A Time in Research A Comparison Study between Two Studies before and during Covid-19 Pandemic in Physical Education Policies and Practices

Abstract

This paper is a comparison paper between two papers in the same topic physical education policies and practices in Qatar, repeated measures and time series (Trochim,2023) the first paper was on the 2016 and the second paper is in 2022 during the Covid pandemic. In this paper will observe the difference between School type :

• Time provided
• Indoor play environment
• teacher practices
• Education and professional development
• Policy

The investigation showed the old study: Physical Education Policies and Practices in Qatari Preschools: A Cross-Cultural Study 2016, the results shows a significant effect of school type (In favor of international schools) on:

• time provided,
• indoor play environment, and
• policy

The new study 2022, Observing Preschool Physical Education Practices and Policies Under the COVID-19 Pandemic the results shows there is a significant effect of school type (In favor of international schools) on:

• Education
• Professional development,
• Indoor play environment

The old study (2016) There are no statistically significant effects of school type on:

• teacher practices and education
• professional development

The new study (2022) There are no statistically significant effects of school type on:

• Time provided
• Teacher practices
• Policies noted

Keywords:Time in Research, Repeated Measures, Comparison Study, Physical Education, Preschool Curriculum

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-7-01

Publication date:March 31^st 2023