TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Benchmarking in Physical Education Teacher Education Program
T2  - International Journal of Education and Practice

PY  - 2016
VL  - 4
IS  - 11
SN  - 2310-3868

AB  - The study was designed towards institutional analysis for clear understanding of process involved in function and layout of determinants influencing physical education teacher education program in India, which further can be recommended for selection of parameters for sector benchmarking of physical education teacher training institutions delivering physical education programs across different states on India. Seven institutions and universities from seven different states of India were assessed on the basis of identified seven broad parameters which were associated with post graduate physical education program in India. The data was collected from the stake holders of the selected institutions through Physical Education Program Assessment Tool (PEPAT). The results revealed that, the universities do not have similar functional and delivery process related to the physical education teacher training program. The study reflects towards need for Physical Education universities and institutions to identify the best practices to be followed regarding functioning of delivery of physical education programs at various institutions through strategic management studies on the identified parameters before establishing strict standards and norms for achieving excellence in physical education in India. 
KW  - Benchmarking
KW  - Physical education
KW  - Assessment
KW  - Teacher education
KW  - Curriculum
KW  - University
KW  - Chi-square.
DO  - 10.18488/journal.61/2016.4.11/61.11.262.267