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A Hope and a Prayer: First-Year Experiences of a Black Male Physical Educator

Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B

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Previous physical education research has illustrated the importance of Black teachers in school settings. Research has also noted that physical education teacher education (PETE) programs need to do a better job preparing novice teachers for urban schools. This paper brings such considerations together by exploring the experiences of a Black male physical education (PE) teacher who has taken a non-traditional route to teaching. Specifically, we – three authors, including the PE teacher himself – share narratives to detail examples of what a physical educator who does not fit a ‘typical’ novice teacher profile can bring to the gym, and to urban schools more broadly.

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