URBAN SECONDARY TEACHERS VALUE ORIENTATIONS - DELINEATING CURRICULAR GOALS FOR SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY

This research examined content and task decisions of 11 urban secondar y physical educators who placed a high priority on social curriculum g oals. Transcript data from a stimulated-recall protocol were analyzed using constant comparison to determine the extent to which content and task decisions represented social justice and reform goals of social reconstruction or of citizenship and positive interaction more consist ent with social responsibility. Results suggested that teachers' conte nt decisions were consistent with the goals of cooperation, teamwork, and involvement within the social responsibility value orientation. Ta sk structures for middle school programs involved large group activiti es, while high school tasks focused on individual activities performed as a member of a small group.