THE TEACHER CONCERNS QUESTIONNAIRE WITH PRESERVICE PHYSICAL EDUCATORSIN GREAT-BRITAIN - BEING CONCERNED WITH CONCERNS

The Teacher Concerns Questionnaire (TCQ) was administered to 77 Britis h preservice physical educators prior to and following teaching practi ce. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the TCQ is a poorly fit ting instrument for data of British preservice physical educators. A s ubsequent profile analysis based on pretest-posttest factor structures was conducted to analyze developmental shifts in concerns due to expe rience and reported nonsignificant differences between cohorts, based on teacher education program and experience. The need for a more sensi tive TCQ for preservice physical educators and the applicability of th e TCQ in identifying developmental shifts are discussed.