“Learn to Function in the System”: The Organizational Socialization of Urban Physical Educators

IF 1.8 2区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI:10.1123/jtpe.2023-0073
Colin G. Pennington, Galila Werber-Zion, Tanya Prewitt-White
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how urban physical educators’ experiences influence their motivations toward vocational persistence emphasizing health and fitness. Methods: Participants included 16 urban physical educators who participated in semistructured interviews about their experiences teaching in urban settings. For minority youths, who predominantly attend urban public schools, fitness rates are lower than the national average. Physical education has been discussed as a potential solution to combating this public health trend; however, considering Common Core reforms in public education by which health and physical education has been de-emphasized as a curricular requirement, scholars are pursuing knowledge of how the experiences of urban physical educators are evolving. Using occupational socialization as the operating theoretical framework, this study seeks to explore how 16 urban physical educators’ experiences are evolving with the changes in public education, including administrative support and other indicators of marginalization and attrition. Results: Qualitative data analysis resulted in the construction of six themes which suggest that teaching students to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle remains a powerful motivator for urban physical educators’ persistence despite feelings of marginalization and burnout. Conclusions: The authors provide practical suggestions for practitioners and scholars to overcome feelings of marginalization and lack of resources.

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"学会在系统中运作":城市体育教育工作者的组织社会化
目的:本研究旨在探讨城市体育教育工作者的经历如何影响他们对强调健康和健身的职业坚持的动机。研究方法参与者包括 16 名城市体育教育工作者,他们就在城市环境中的教学经验参加了半结构化访谈。对于主要就读于城市公立学校的少数民族青少年来说,健身率低于全国平均水平。体育教育一直被认为是应对这一公共健康趋势的潜在解决方案;然而,考虑到公共教育中的共同核心改革,健康和体育教育已不再作为课程要求而受到重视,学者们正在努力了解城市体育教育工作者的经验是如何演变的。本研究以职业社会化为理论框架,试图探讨 16 名城市体育教育工作者的经历如何随着公共教育的变化而变化,包括行政支持和其他边缘化和流失指标。研究结果定性数据分析得出了六个主题,这些主题表明,尽管城市体育教育工作者感到边缘化和职业倦怠,但教导学生发展和保持健康的生活方式仍然是他们坚持工作的强大动力。结论:作者为从业人员和学者提供了克服边缘化和资源匮乏感的实用建议。
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Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 社会科学-运动科学
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4.20
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21.40%
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69
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE) features peer-reviewed research articles based on classroom and laboratory studies, descriptive and survey studies, summary and review articles, and discussion of current topics of interest to physical educators at every level. JTPE is endorsed by the Curriculum and Instruction Academy of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education.
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