Description: This session will introduce a mentoring approach in physical education and its application to the high school physical education courses in Pitt County schools. We will:
- Present and discuss the practicality of a peer mentoring approach in the physical education program for the development of youth with and without disabilities.
- Explain the concept of peer mentoring and ways to implement the approach when designing a physical education course.
- Show how school-based peer mentoring (SBPM) model can be a practical approach to promote inclusive education and support positive youth development, such as responsibility, relationships, attitudes toward disability, self-perceptions, and engagement in the program (Karcher, 2014).
Meet Your Presenters! Jihoun An, James T. Decker, Bonnie Jackson, Michele Mazey, Jonathan Wells, and Chandler Wint.
