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Focus group interviews - teachers.
Stage 1&2.
Semi-structured interview schedules for teachers included questions
on; i) teachers’ opinions on the PDP design, content and facilitation and ii) on their
learning and the children’s learning. These sections were included so as to compare
teachers’ answers with the concepts of effective professional development. These
sections allowed for comparison of teachers answers to the concepts of effective
professional development through the PDP. The final two sections included general
questions on the teachers’ thoughts on physical education and the children’s reaction to
the PDP and the O&AA strand.
Focus group interviews - children.
Stage 1&2.
The interview schedules for the children also included semi-
structured questions covering the following sections; physical education, understanding
of O&AA and enjoyment. These sections were included to elicit whether the aims of
the PDP were met in relation to the children.
Lesson observations
. The lesson observations were undertaken at stage 2 only,
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