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With the familiar call to reform in Physical Education, more needs to be known about factors that promote or inhibit change. Increasing the ability of primary Phyical Education teachers to learn and adapt to change is one way of improving the current situation in Physical Education. Teachers'' capacity to change and learn is influenced by their personal experiences, school organizations, professional development experiences and communities of practice. This book uses case studies to explore the experiences of primary Phyical Education teachers in order to gain a deeper understanding of the…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
With the familiar call to reform in Physical
Education, more needs to be known about factors that
promote or inhibit change. Increasing the ability
of primary Phyical Education teachers to learn and
adapt to change is one way of
improving the current situation in Physical
Education. Teachers'' capacity to change and learn
is influenced by their personal experiences, school
organizations, professional development experiences
and communities of practice. This book uses case
studies to explore the experiences of primary
Phyical Education teachers in order to gain a deeper
understanding of the factors that have influenced
their values, beliefs and practices. The
experiences of each teacher are used to generate a
discussion about their influences on the teachers''
ability to learn and adapt to change. The concept of
communities of practice is used to reflect on how to
create more effective learning opportunities for
primary Physical Education teachers.
Autorenporträt
Jane Dawson has worked for over 20 years as both classroom and
physical education teacher in Australian primary schools. Jane
currently teaches in physical education and health at the
University of Melbourne and works as a consultant for the
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
(ACHPER).