The Relationship Between Teacher Certification and Perceptions of Adapted Physical Education Program Practices in Metropolitan Atlanta Public Elementary Schools

In Georgia, there is no separate endorsement or required specialized teacher certification for adapted physical educators. Because of this absence, the resulting span of personnel teaching adapted physical education (APE) in the state ranges widely in terms of certification areas. Educational administrators would benefit from knowing if any perceived differences exist between APE programs led by teachers with specialized APE certification and those led by general education PE teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between APE teacher certification and school personnel perceptions of APE program practices.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Education Administration (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Stewart, Kevin Patrick

Contributors dc:contributor

• Paul Brinson
• Bryan Griffin
• Starla McCollum

• ETD
• Adapted physical education
• IDEA 2004
• Program evaluation

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/371

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1371