Measuring the perception of quality physical education in Latin American professionals

• Main Authors: Walter Ho, Md. Dilsad Ahmed, Rosa Lopez de D’Amico, Argenira Ramos, Eliana Lucia Ferreira, Maria Beatriz Rocha Ferreira, Silvia Cristina Franco Amaral, Oswaldo Ceballos Gurrola, Gladys Bequer Diaz, Adelaida Ramos, Luz Amelia Hoyos, Angela Jasmin, Andrea Rivera Duque, Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk, Fan Huang, Beatriz Wong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Ciências do Esporte
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte
• Subjects: Educación Física de calidad; Percepción y marco en la educación física; Análisis factorial exploratorio; Valor fundamental de la educación física; Método de máxima verosimilitud
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-32892018000400361&lng=en&tlng=en

Abstract An unsteady plan for curriculum development and supportive issues in physical education (PE) has created confusion among professionals. The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors perceived as important in the development of quality physical education (QPE) by professionals in Latin American (LA) countries. A questionnaire consisting of 24 items based on QPE was responded by 468 professionals collected from 6 LA cities. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of the 24 items using ML extraction and direct oblimin rotation were applied, and the retained 17 items were clustered in a three factor solution referred to as, Development and Supportive Elements for QPE in School (DSFQPE) (α = .935), Core Value of QPEtabl (CVPE) (α = .890), and Curriculum Arrangement of Physical Activities (CAPA) (α = .850). The retained items indicated excellent properties and the basic framework as perceived by professionals from PE in LA countries as important in the investigation of QPE.