Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Interview with Geoffrey Broadhead: Part 1 and 2 An Interview with the Founder of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ)

Hello! This episode of What’s New in APE is extra special, as we have a guest moderator taking the reins today. Dr. Barry Lavay, an adapted physical education professor at California State University, Long Beach and longtime contributor to the podcast, has been so kind to bring his expertise and personality to the podcast. In fact, for the next two episodes Dr. Lavay will be interviewing Dr. Geoffrey Broadhead about his career in the field of adapted physical activity (APA), as well as his insights on the status of field and where we are going.

 Dr. Geoffrey Broadhead is a pioneer in the field of a APA and has many noteworthy achievements. More specifically, Dr. Broadhead is the founding editor for the quintessential Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) journal, and a former professor of APA at Louisiana State University and Kent State University. In addition, Dr. Broadhead has received a number of honors and awards for his contribution to the profession such as SHAPE Fellow member, the NCPEID Hollis Fait Scholarship Award recipient in 1988 for recognition of his distinguished scholarly contributions to APA, National Advocacy Award from the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, and since 1996 Editor Emeritus of APAQ the official journal of IFAPA.

 For this very first episode, Dr. Lavay talks to Dr. Broadhead about his upbringing and professional training in England, and how he made the transition to the United States of America and the field of APA. Within this topic, they have an in-depth discussion about how Dr. Broadhead became initially interested in health and physical education for individuals with disabilities. Dr. Broadhead also shares his insights on what he learned from pioneers he studied with in the field of APA when he first began his career. Furthermore, they will begin to discuss some of Dr. Broadhead’s research interests, which have focused on an array of topics, including some crucial work on physical fitness testing for individuals with intellectual disabilities, that laid the foundation for many of the laws that have incorporated language regarding APA today.  

 Two papers are referred to within the first episode that Dr. Broadhead had authored that refer to the development of the journal APAQ. The first article "How APAQ was born" details Dr. Broadhead and colleagues journey to developing this prestigious journal. "APAQ at Ten: A Documentary Analysis"  is the second article mentioned, and is author by Dr. Greg Reid and Dr. Broadhead. This article provides a summary of the articles published in APAQ in the first 10 years.

For the second episode, Dr. Lavay talks to Dr. Broadhead about the founding of APAQ, and this journals impact on the field of APA. In addition, they discuss how this journal helped to legitimize and validate the APA profession. More specifically, they discuss the driving factors for the development of APAQ, the creation of the editorial board for APAQ, and some of the research trends APAQ has focused on. 

Below are some exemplary references to journal articles published by Dr. Broadhead and/or Dr. Rarick:

Broadhead, Geoffrey D. (1968). The role of educational physical activity programs in the
     modification of selected parameters of the behavior of educable mentally retarded children
     and minimally brain-injured children of elementary school age. (Doctoral dissertation,
     University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968). Dissertation Abstracts, 1969, 29, 4305A-4306A.
     (University Microfilms No 69-12, 877).
Broadhead, Geoffrey D. (1984). Birth of a Journal, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 1. 1,
     p. 1.
Broadhead, Geoffrey D, & Brunt, D. (1982). Physical education training implementations of
     a public law about children. American Corrective Therapy Journal. 36, Mar. 9-13.
Broadhead, Geoffrey D. (1982). A paradigm for physical education for handicapped in the least
     restrictive environment. The Physical Educator, 39, Jan-Feb. 3-13.
Broadhead, Geoffrey D. Influence of test selection on the physical education placement of
     mentally retarded children. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 1, 1, pp 112-117. . .
Broadhead, Geoffrey D. (2017). How APAQ.  was Born. Adapted Physical
     Activity Quarterly, 34, 3, 209-216.
Oliver, J. N. (1958). The effect of physical conditioning exercises and activities on the
     mental characteristics of educationally sub-normal boys. British Journal of Educational
     Psychology, 28, 155-165.
Rarick, G. Lawrence. (1961). Motor development in infancy and childhood,  
     Madison WI, College Printing and Typing Co.
Rarick, G. L, Dobbins, D.A & Broadhead G,D, 1976). The motor domain and its
     in educationally handicapped children. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Rarick, G.L., Widdop, J. H. & Broadhead, G.D. (1970). The Physical fitness and motor
     performance of educable mentally retarded children. Exceptional Children, 36. 509-519.
Rarick, G.L., Seefeldt, V.D., & Rapaport, I. F. (1966). Physical growth and
     development in Down Syndrome: A thirteen-year longitudinal study.
     Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Department of Physical Education,
     Report to the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
Rarick, G. Lawrence & Dobbins, D. A. (1972). Basic components in the motor,
     performance of educable mentally retarded children: Implications for
     development. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Department of Physical
     Education, Report to the United States Department of Health, Education &
     Welfare, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped.
Rarick, G. Lawrence, & McQuillan, J. P. (1977). The factor structure of motor
     abilities of trainable mentally retarded children: Implications for curriculum
     development. Berkeley CA: University of California, Department of Physical
     Education, Report to the United states Department of Health, Education & 
     Welfare, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped.   


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