Do you remember General Education classes? How long did it take for you to get to your major classes? Are we doing a disservice to future PE teachers by requiring so much gen ed content? Well... Dr. Ashley Phelps did a study on this. This episode breaks down PETE programs in the USA and compares the gen ed, major courses, and field work. We had a great discussion on the implications of all of this on teaching and PETE.
Here is a link to a faculty profile: https://advance.unm.edu/2020/08/06/ashley-phelps/
Twitter @ashley_phelps03
Full Cite:
Phelps, A., & Keating, X. (2020). Credit Hour Comparisons Across Various Physical Education Teacher Education Institutions in the United States. The Physical Educator, 77(3). doi:https://doi.org/10.18666/TPE-2020-V77-I3-10166
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