Examining Service-Learning in a Graduate Physical Education Teacher Education Course

dc.creator	Karen S. Meaney
dc.creator	Jeff M. Housman
dc.creator	Arnoldo Cavazos
dc.creator	Michelle L. Wilcox
dc.date	2012-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:27:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:27:51Z
dc.identifier	1527-9316
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/852c9c8405704864a56410517bc019aa
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30530
dc.description	<p>This study was designed to explore the impact of service-learning on graduate physical education teacher education students. Social-Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986; 1999) served as the framework to examine graduate student’s experiences in a service-learning program. Participants were graduate students (N =16) enrolled in a curriculum and instruction in physical education course at a major university in the southwest United States. The course’s service-learning component provided graduate students opportunities to teach physical activity to Hispanic-American and African-American children from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Participant’s described their experiences through weekly reflections and discussions. Content analysis of data sources indicated that participation in the service-learning program strengthened graduate student’s efficacy for teaching, contributed to their acquisition of varied teaching strategies, and enhanced graduate students understanding of children living in low-income, minority households. Findings suggest service-learning can be a valuable pedagogy to infuse into graduate teacher education programs.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://josotl.indiana.edu/article/view/2148
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1527-9316
dc.source	The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 108-124 (2012)
dc.subject	experiential-learning
dc.subject	sport pedagogy
dc.subject	social-cognitive theory
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Examining Service-Learning in a Graduate Physical Education Teacher Education Course
dc.type	article