not. Those were the experiences that really influenced my teaching career as
an educator. (Ella, third year student, formal interview)
Finally, the content within coursework that the participants highlighted as
influencing their practices and perspectives as PE teachers and future PETE professors
in particular included “research on physical education teacher education,” and
“the curriculum course” because it “opened their eyes to other curriculum models.”
Also mentioned was “reading research articles” on “teaching physical education”
because they helped in the formation of “pedagogical content knowledge.”