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ERIC Number: ED597196
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Stretched Too Thin? The Relationship between Insufficient Resource Allocation and Physical Education Instructional Time and Assessment Practices
Turner, Lindsey; Johnson, Tyler G.; Calvert, Hannah G.; Chaloupka, Frank J.
Grantee Submission
With provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, attention to physical education (PE) programs in school will be crucial for developing well-rounded students. We assessed the availability of resources that have the potential to impact PE (staffing, continuing education, annual PE equipment budgets) in a nationally-representative sample of 640 U.S. public elementary schools. Higher student-to-PE teacher ratios were associated with students not receiving adequate instruction. Equipment budgets were minimal (median = $500) and 30% of schools had no budget at all. Additional financial support from federal and state education agencies would help schools to better meet recommendations for PE. [This paper was published in "Teaching and Teacher Education" Nov 2017.]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A150277
Author Affiliations: N/A