Journal of Physical Education and Sports Management

All for One and One for All: A Collaborative Approach to Professional Development
Mary E. La Vine, Pamela Bechtel

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attainment of benchmarks established using the physical education content standards in a K-12 curricular revision process, as well as, determining the impact of professional development on teachers who participated in this process. Participants included 5 physical education teachers, 3 principals, and the district curriculum coordinator of a school district where the curricular revision process occurred. An interpretive qualitative approach was used to determine the impact of participation in a curriculum review process and participation in professional development opportunities offered to the teacher participants as part if the process. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with participants. The constant comparative method was used to determine the emerging themes of the study. The four themes that emerged from this study were collaboration, ownership, curricular change, and teacher change. These themes were found to be essential for the curricular revision process to be effective.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jpesm.v2n1a5