Socializing the Professoriate: A Scoping Review into and Through Faculty Roles in PETE

• In Event: Research on Higher Education PETE Faculty

Abstract

This scoping review examines how physical education teacher education faculty members are socialized into and through academic roles across their careers. Drawing upon an adapted version of occupational socialization theory the review synthesizes findings from 37 empirical studies. Key trends in publication, authorship, methodology, and conceptual framing are identified, and persistent gaps highlighted. Findings underscore the influence of mentorship, institutional structures, and identity-based experiences. The literature remains methodologically narrow and disproportionately shaped by a small number of scholars and institutions. Greater conceptual clarity is needed, along with methodological diversity, attention to social identity, and structural influences to better support faculty preparation and development.

Authors

• Nicolette Suchon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Christopher J. Kinder, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Eric Slyvester, University of New Mexico

• Kevin Andrew Richards, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign