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Chinese higher education-based physical education teacher educators’ professional learning needs for involvement in research activities

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posted on 2024-10-14, 10:57 authored by Yueying Gong, Ann Mac PhailAnn Mac Phail, Ann-Marie YoungAnn-Marie Young

Research activity is one of the key professional learning needs noted by teacher educators working in higher education. The purpose of this study is to explore what research activities Chinese higher education-based physical education teacher educators (PETEds) prioritised and, in turn, expressed their aligned research-related professional learning needs. A sample of 15 Chinese higher education-based PETEds was interviewed. The results conveyed that Chinese PETEds had a strong desire to avail of research-related professional learning activities, with the majority prioritising peer-review publication. The motives for PETEds to be involved in research tend to be extrinsic to the individual and include pressures aligned to the evaluation of their academic position and institute requirements. PETEds who entered teacher education with a PhD were expected and supported to do research, while PETEds without a PhD requested opportunities to undertake a PhD abroad. While it was easier for PETEds to undertake collaborative research with a research group within their faculty/department, there was a lack of collaborative research external to the faculty/department as well as a lack of international collaboration.

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Professional Develoopment in Education, 2024, 50, (4), 638-654

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Routledge Taylor and Francis

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Yueying Gong has been supported by the China Scholarship Council at the University of Limerick.

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  • (4) Quality Education

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  • School of Education
  • Physical Education and Sports Science

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