Lesson 1.05

Mission Statements

 

The essence of intelligence is skill in extracting meaning from everyday experience.

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Mission statements represent the philosophies and goals of school and businesses.  Schools often list their mission statement on a poster or website to clearly define their main goal or direction in education.  As you read through the various physical education mission statements, you will be able to compare and contrast what each of these schools believes is important in their program.

Read through the mission statements below.

JEFFERSON CITY DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT

Physical Education

A physically educated student has learned skills necessary

to perform a variety of physical activities,

know the implications of and the benefits from involvement

in physical activities and values physical activity

and its contributions to a healthy lifestyle.

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Mission

The mission of the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is to prepare students for entry-level positions and advanced study, to contribute to the body of knowledge through creative and scholarly activities, and to serve the profession and the community. Through collaboration and interdisciplinary work with diverse populations, the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management strives to enhance wellness, to improve quality of life, and to encourage leisurely pursuits. The Department of Physical Education grants the Bachelor of Science in Physical Education degree. Students may select from three tracks (exercise science with pre-physical therapy option, fitness and sports studies, K-12 teacher education) and a variety of minors, endorsements, concentrations, and certificates.

The Department of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management offers a two-year degree in food service and lodging supervision. The program focuses on the skills needed by a supervisor, department head, or unit manager employed in any of the various fields of hospitality: food operations, lodging management, and/or institutional management.

A four-year degree, tourism, conventions, and event management, emphasizes tourism research and meeting, special events, and sport event planning to prepare graduates for management positions in a variety of profit and not-for-profit tourism organizations.

The Department of Recreational and Intramural Sports and the Department of Military Science also reside in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management.

Bradley University

Department Mission & Vision

The mission of the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Science is to prepare undergraduate students to enter careers in the health care industry or to enter graduate education in health related fields, and to prepare graduate students as general practitioners in Physical Therapy.

Vision: The Department of Physical Therapy and Health Science will strive to build a balanced environment of teaching, research, service and practice, which will prepare students to live and work productively in a diverse and ever-changing society.

General Objectives

Bradley University is committed to excellence in teaching and learning. At Bradley, students, faculty, and staff unite to create a dynamic academic community of the highest quality committed to the exploration of what is known and the discovery of what is not. The mission of the College of Education and Health Sciences is to prepare professionals who are uniquely qualified for the useful and productive service that promotes the intelligent use of human resources and fosters individual development over the life span. The mission of the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Science includes preparing general practitioner physical therapist professionals, who are qualified to meet the challenges in health care, which affect the quality of care.

The goals of the Department are to provide students with relevant and appropriate learning experiences, which are guided and facilitated by high quality instruction. The Department's faculty are committed to preparing: (1) undergraduate students to meet the challenges inherent to the health care industry, and (2) graduate students to serve as physical therapist general practitioners.

We promote lifelong learning through providing examples to the students of areas of study in which we can provide a beginning knowledge base. Through the research course, the need for research in adding to our knowledge base in physical therapy is formally addressed. In other courses the lifelong learning idea tends to be within the routine of discussing many of the topics, and is expressed both directly and indirectly. Also, the faculty serve as models of persons who continue adding knowledge and skills through life.

The objectives of the Master of Physical Therapy program are as follows: to develop a graduate general practitioner who will

1.      Provide safe and effective patient care.

2.      Be effective in oral and written communications, social orientation, etc

3.   Effectively utilize the basic knowledge of people -- their characteristics, behavior, social orientation, etc. -- when evaluating and treating; when designing home programs; and when consulting.

4.   Develop teaching abilities.

5.      Know basic concepts of administration, education, consultation, and research.

6.   Work together with other health care professionals and staff and refer and delegate work appropriately.

7.   Synthesize administrative methods to provide valued, efficient health care.

8.      Integrate research principles and findings to improve the quality of health care.

9.      Further develop skills and knowledge through formal and informal educational processes.

10.    Understand the value of participating in both the professional community and the residence community.

These objectives have been incorporated into the curriculum, with the combination of the academic courses and clinical courses. We believe that learning occurs in a hierarchical manner with important input gained from many different experiences and methods.

  

BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mission

The purpose of the physical education program is to contribute to each student's growth and development in the physical, cognitive, and social domains through a movement-based curriculum. This involves delivery of a planned, sequential K-12 instructional program that teaches skills, behaviors, and knowledge. These are necessary to function at an adequate level of competence enabling each student to be an active, physically and mentally fit individual throughout life.

Vision

All students will be physically educated, having acquired motor skills to perform a variety of physical activities, physical fitness knowledge, and intrinsic motivation to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle in an increasingly changing society.

Philosophy

Physical education is an important and unique part of the daily instructional program. Not only does it contribute to the overall goals of education, but also contributes to the development and maintenance of fitness, motor skills, social skills, health, and brain development. Physical activity is the method by which learning takes place. Quality instruction in physical education involves the "whole child" by providing psychomotor, cognitive, and affective benefits.

Belief Statements

We believe that all students, within their abilities, will learn and achieve.

We believe that our vision for physically educated students requires:

  • certified physical education teachers delivering the program.

  • scheduled time, adequate staffing, facilities, and equipment to deliver the program.

  • the monitoring of the delivery of the program by content specialists, both from within and from outside the building.

  • a curriculum based on benchmarks established by the National Standards for Physical Education.

  • effective principals, teachers, community leaders, and parents who understand and support the need for students to be physically active on a daily basis.

  • shared accountability among teachers, administrators, and central office personnel.

Assignment 1.05

 

  • 1.   Read the mission statements above.

  • 2.  Summarize 5 main themes or ideas you find common in these statements.

  • 3.  Choose any mission statement and explain why you believe that is the most important viewpoint.

Type your answers in Microsoft Word and submit your answers to your teacher.

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