Teaching adapted physical education in the primary years - Taiwanese teachers' attitudes

This purpose of this study was to investigate primary teachers' attitudes towards adapted physical education (APE) in New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was hypothesized that positive attitudes would be found within this group of teachers. The research adopts a quantitative approach, conducting surveys. The results of this study fall into three parts. First, physical educators' attitudes towards APE tend to be positive in the primary schools surveyed. Second, variables such as gender, age, length of teaching, background, teaching style and so forth have no effect on physical educators' views on APE, although significant difference was found regarding grade. Finally, factors such as professional training and governmental policy are found to influence physical educators' attitudes towards APE. In its conclusion, this study manifests its value in several ways. It provides recommendable suggestions for improving the policy and implementation of APE and future research on this subject in Taiwan.