In the first paper in this special issue of Kinesiology Review ( Zhu & Chen, 2018 ), readers would have learned about the three versions of the Value Orientation Inventory (VOI; Chen, Ennis, & Loftus, 1997 ; Ennis & Chen, 1993 ; Ennis & Hooper, 1988 ) that Catherine Ennis and her colleagues
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The Legacy and Influence of Catherine D. Ennis’s Value Orientations Research
Matthew D. Curtner-Smith, Deborah. S. Baxter, and Leah K. May
Value Orientation Inventory: Development, Applications, and Contributions
Weimo Zhu and Ang Chen
One of the most important legacies and contributions that Catherine D. Ennis made is her line of research on physical education teachers’ value orientations. This specific research line and associated scholarship stemmed from developing the well-known Value Orientation Inventory (VOI; Chen, Ennis
Student Learning in Physical Education Through the Lens of a “Curriculum Specialist”
Senlin Chen and Alex Garn
critiques of the public health approach to physical education. Teachers’ Value Orientation Profiles on Student Learning A sound curriculum offers students coherent learning experiences for far-reaching, meaningful, deep learning ( Ennis, 2008 ). Ennis earned her Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of Georgia
Using Theory to Guide Research: Applications of Constructivist and Social Justice Theories
K. Andrew R. Richards, Kim C. Graber, and Amelia Mays Woods
, developed, and enacted a research plan across a series of studies. As Ennis ( 1999a ) explained, her early work focused on teachers’ value orientations and curricular practices (see Chen & Zhu, 2018 , and Curtner-Smith, Baxter, & May, 2018 , in this issue) through the lens of the purpose process
Creating Powerful Curricula for Student Learning in Physical Education: Contributions of Catherine D. Ennis
Haichun Sun and Tan Zhang
were in the interview focus group also provided in-class physical activity data. Actigraph accelerometers were used to collect the activity data from approximately 80 lessons that covered all 40 lessons of the two units. Because teachers’ educational value orientations can sway curriculum outcomes (see
Remembering Cathy Ennis: The Mentor
Ang Chen
should work. It was also during this time that Cathy launched her research on educational value orientations, one of the most influential series of curriculum studies in physical education. Her work ethic continued throughout her career with the “Sport for Peace” study, conceptual-change study, “Science
Introduction to the Special Issue: The Legacy of Catherine D. Ennis
Melinda A. Solmon and Stephen Silverman
VOI and an overview of the contributions that this line of research has made. This includes instances where comparisons were made among groups of teachers to gain greater insight into value orientations. The next group of three papers focuses on Ennis’s work exploring curricular reform to make
Curriculum Intervention Research as a Source of Knowledge of Most Worth
Ang Chen, Bo Shen, and Xihe Zhu
( Ennis, 2011 ), and student learning achievement ( Chen et al., 2007 ). Curriculum Decision Making and the Need for Intervention Research Curriculum decision making has been driven by a few key factors. Two of the most salient ones in the literature are teachers’ educational value orientations (see Chen
Kinesiology and Physical Education: A Curriculum (Dis)Alignment Perspective
Ang Chen
( Jewett et al., 1995 ). They used Purpose-Process Conceptual Framework to analyze several trending curriculum models and their potential on student learning. Guided by the value orientation theory, they questioned and evaluated the curricula’s worth in terms of what students would learn. Their work
Physical Education Teacher Education: The Past, Present, and Future Questions
Matthew D. Curtner-Smith and Tim Fletcher
work that was being done on the competing objectives of the subject ( Hendry, 1978 ), the precursor to the later research of teachers’ value orientations led by Ennis ( Curtner-Smith et al., 2018 ). As in North America at that time (see Nixon & Locke, 1973 ), the main theoretical and research basis of