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Abstract
Physical education teacher education faculty are responsible for educating the next generation of teachers. Despite their significant role, little is known about their characteristics, work preferences, or role responsibilities. The last comprehensive study undertaken to examine these variables was conducted approximately 25 years ago by CitationMetzler and Freedman (1985). The purpose of the current investigation is to describe and validate an instrument for obtaining an updated comprehensive profile of physical education teacher education faculty in the United States. An online survey consisting of six sections was developed. To establish validity and confirm the psychometric quality of the instrument, test–retest was conducted with a subsample of 40 participants. In addition, Cronbach alpha analysis was conducted to provide support for the internal structure of the instrument. The survey accurately identifies and discriminates between the current characteristics and work responsibilities of today's teacher educators and facilitates comparison between teacher educators today to those who completed the survey nearly 25 years ago.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors acknowledge the following individuals who spent countless hours assisting in the different stages of survey construction, participant location, and data analysis: Kristin Bolton, Lauren Madawick, Erin Nordmeyer, Julia Valley, Montana Willamon, and Martha Woods. The authors also express particular gratitude to Dr. Michael W. Metzler for his guidance and assistance during all stages of the project and to Darla Castelli for her significant contributions related to development of the online survey and data analysis. In addition, special thanks is extended to the expert panel and many teacher educators who completed the survey. Finally, the authors acknowledge Human Kinetics Publishers who provided discounts and gift certificates as incentives for participants to complete the survey.