A recent report of the American Educational Research Association Panel on Research and Teacher Education confirms beyond question earlier findings exposing the limited utility of our research base in answering questions pertaining to policy or practice concerning preparation and licensing of teachers. Conditions accounting for this perplexing…

Teacher and student behavior, feedback, principles of motor learning, task analysis, and the qualitative paradigm as they relate to physical education are discussed. This new knowledge and a new generation of teacher educators/researchers should improve the quality of instruction in the school gymnasia. (MT)