OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Teaching in Physical Education is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Beliefs of German Prospective Physical Education Teachers: A Qualitative Examination Through the Lens of Teaching Quality	32
A Longitudinal Study on the Influence of Peer Network Status on University and College Students’ Academic Records in Hurdle Class	25
The Effect of a Coaching Clinic on Student-Coaches’ Behavior During a Basketball Sport Education Season With Preservice Teachers	24
Longitudinal Associations Between Anxiety in Physical Education and Fitness Among Finnish Adolescents	23
“I’m Trusting You, Don’t Let Me Down”: One Faculty Member’s Efforts at Employing the Spectrum Model	21
The Impact of Sport Education on Physical Education Majors’ Basketball Content Knowledge and Performance	18
“Know Your Kids, Understand Yourself, and Find a Way”: One Elementary School Physical Education Teacher’s Efforts at Employing Character Education	18
Practice-Based Teacher Education in Physical Education	15
Physical Education Alternative Certification Programs: Learning Opportunities for Teacher Candidates	15
Online Intervention Program Based on Need‐Supportive Activities to Promote Physical Activity and Cognitive Functions in Physical Education	15
The Use of Photovoice in Youth Health Education Programs: A Systematic Review	15
An Exploration of the Use of Twitter as a Professional Development Platform for In-Service Secondary School Physical Educators	13
Recommendations for Physical Activity in Segments of the School Day Support the Increase in Daily Physical Activity in Adolescents	13
Exploring the Impact of Choice and Variety on Adolescents’ Motivation to Participate in High-Intensity Interval Training During Physical Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial	12
Applying Models-based Practice in Physical Education	12
A Qualitative Examination of Online Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Observational Preferences Within Physical Education	12
A Review of Intervention Research on Teachers’ Content Knowledge and Students’ Learning and Performance in K–12 School Physical Education	12
Erratum. Features of an Online Professional Learning Community That Influence Teacher Educators’ Experiences of Collaboration	11
“No One Works in Isolation Here”: The Socialization of Physical Education Teachers Into a Professional Learning Community	11
Validating Scenario-Informed Measurement for Self-Regulations in Secondary School Physical Education	11
An Informal Sport Education: Integrating Informal Sport Through Negotiated Practice in Physical Education	11
Teachers’ Pedagogical Decisions to Promote Group Cohesion and Psychological Needs: Exploring Cooperative Learning, Team Building, and Direct Instruction	10
An Ecological Perspective on Physical Education Teacher Education: Lessons Learned From Novice Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences	10
Impact of Physical Educators’ Appearance and Sex on Elementary School Students’ Learning and Perceptions of the Teachers	10
Wash in, But: The Influence of Contextual Factors on Preservice Teachers’ Use of the Game Sense Approach During Field Experiences	10

Perspectives on Inclusion in Physical Education From Faculty and Students at Three Physical Education Teacher Education Programs in Chile	9
Moving Well-Being Well: Evaluating the Efficacy, Impact on Gender, and Role of Teacher Fidelity of a Fundamental Movement Skill-Based Intervention in Irish Primary School Children	9
Teaching Physical Education Teacher Education Online: Reconciling With “Emergency Remote Delivery”	9
Examining Marginality, Isolation, and Emotions and Their Relationship With Physical Educator Intrapersonal Job Beliefs	8
The Impact of Team Composition on Student’s Sport Skill Development in Sport Education	8
Factors Influencing High School Physical Education Teachers’ Content Selection	8
A Self-Study of a Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Program Coordinator	8
The Effects of Information and Communication Technology-Based Physical Education Homework on Students’ Motivation, Physical Activity, and Physical Fitness: Examining Motivation as a Mediator	8
Impact of Occupational Socialization on Faculty Members’ Philosophies of Physical Education Teacher Education	8
Exploring Subjective Theories of Assessment Among Preservice Physical Education Teachers in a Master’s Program	8
Motivation, Sportspersonship, and Gender Equality in a Quidditch Sport Season: Analysis With Mixed Methodology	8
Effects of Physical Education on Preschool Children’s Physical Activity Levels and Motor, Cognitive, and Social Competences: A Systematic Review	7
Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students’ Physical Exercise and Health Practices: A Comparative Analysis	7
Exploring the (Ex/In)clusion of Disability Within Social Justice Physical Education Research	7
Game Tactical Learning for Primary School Students With a Digital Video Analysis Tool	7
Preparing Teachers for Physical Activity Leadership: Status of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program in Physical Education Teacher Education	7
“I Thought It Was Going to Be Trash”: Rural High School Students’ Disability-Related Perception Change Following Paralympic School Day	7
