Kim C Graber

Biographic Data

ID6508693
NAMEKim C Graber
GIVEN NAMESKim C
FAMILY NAMEGraber
SIGNATUREGRABER K C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ORCID0000-0001-6595-5172
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • The Role of Physical Education Within the National Physical Activity Plan

    Jayne D Greenberg, Hans Van Der Mars et al.ARTICLEJournal of Physical Education…2024

    The Education Sector of the recently updated National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP, 2023) was developed to assist schools, early care and education centers, and colleges and universities to establish policies and provide programmatic opportunities to support all students in adopting physically active lifestyles. The 2023 Education Sector strategies target K-12 education, preschool and early childhood education, as well as college and university c…

  • Understanding Midwestern US Teacher Socialization during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessK Andrew R Richards, Nicolette Smith-Suchon et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2023References: 5

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had both short- and long-term impacts on the institution of schooling, as well as on teachers and students who experienced it. While much has been learned about the impact of the pandemic, including in physical education, less is known about how physical education teachers navigated the sociopolitical realities of their work as they were socialized through the pandemic. Adopting occupational socialization theory, the pur…

  • Perceived organizational support, marginalization, isolation, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction of Pete faculty members

    Open AccessChristopher J Kinder, K Andrew R Richards et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2023Cited by: 1References: 12

    Research has highlighted the role of workplace experiences in relation to outcomes, such as job satisfaction, among inservice physical education teachers. More recently, scholars have extended this line of scholarship to explore how higher education faculty members experience and navigate the sociopolitical context of higher education. Guided by occupational socialization theory, the purpose of this study was to understand the interactions among …

  • Understanding US Pete Faculty Stress in the Sociopolitical Environment of Higher Education

    Open AccessK Andrew R Richards, Shelby E Ison et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2021Cited by: 2References: 3

    Teacher socialization theories have been extensively applied to understand the sociopolitical stressors faced by inservice physical education teachers. On the other hand, little is known as it relates to how physical education teacher education (PETE) faculty members experience and navigate stress in their jobs. Through the lens of occupational socialization theory, this study sought to understand US PETE faculty members’ experiences navigating t…

  • State Lawmaker's Views on Childhood Obesity and Related School Wellness Legislation

    Open AccessChad M Killian, Ben D Kern et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2020

    BACKGROUND: School wellness legislation has potential to impact the health of children and alter the obesity crisis in the United Sates. Little is known about how state lawmakers perceive child wellness legislation effectiveness relative to obesity prevention. Our purpose was to understand state lawmakers' perceptions of childhood obesity and school wellness policies relative to the Social Ecological Model (SEM). METHODS: Twenty-one state represe…

  • The impact of resilience on role stressors and burnout in elementary and secondary teachers

    Open AccessK Andrew R Richards, Chantal Levesque‐bristol et al.ARTICLESocial Psychology of Education2016Cited by: 4References: 17

  • The Socialization of Teachers in Physical Education

    K Andrew R Richards, Thomas J Templin et al.ARTICLEKinesiology Review2014

    Occupational socialization theory describes the acculturation, professional preparation, and organizational socialization of physical education teachers and addresses factors that contribute to their decisions and behaviors. Utilizing occupational socialization theory as a grounding framework, this paper summarizes research conducted on teacher socialization in physical education and provides recommendations for future research. Each of the three…

  • Influencing student beliefs

    Open AccessKim C GraberARTICLETeaching and Teacher Education1996Cited by: 6References: 5

  • Teacher Socialization from a Dialectical Perspective

    Paul G Schempp, Kim C GraberARTICLEJournal of Teaching in Physical…1992

    Recent attention has focused on examining the process of becoming a teacher. Researchers have begun studying the stages of socialization that influence the beliefs, behaviors, and perspectives of those who choose to teach. The purpose of this article is to explore the earlier stages of professional socialization, focusing on four periods (pretraining, preservice, field experiences, and induction) that have the potential to significantly impact te…