Abstract
Reciprocal school-university partnerships have the potential to meet the early field experience needs of Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) teacher candidates (TCs), the instructional needs of the elementary school teachers, and the learning needs of P-12 students. This article examines the informal partnership between one university PETE methods class and a low socioeconomic elementary school, and how this collaboration provided PETE TCs with the opportunities to connect the craft knowledge they learned in the school setting with the academic knowledge they learned about effective teaching. This article explores the impact of the partnership on the P-6 students and the PETE TCs, in terms of student achievement and teaching effectiveness. The perspectives of the PETE TCs about their clinical teaching experiences are also discussed, specifically in the areas of class management, student engagement, and the importance of craft knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Kathryn
(2012)
"A School-University Partnership in Physical Education Teacher Education: Challenges, Experiences, and Craft Knowledge,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 12.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol5/iss1/12