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Direct linkGonçalves, Luiza; Parker, Melissa; Luguetti, Carla; Carbinatto, Michele – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: Physical Education (PE) teachers around the world often struggle with different experiences of precarity such as job insecurity, high workloads, lack of infrastructure in schools, and others. Communities of practice (CoP) are recognised as an important democratic strategy for teachers' continuing professional development (CPD). A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Communities of Practice, Facilitators (Individuals)
Tao, Yi-Che; Rynne, Steven B.; Mallett, Clifford J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Purpose: Despite the recruitment of foreign sport coaches being a relatively long-standing phenomenon, there is limited research examining the experiences of foreign coaches working in globalised high-performance sport contexts. In examining how foreign coaches learn to perform their craft, we draw upon Billett's [2006. 'Relational Interdependence…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Athletic Coaches, Global Approach, Work Environment
In the Face of Adversity: Four Physical Educator's Experiences of Resilience in High-Poverty Schools
Ellison, Douglas W.; Mays-Woods, Amelia – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: Emotional resilience can be vital to longevity in high-poverty school settings. Equally important to staying the course is the ability to remain motivated despite the unique challenges presented by teaching in high-poverty schools. Students within these schools need teachers who are able to manage their emotions and remain positive and…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Resilience (Psychology), Poverty, Teacher Attitudes
Mallett, Clifford J.; Rossi, Tony; Rynne, Steven B.; Tinning, Richard – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background and Purpose: Given the turbulent and highly contested environment in which professional coaches work, a prime concern to coach developers is how coaches learn their craft. Understanding the learning and development of senior coaches (SCs) and assistant coaches (ACs) in the Australian Football League (AFL--the peak organisation for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletic Coaches, Team Sports, Clubs
Parker, Melissa; Patton, Kevin; Sinclair, Christina – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Achieving teacher change and the lofty goals of educational reform initiatives necessitates professional development (PD) designed to help teachers rethink their practice. A key implication for physical education, therefore, is that PD must be organized in ways that utilize teachers' voice, providing opportunities for teachers to build…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Physical Education, Faculty Development
McLean, Kristy N.; Mallett, Clifford J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Motivation is central to successful performance. In the case of sports coaches, drive is a prerequisite to sustained successful engagement in a complex, dynamic, and turbulent work environment. What fuels these coaches' drive to pursue this vocational activity? Coach motivation has been underrepresented in previous research which has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Needs, Interviews, Work Environment
Rynne, Steven B.; Mallett, Cliff J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: The development of high performance sports coaches has been proposed as a major imperative in the professionalization of sports coaching. Accordingly, an increasing body of research is beginning to address the question of how coaches learn. While this is important work, an understanding of how coaches learn must be underpinned by an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Public Relations, Semi Structured Interviews
