A Survey Of Physical Education Training For Classroom Teachers

A SURVEY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TRAINING FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS A P ro je c t P re se n te d to t h e F a c u l t y o f t h e S c h o o l o f E d u c a tio n The U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a In P a r t i a l F u lf illm e n t o f t h e R e q u ir e m e n ts f o r t h e D egree M a s te r o f S c i e n c e i n E d u c a tio n by D an te L o u is Pozzo A ug ust 1950 UMI Number: EP46527 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI EP46527 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 5 ± '5 7 Pry' Th is p r o j e c t r e p o r t, w ri tt en under the direction of the candidate’s a dv is e r a n d a p p r o v e d by him, has been p r e s e n te d to and a c c e p te d by the F ac u lt y of the S c h o o l of E d u c a ti o n in p a r ti a l fu lf ill m e nt of the requirements f o r the de gr e e of M a s t e r of Science in E ducation. Dat Adviser Dean TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM................................................. 1 The p r o b l e m ............................................................................ 1 D e sc rip tio n of th e s it u a ti o n ............................. S ta te m e n t o f t h e p r o b l e m ........................ 1 2 A u t h o r i t y f o r t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t h e scop e and im p o r ta n c e o f t h e p r o b l e m ....................... The scope and d e l i m i t a t i o n o f t h e p ro b le m . 4 D e f i n i t i o n o f t e c h n i c a l t e r m s ............................. 5 I m p o r ta n c e o f t h e p r o b l e m ...................................... 5 ............................. 6 PROCEDURE....................................................................................... S O rg a n iz a tio n o f th e r e p o r t II 2 Em ergence o f t h e p ro b le m ...................................... B ........................ 9 D evelopm ent o f t h e b i b l i o g r a p h y How r e l i a b i l i t y was c o n c e i v e d .................................. 10 How v a l i d i t y was c o n c e i v e d ....................................... 11 D e t e r m i n a t i o n of a s e l e c t e d b i b l i o g r a p h y III 11 THE LACK OF TRAINED ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................................. S u m m a r y ........................................................................... I? . 13 . 22 TEACHER-TRAINING COURSE ................................................ 25 REQUIRED COURSES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATIONFOR STUDENTS TAKING THE FOUR-YEAR ELEMENTARY iii ■CHAPTER PAGE A b ile n e C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g e ......................................... 27 ........................... 27 Alabama S t a t e T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e B o s to n C o l le g e . . . . . ..................