Roles and Responsibilities of Adapted Physical Education Teachers in an Urban School District
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9729332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick B Akuffo (Minnesota State University, Mankato, corresponding author), Samuel R Hodges (0000-0002-5297-3731, The Ohio State University), Samuel R Hodge (The Ohio State University, Columbus) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-268 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124507304132 |
| OpenAlex | W2154361313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
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-site observations. Constant comparative procedures are used for within-case and cross-case analyses. Several themes emerge from the data. These themes are (a) teaching as obligatory, (b) self-reliant, and (c) teaching effectiveness relative and contextually situated. Gaining a better understanding of the experiences of practicing APE teachers in urban public schools who teach a diversity of students is important to the preparation of future teachers
Diversity (politics · Exploratory research · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · School district · Situated · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban district · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology
Research with Hispanic Populations
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
Case Study Research
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
High school general physical education teachers' behaviors and beliefs associated with inclusion
The Measurement of Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities
Naturalistic inquiry
Ethnographic Research and the Problem of Data Reduction1
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |