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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53534#.VMh94yzQrzE Author(s)   Naila Bali 1,2   Affiliation(s) 1 High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Ksar Saïd, University la Manouba, UMA, Tunis, Tunisia . 2 Tunisian Research Laboratory Sport Performance Optimization, Tunis, Tunisia . ABSTRACT The first teaching year is a crucial time for professional growth and teacher development requiring pedagogical and emotional support from a qualified mentor. According to Ingersoll (2003), 46% of all teachers in public schools will leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. Until 1990, there was a considerable discussion about how the novice teachers can develop more competence. There has been limited empirical research on the effectiveness of physical education student teacher (PESTT), particularly as they relate to teaching. The aim of this research is to study the conception...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51162#.VFgmOGfHRK1 Author(s) Lars Domino Østergaard 1 , Mikkel Curth 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Centre for Health Science Education and Problem Based Learning, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark . 2 Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, Brønderslev, Denmark . ABSTRACT This paper addresses the potential of creating a motivational climate by introducing an autonomous form of peer feedback as a way to enhance autonomy support, and by doing so motivate and stimulate students to engage in physical education. In an action research case study, 14 students (Male = 8, Female = 6) from a Danish sports folk hi...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51160#.VFgmOmfHRK1 Author(s) Huanhuan Hu 1 , Jiali Duan 2 , Guan Wang 2 , Takashi Arao 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Lab of Exercise Epidemiology, Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan . 2 Institute of School Health, Beijing Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Beijing, China . 3 Lab of Exercise Epidemiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan . ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the Students’ Attitudes toward Physical Education Scale (SPEA), and to ascertain the associations between student attitudes toward physical education ...