Graduate Adapted Physical Education Personnel Preparation Programs Receiving Federal Funding
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A survey of the 13 master’s level and five doctoral level adapted physical education programs that received federal funding in the United States in 1998 was conducted to develop a profile describing their attributes. The response rate was 100% (N = 18). Results indicated that these programs, in general, had received funding for more than 15 years, offered coursework from an average of three different academic disciplines, had a high graduate employment rate within 12 months of graduation, and had about one third of the graduates representing a recognized minority group. Master’s level teacher preparation programs were concentrated in the eastern region of the U.S., had graduates with predominantly in-state home addresses, and had graduated predominantly females. Doctoral level leadership programs were geographically distributed across the U.S., had graduates with predominantly out-of-state home addresses, and had equal graduate representation from both genders.
Peter J. Ellery is with the School of Physical Education, Wellness, and Sport Studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620-8600. Michael J. Stewart is with the School of Health, PE and Recreation at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68182-0216.
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