban school district. The research method was explanatory multiple-case study situated in planned behavior theory. Data were gathered using a demographic questionnaire, attitude survey, and interviews. Survey data were analyzed with descriptive…
Elementary Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences in Teaching English Language Learners
The purpose of the current study was to describe and explain the views on teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) held by six elementary physical education (PE) teachers in the Midwest region of the United States. Situated in positioning theory, the research approach was descriptive–qualitative. The primary sources of data were face-to-face interviews, and the transcript data were analyzed using NVivo 8 software and constant comparative method.…
Case Studies in Adapted Physical Education: Empowering Critical Thinking
The case studies in this book provide readers with opportunities to think critically about real-life situations that arise when working with children with varied abilities and disabilities, as well as opportunities to question and explore and to empower themselves in the process. The case scenarios illustrate actual experiences faced by a diverse group of general and adapted physical educators representing various contexts from self-contained APE…
Essentials of Teaching Adapted Physical Education: Diversity, culture, and inclusion
Essentials of Teaching Adapted Physical Education: Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion offers a wealth of knowledge for teaching today's diverse student population, including those with disabilities. Readers will learn how to teach a variety of students, organize learning within various curricular models, assess and evaluate students, and manage behavior. Readers will also learn more about the conditions and disabilities they may encounter when tea…
Case Studies in Adapted Physical Education: Empowering Critical Thinking
Routledge Handbook of Adapted Physical Education
Part III. Epilogue: Advocacy, Agency, and Action
This Epilogue is a call to action for implementing justice praxis through practical application of justice-oriented ideologies. In this paper, I advance a justice praxis framework grounded in advocacy, agency, and strategic action to support faculty and academic leaders committed to equity-oriented institutional change. This requires us to (a) advocate for, (b) utilize our agency, and (c) act strategically in the promotion of justice.
Part I. Harmonizing in Justice: A Conversation with a Lioness and Other Opportunities of Influence and Favor
This article is the first of a three-part series devoted to: (a) the Praxis Lecturer for the 2026 National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Conference, (b) a conversation about America’s ideologies of race and justice, and (c) an Epilogue: Advocacy, Agency, and Action. In this article (Part I), I acknowledge and express gratitude to lionesses DeSensi, Corbett-Johnson, Meshelemiah, and Blackshear, each of whom have had a last…
Part II. America is (Still) America: Ideologies of Race, Justice, and Institutional Policy
The purpose of this conversation is to scrutinize America’s caste structure and explore its ideologies of race and justice. To that end, we explore historical structures and institutions hindering or advancing justice from America’s perilous past to the contradictions of today. Further, we define race and racism, propose three axioms of race and justice (or injustices), and deconstruct the architecture of and ongoing fortification of America’s ca…
Character Counts: Strategies, Activities, and Adaptations for Teaching Social Justice in Elementary Physical Education
This article aims to provide physical education practitioners with tools to implement social justice in their elementary physical education classes. Through a discussion of best pedagogical practices and the introduction of age-appropriate discussion prompts, games, and activities, readers will know the following by the conclusion of the article: (a) what social justice is, (b) why it is important to implement social justice in elementary school …
Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Physical education (5 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Education (4 works) · Education physique pour enfants handicapes (4 works) · Étude et enseignement (4 works) · General (4 works)