The Development Of Standards In Student Teaching In Physical Education For The Teacher Education Programs Of New Jersey

Sponsoring Committee: Professor Leonard A. Larson, Professor Jay B. Nash and Professor Alonzo F. Myers THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS IN STUDENT TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF NEW JERSEY VIRGINIA W. AMES Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the School of Education of New York University 1951 Winal Dac-nmenfc 1'eceited, Date-jftiiisL. July 20, 1951 The student hereby guarantees that no part of the dissertation or dooument which he has submitted for publication has been hereto­ fore published and (or| copyrighted in the United States of Anerioa, except in the oase of passages quoted from other published sources; that he is the sole author and proprietor of said dissertation or document) that the dissertation or dooument contains no matter which, if published, will be libelous or otherwise injurious, or infringe in any way the copyright of any other party; and that he will defend, indemnify end hold harmless New York University against all suits and proceedings whieh may be brought and against all olaims whioh may be made against New York University by reason of the publication of said dissertation or dooument. Virginia W* Ames 4 PREFACE The student teacher of today is the beginning teacher of to­ morrow, It is the hope of most of us in teacher education that our students are well-equipped to deal with the problems and challenges of education today. Preparatory experience, culminating in student teach­ ing, has always been and is likely to continue to be the most important phase of the professional education of prospective teachers. Through many years of experience in general teacher education and more recent experience in the preparation of physical education teachers in Hew Jersey, the writer has felt that practices in student teaching should be examined and evaluated. If Insight, understanding, and competency in teaching are to be attained, the concept of student teaching needs to be broadened. Direction of experiences toward the total growth of the student teacher as a person deserves special emphasis. Well-adjusted, integrated young people are needed as guides for the youth in our schools. The development of standards, against which to measure the experiences seems desirable. When the decision to develop the study of student teaching in physical education within the State of New Jersey was made, the coopera­ tion of many people was needed. Without the help of the Assistant Com­ missioner in charge of Higher Education and the administrative heads of the physical education departments of the five teacher preparation in­ stitutions, no progress could have been made* ii The writer wishes to express particular gratitude to these administrators for their generous contribution to the research. Like­ wise an acknowledgment is made of the contribution of principals and supervising teachers of cooperating schools, student teachers, partici­ pants in the Eastern District Association Survey and jury members. En­ couragement from colleagues and associates throughout the process of the research is gratefully acknowledged. The study includes numerous quotations and the writer wishes to express appreciation to the following associations, periodicals and publishers for permission to quote: A. S. Barnes and Company, The Ath­ letic Institute, National Education Association, American Council on Education, School and Society, and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Particular thanks are expressed to Dr. Margaret C. Brown for permission to use in the Appendix The Brown Ba