Why Teach PE? Factors that Affect Students' Decisions to Teach Physical Education Revisited

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. Many times a child will be asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answers are varied, yet their responses usually reflect what their parents employ may be. For this study, factors were investigated that have an effect on college student’s decision to become a physical education. For this study it was found that former physical education and coaches were the most influential people affecting college student’s decision to become physical education teachers, not parents. It was also found that many of these college student’s were actively involved in high school athletics, thus also affecting their decision to become a physical education teacher. The results from this study can serve PETE faculty to capitalize on their PETE student’s excitement to teach physical education. 本文旨在探索影響體育師範學生教學的決定因素包括有師範學生的前體育老師及運動教練。