The purpose of this study was to compare the behaviors of two physical educators who were employed in dual roles of teaching and coaching at a NCAA Division II institution. Each held a masters degree in physical education and had 25 years of experience as a teacher/coach. Also, one subject previously coached a #1 ranked men's tennis professional, and the other had won six high school basketball conference crowns and made two state championship appearances. / Specifically, this study sought to determine: how the subjects' behaviors distributed by percentage within 15 categories in their (1) teaching and (2) coaching assignments; and (3) differences between the subjects' teaching and coaching behaviors. Two secondary questions were: (1) what were the students' and athletes' perceptions of the subjects' teaching and coaching behaviors; and (2) what similarities and/or differences did the subjects perceive when comparing their dual roles? / In order to gather quantitative data, the Arizona State University Observation Instrument was utilized and expanded to 15 behavioral categories by the inclusion of humor. This instrument is effective for observing both physical education teaching and coaching behaviors. The data gathered from videotaped observations were coded with interval recording and were analyzed by the Spearman Rho. This analysis was compared with a survey of the subjects' students and athletes and supplemented with qualitative data via an interview of both physical educators. / Three behaviors--instructional, silence/monitoring, and management--accounted for 50% or more of the total behaviors shown by both subjects in their teaching and coaching roles. In contrast to prior studies which indicated that role conflict exists within individuals who teach and coach, the results of this research indicated a strong correlation between the subjects' teaching and coaching behaviors. Inasmuch as both physical educators emphasized teaching behaviors in their activities classes as well as in coaching, harmony and not role conflict was evident. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-07, Section: A, page: 2293. / Major Professor: Dewayne J. Johnson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76685 |
| Contributors | Spencer, Albert Franklin., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 235 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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