This study examined the metaphors for teaching of a preservice physical education teacher characterized as a "difficult student." The purpose was to gain an understanding of the perspectives from which this teacher operated and why he was labeled a "difficult student." Metaphors were characterized as frames that reveal how teachers view their profession. No studies of metaphors in physical education were found. The social constructivist and symbolic interactionist perspectives formed the framework for this study. The subject was a 27 year old, white, male, delayed entry student, with experience as an athlete and a coach. Data was gathered during and after the subject's student teaching semester via formal and informal interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The constant comparative method of data analysis was used. The subject's metaphors for teaching were the teacher as facilitator (including the scholar, presenter, and entertainer metaphors), coach, and friend. The investigation revealed that some of the subject's philosophical views and beliefs about the acquisition of professional knowledge conflicted with those supported by his program. Characteristics of the subject were often consistent with those of delayed entry students. These characteristics and philosophical differences appeared to account for much of the difficulty encountered. The researcher concluded that gaining an understanding of the subject's perspectives earlier in his program could have helped the teacher preparation professors and instructors deal with his differences in a mutually beneficial way. This might have led to a more constructive view of the subject as being "different" rather than "difficult." / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-11, Section: A, page: 3446. / Major Professor: Charles H. Imwold. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77285 |
| Contributors | Bie, Bonnie Inger., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 216 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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