Abstract The purpose of this paper was to extend understanding the studied phenomenon: primary school Physical Education (PE) specialist teachers’ experiences teaching Health and within Learning Area (HPE) in their schools. Figurational sociology guided research, which employed an explanatory sequential mixed methodology consisting online survey with 94 participants, followed by semi-structured...

Professional development (PD) is essential for primary school teachers to meet the demands of the education system. Quality PD is aligned with classroom conditions, school contexts and teachers’ daily experiences. The purpose of the study was to explore primary teachers’ experiences of a 6-week physical education professional development programme (PE-PDP). A single school case study was employ...

Background The incidence of stress and burnout among teachers in Hong Kong has been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years [1,2]. Studies on teacher stress and burnout have found that teachers of students with emotional behavioral challenges (EBC teachers) report more stress than general education teachers and are more likely to want to leave their position [3]. Studies conducted in Hon...

(2008). The effectiveness of a mentoring-based professional development on physical education teachers' pedometer and computer efficacy and anxiety.

(2008). Teachers' perspectives on the use of pedometers as instructional technology in physical education: A cautionary tale.