Title | Changing Physical Education Teacher Education Curriculum to Promote Inclusion |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Jin, J, Yun, J, Wegis, H |
Journal | Quest |
Volume | 65 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 372 - 383 |
Date Published | 07/2013 |
ISSN | 0033-6297 |
Abstract | Many physical education teachers are not well trained to address the needs of students with disabilities in an inclusive physical education class despite inclusion being a general educational policy (Rust & Sinelnikov, 2010). This lack of training could be improved through well-designed physical education teacher education (PETE) curriculum. This article proposes a curriculum framework based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) to effectively train pre-service physical educators toward the inclusive physical education. Three curriculum stages (lecture-focused, lectures with teaching practicum, and internship-focused) and the stage-matched strategies adapted from the TTM are discussed as promising ideas to systematically restructure the PETE curriculum and effectively train pre-service teachers to promote inclusion |
DOI | 10.1080/00336297.2013.791869 |
Short Title | Quest |