Doctoral Programs for Physical Education Teacher Education (D-PETE) and D-PETE faculty are key components in the physical education system. They can be viewed as drivers of this system because their potential impacts are pervasive. For example, D-PETE programs and faculty are instrumental in the
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Chapter 6: Perspectives on the Future of Doctoral Programs
Murray F. Mitchell, Hal A. Lawson, Hans van der Mars, and Phillip Ward
Exemplifying Inclusive Excellence: How Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Leads by Example in Kinesiology
Mark Urtel, NiCole Keith, and Rafael E. Bahamonde
-oriented ways. Hence, its mission and aim centered on serving the community in which it originated. Remarkably, IUPUI is a six-time Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award winner. Additionally, IUPUI is committed to recognizing both staff and faculty in their pursuit of
PETE Facultyâs Perspectives of edTPA: The Range of Change
Deborah S. Baxter and Oleg A. Sinelnikov
opportunities presented within edTPA for curricular autonomy, Edmundson notes, âin a high-stakes situation, âopportunitiesâ mean nothingâitâs what is scored that mattersâ (p. 149). Furthermore, some faculty are punished by their institutions for disagreeing with and resisting edTPA due to the high stakes of the
Judicious Use of Bibliometrics to Supplement Peer Evaluations of Research in Kinesiology
Duane Knudson
The evaluation of candidates for faculty appointments, tenure and promotion, grants, and scholarship awards is based on review from peers in their discipline. This expert judgment has been the principal mechanism or gold standard of evaluating research for over 100Â years ( Belter, 2015 ; Bornmann
Faculty Morale: A Perspective for Academic Leaders
Edward Hebert
Among the many concerns of university leaders, faculty morale and job satisfaction are important but often overlooked. Morale is associated with faculty perceptions of their department, university, and peers and influences their interactions with each other, staff, and students. Job satisfaction
Recruiting, Evaluating, and Retaining Kinesiology Faculty Members
Terry L. Rizzo, Penny McCullagh, and Donna Pastore
kinesiology is administratively located. One of these challenges is the need for high-quality faculty members who can assimilate to the culture of kinesiology and meet the high demands of faculty responsibilities. In addition to recruiting high-quality faculty members, departments must retain the expert
Academic Bullying: Taking the Hallway Chats to the Level of Formalized Policy
Karen S. Meaney and Sonya L. Armstrong
configurations. Misawa ( 2015 ) and McKay et al. (2008) reported student-to-student, student-to-faculty, faculty-to-student, administrator-to-faculty, and faculty-to-administrator bullying (see also Raineri, Frear, & Edmonds, 2011 ). Keeping the theme of this special issue in mind, this paper focuses on
Mentoring Tenure-Track Faculty in Kinesiology
Duane Knudson, Ting Liu, Dan Schmidt, and Heather Van Mullem
Many faculty begin their first tenure-track appointment with a rough transition from a research-centric experience as a doctoral student or a postdoctoral researcher. The transition can be burdensome given the new course preparations, initiation of a research agenda or laboratory start-up, and
Women Physical Education Teacher Education Facultyâs Experiences in Japan and the United States
Emi Tsuda, Tomoko Ogiwara, Risako Murai, James Wyant, Rio Watanabe, and Yung-Ju âRuthâ Chen
Japan is the ratio of women and men faculty in higher education. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology ( MEXT, 2019 ) indicated that only 25.5% of university faculty members are women. This number is notably lower compared to other economically advanced countries, such as
Sport Management Faculty Membersâ Mentorship of Student-Athletes
Stacy M. Warner, Sarah Stokowski, Alison Fridley, and Kibaek Kim
University faculty members influence student learning outcomes, including academic success as well as career choice and development ( Dunnett et al., 2012 ; Porter & Umbach, 2006 ). While this influence is positive in most cases, previous studies have shown that faculty members hold negative views
