Title: The Role of Research in the Field of Physical Education: Manitoba Stories
1The Role of Research in the Field of Physical
Education Manitoba Stories
2Who does/why do research?
- Government - set policy
- University researchers - contribute to scholarly
literature in a particular field - Educators - improve practice
3Interdependence
- Practice informs
- research
- Research
- informs
- practice action
4Who funds research?
- Federal Govt through national granting agencies
Tri-Council SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR (highly
competitive - e.g., 20 success rate CIHR 39
SSHRC) - Provincial government
- Research grants (MHRC, MICH)
- project grants (e.g., ECY QQPE in Mb Review of
lit - fitness Sport Mb) - Universities HLHPRI, U of M Small Grants, U of M
SSHRC - School divisions schools SO TIP
- Interest groups MPESA
5Who determines what is studied?
- Typically, the funding agency and the researcher
- E.g., In the FKRM at the U of M, all professors
are expected to develop an on-going research
program (40 of workload expectations, which
includes determining the research topic, research
question(s), methodologies preparing research
proposals and applying for funding carrying out
the research disseminating research to policy
makers, practitioners, scholarly community
(presentations, publications, )
6Research Genres
Quantitative Qualitative
Test existing ideas Explore new questions
Theory test/ Hypothesis Develop theories/ interpret
Statistical analysis to prove theory Textual analysis to improve understanding
Measure evaluate surveys, interventions, e.g. fitness testing, TGMD Case studies Interviews, observations, document analysis
7Translating research into practice
- Determine research findings
- Communicate research findings
- Written reports (for policy makers)
- Presentations (academics practitioners key
groups (e.g., participants, parents, policy
makers, public) - Publications (scholarly journals, professional
journals, others)
8How well do you know Manitoba Physical Education
Research?
Research Study Research Genres Quantitative/Qualitative Mixed method Research Genres Quantitative/Qualitative Mixed method Implications for practice (findings, outputs)
Quality quantity of PE in Mb Schools Compare motor skills of children (90-150 mins, PE specl vs genl) Compare quality of PE b/w specl genl schools Improved manipulation skills for students w/150 mins / Quality of program greater with designated PE specialist
Experience of PE for Aboriginal youth in Mb Compare b/w rural, urban, cross-cultural Aboriginal schools Deeper understanding of supports barriers to quality PE PA and what a culturally relevant program entails
9Historical Research
- David Fitzpatrick (U of W)
- Fitzpatrick, D. (1989). The socialization goal of
Manitoba Public School Physical Education,
1945-1958. Unpublished Masters thesis,
University of Manitoba. - Fitzpatrick, D. (1982). The emergence of
physical fitness as a concept in the publix
schools of Manitoba. Unpublished Masters thesis,
University of Manitoba.
10Graduate Research
- Teachers looking to improve practice
- Sander, N. (1985). The effect of a selected
physical education program on student
self-concept and fitness related skills A
Canadian case study. Temple University
Unpublished Masters Thesis. - Halas, J. (1987). The effect of a social
learning intervention program on grade seven
physical education students. University of
Ottawa Unpublished Master's Thesis. - Zahn, H. (2007). Developing Personal/Social and
other Physical Education Skills to Create an
Effective and Healthy Learning Environment for
Students and Teachers Using The Time Method.
University of Manitoba Unpublished Master's
Thesis. - Nazer-Bloom, L. (pending Oct, 2007). Assessing
Adolescent's Responses to a Coping Skills
Program An Action Research Approach to
Understanding Adolescent Stress and Coping.
University of Manitoba Unpublished Doctoral
Thesis.
11Graduate work (FKRM)
- Booke, J. (MA, 2002) Wilderness education for
youth at risk An interpretive case study. - Ng, C. (MSc, 2004) Audible breathing and
exercise at the ventilatory threshold in youth. - Livesley, K. (MSc, 2003) Building relationships
in sport psychology consulting Email and other
factors. - Champagne, L. (MSc, 2006) Physical Education
Teachers as Allies to Aboriginal Students
Dimensions of Social Consciousness. - Baert, H. (2007 - present). PHETE Addressing the
perspectives of novice PE teachers regarding the
adequacy of their preparation to teach.
12Specific Project Grants Investigating Problems
of Practice
- MPESA Survey
- Fitzpatrick, D. (1998). Survey of selected
Manitoba physical education, and health teaching
variables (1998) Preliminary report. - Review of literature of fitness assessment and
development - Manitoba Education, Citizenship, and Youth.
(2004). Guidelines for fitness assessment in
Manitoba schools A resource for physical
education/health education. - REPETA QDPE division-wide survey (1991)
- Halas, J. (1993). Winnipeg school division
evaluates its commitment to QDPE. CAHPER
Journal. Summer, 59, (2), 8-11.
13Action Research
- 1. Parental response to PE assessment,
evaluating reporting (Seven Oaks - HLHPRI w/
Neil Sander) - Sander, N. Halas, J. (2003). Action research as
responsible practice parental responses to
assessment, evaluation, and reporting practices
in physical education. Physical and Health
Education Journal, 69(2), 12-16. - Findings influenced the personal reporting
practices of the teacher/researcher.
14Action Research
- 2. Adolescent Moms PA Intervention study
- Applied theory of culturally relevant pedagogy to
teaching of PE (meaningful activities, student
input, focus on relnships) - reclaiming body identity
- healthy maternal body identity
- playful body identity
- the self-regulated body identity
- Introduction of designated PE teacher at school
Orchard, T., Halas, J., Stark, J. (2006).
Minimizing the Maxim model? Interpreting the
sexual body rhetoric of teenage moms through
physical education. In Linda K. Fuller, Sport,
Rhetoric, and Gender Historical Perspectives
and Media Representations, pps. 131-142. New
York Palgrave/Macmillan, Global Publishing at
St. Martin's Press.
15Action Research
- 3. The MENTOR Program
- Participatory Action Research informed by
Indigenous methodologies teachings - After school PA, nutrition education program
involving Aboriginal (and non-Aboriginal) HS
students who design and deliver weekly activities
for EYS at a neighbourhood school - Students receive PE and/or leadership credit
- Leads to introduction of new BPE - ELC (pilot 08)
16Collaborations (education x health x university)
- Adapting the First Step Program (Tudor-Locke)
for Middle School Students - Community-based collaboration with FSD, Parkland
Regl Health Authority HLHPRI - Adapt and apply FSP with middle years students in
2 rural schools - Limited success provided information of what
works, doesnt work when using pedometers with Gr
5-8 students - Halas, J, Butcher, J., Lowe, H., Clement, M.
(in press). Toward a culturally relevant
pedometer intervention for middle school
students. AVANTE, (27 pages).
17Qualitative Research
- The Experience of Teaching Students who are
Physically Awkward (on-going) - The Experience of Awkwardness A Retrospective
View - Fitzpatrick, D. A. Watkinson, E. J. (2003). The
Lived Experience of Physical Awkwardness Adults?
Retrospective Views. Adapted Physical Activity
Quarterly, 20, 279-298