Implicit and explicit pedagogical practices related to sociocultural issues and social justice in physical education teacher education programs
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Walton-Fisette, Jennifer L.Philpot, Rod
Phillips, Sharon
Flory, Sara B.
Hill, Joanne
Sutherland, Sue
Flemons, Michelle
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Kent State UniversityUniversity of Auckland
Hofstra University
University of South Florida
University of Bedfordshire
Ohio State University
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2018-05-03Subjects
transformative pedagogycritical pedagogy
hidden curriculum
international perspectives
X300 Academic studies in Education
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Background: For many years, scholars in PETE have argued for the importance of educating pre-service teachers (PSTs) about equality (e.g., Evans 1990), sociocultural perspectives and issues (e.g., Cliff, Wright and Clarke, 2009; Author 2014) and critical pedagogy (e.g., Fernandez-Balboa 1997; Philpot 2015). Despite this advocacy, we would argue that there are significant differences in how faculty teach about sociocultural issues, and for, social justice. The pedagogical actions through which Physical Education Teacher Educators (PETEs) do this work is the focus of this paper. Purpose: We investigated the pedagogical approaches and strategies used by PETE faculty to address and educate PSTs about social justice and sociocultural issues related to gender, race, sexuality, (dis)ability, socioeconomic status and religion in their individual PETE programs. In this study, we draw on transformational pedagogy (Ukpokodu 2009; Ovens 2017) as a framework for theorizing the data. Through this study, we highlight the pedagogical practices espoused as those that engender transformative learning. Data collection and analysis: Data for this interpretive qualitative research study was collected primarily through in-depth semi-structured interviews with over 70 PETEs who work in 48 PETE programs across Australia, Canada, England, Ireland New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Furthermore, an informational survey was used to gather demographic data of the participants. The participants, all current PETEs, had a wide range of professional experiences, which included the length of time in the profession, the type of institution employed, educational backgrounds and courses taught. Data analysis was completed using the processes of content analysis and the constant comparative method (Corbin and Strauss 2008). Findings: Three major themes represent the findings. In the first theme, ‘Intentional and Explicit Pedagogies’ we provide descriptions of the approaches and strategies used by PETEs in this study that were planned in advance of the learning experiences. In the second theme, ‘Teachable Moments’ we provide examples of how PETEs utilized ‘teachable moments’ in implicit and explicit ways to educate PSTs about sociocultural issues. The third theme, ‘Resistance and Constraints’ captures the individual challenges PETE faculty faced within their courses if, and when, they teach for equity and social justice. The findings suggest that social justice struggles to find an explicit presence within many PETE programs and that educating PSTs about sociocultural issues and social justice is lacking in many PETE programs.Citation
Walton-Fisette JL, Philpot R, Phillips S, Flory S, Hill J, Sutherland S, Flemons M (2018) 'Implicit and explicit pedagogical practices related to sociocultural issues and social justice in physical education teacher education programs', Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 23 (5), pp.497-509.Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH TitlesAdditional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17408989.2018.1470612Type
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1740-8989EISSN
1740-8989ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/17408989.2018.1470612
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