Read all about it: NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education was well-represented in Volume 38, Issue 4, of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
Five faculty members – Jenn Jacobs, Jim Ressler, Zachary Wahl-Alexander, Paul Wright and Laurie Zittel – were either lead authors or co-authors on articles or research notes.
Projects represented in that issue include former students, practicing teachers and collaborators from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of North Carolina Greensboro and the University of Edinburgh.
The articles detail work regarding students from preschool through high school and feature scholarly approaches that include action research and instrument validation.
Articles:
- Helping Preservice Teachers Learn to Negotiate Sociopolitical Relationships Through a Physical Education Teacher Education Outdoor Education Experience (Jenn M. Jacobs, K. Andrew R. Richards, Zach Wahl-Alexander and James D. Ressler)
- Measuring Perceived Transfer of Responsibility Learning From Physical Education: Initial Validation of the Transfer of Responsibility Questionnaire (Paul M. Wright, K. Andrew R. Richards, Jennifer M. Jacobs and Michael A. Hemphill)
- Learning to Use Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility Through Action Research (Shirley Gray, Paul M. Wright, Richard Sievwright and Stuart Robertson)
Research Notes:
- Assessing Relationships Between Physical Development and Other Indicators of School Readiness Among Preschool Students (Paul M. Wright, Lauriece L. Zittel, Tawanda Gipson and Crystal Williams)
