The Success and Struggles of Physical Education Teachers While Teaching Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education teachers' perceptions of implementing online physical education during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to explore their needs with regard to support for future teaching experiences. A total of 4,302 teachers completed four open-en...

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Published inJournal of teaching in physical education Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 667 - 673
Main Authors Centeio, Erin, Mercier, Kevin, Garn, Alex, Erwin, Heather, Marttinen, Risto, Foley, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Human Kinetics, Inc 01.10.2021
Subjects
Access to Computers
Barriers
COVID-19
Distance Education
Electronic Learning
Pandemics
Physical Education Teachers
Student Needs
Student Participation
Success
Teacher Attitudes
Virtual Classrooms
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education teachers' perceptions of implementing online physical education during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to explore their needs with regard to support for future teaching experiences. A total of 4,302 teachers completed four open-ended questions as part of a larger survey. Deductive and inductive qualitative analysis led to three themes: (a) Teachers' Proud Moments, (b) Help! So Many Obstacles, and (c) Future Challenges. Teachers stated many successes and challenges that they experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many items specifically focused on use and access to technology, student participation, and meeting students' needs in various ways. Results can provide guidance for how to address the essential components of physical education in the online environment. In addition, results may provide insight to those who educate, train, and prepare teachers to teach in a virtual and/or physically distanced environment.
ISSN:0273-5024
DOI:10.1123/jtpe.2020-0295