Career Transitions: Decision-Making Dynamics Regarding Physical Education Teacher Education Doctoral Program Applications and Entry	7
Development and Validation of the Teacher Motivation in Physical Education Questionnaire	7
The Impact of Pandemic Lockdowns and Remote Learning on Student Fitness: An Investigation of Changes to High School Student Fitness Levels	7
Barriers and Facilitators to Including Students With Down Syndrome in Integrated Physical Education: Chilean Physical Educators’ Perspectives	7
“Skinny Little Mexican Kid”: Life History of a Latino Immigrant Preservice Physical Education Teacher	6
Improving Water Safety and Long-term Engagement in Aquatic Physical Activity: The Aquatic Literacy Framework	6
A Survey of New York State Physical Educators’ Use of Game-Based Approaches in K–12 Physical Education	6
The Feasibility of Sport Education for Implementation With Third-Grade Students: Proof of Concept	6
How a Collaborative Parent–Adapted Physical Education Teacher Relationship Developed: A Retrospective Case Study	6
Assessing Student Ratings of Developmental Experiences in a High School Physical Education Leadership Program	6
Perceptions of Teachers’ Emphasis on Self-Transcendent Goals and Students’ Social Self-Efficacy and Socially Shared Regulation in Physical Education	6
Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences of Nurturing a Community of Practice Online	6
Assessing Children’s Adherence to the Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Activity at Home Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study	6
“It’s Like Coming Out of the Cave Into the Light”: The Role of Literacy Integration in Physical Education	6
“... Without It I Would Not Have Thought I Had Changed”: Phenomenological Case Study Research as a Methodology for Change	6
Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceived Competence Regarding Sustainable Development Among Physical Education and Health Teachers in Sweden	6
Integrating High-Intensity Physical Activity Breaks Into Senior School Lessons: Teachers’ Perceptions of the “Burn 2 Learn” Program	6
Diversity, Difference and Social Justice in Physical Education: Challenges and Strategies in a Translocated World	5
A Comparison of Motivation and Physical Activity Levels Between a Sport Education Season and a Hybrid Sport Education and Cooperative Learning Season	5
Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Movement Integration	5
Teacher Caring and Perceptions of In-School Play	5
Influence of Secondary Organizational Socialization on How Physical Education Teacher Education Program Coordinators Execute Their Administrative Roles and Responsibilities	5
Measuring Physical Education Teacher Socialization With Respect to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming	5
Teaching a Physical Activity to a Young Child With Autism Using the Three-Tier Video Modeling Model: A Pilot Study	5
Tracking District and School Physical Education Time Policies After Legal Adjudication: A Case Study in California	5
Development and Validation of the Metacognitive Strategy Scale for Physical Education: A Dual Mechanisms of Control Perspective	5
Validity of Synchronous Online Physical Education Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Technology-Integrated Interventions in Enhancing Physical Activity in K–12 Physical Education: A Systematic Review	5
Before School Exercise Effects on Fitness and Academic Performance in Schoolchildren: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Study	5
Investigating Physical Education Teachers’ Psychological Profiles for Teaching Students Toward a Growth Mindset	5
Exploring Perceived Mattering in Physical Education Teacher Education Doctoral Students	5
Erratum. Preparing Preservice Teachers via Teaching Methods Courses: A Literature Review	5
Listening to the Body in Physical Education and Sport	5

Technology Use in Physical Education: Insights From New York State Teachers	5
Effectiveness of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Components in Promoting Students’ Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Steps: Insights From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
The Effect of Content Knowledge on Content Development, Task Adaptations, and Children’s Task Performance in Elementary School	4
Scholarly Book Reviews in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	4
How Can a Student-Centered Curriculum Impact Preservice Teachers’ Development of Epistemological Beliefs? A Physical Education Longitudinal Case Study	4
Encouraging a Unified Framework for Understanding Socialization Into Higher Education	4
Disability Awareness Sport and Physical Education Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review From 1992 to 2023	4
Erratum. School Administrators’ Perspectives on and Support for Physical Education	4
Students’ Perspectives on the Organization of Health in Physical Education	4
The Effects of Play Practice Instruction on the Badminton Content Knowledge of a Cohort of Chinese Physical Education Majors	4
From Idea to Implementation: Design Thinking as the Engine for TPACK Development in Emerging Physical Education Preservice Teacher	4
Introduction	4
To PETE, or Not to PETE, That Is the Question: The Influence of Occupational Socialization on Physical Education Teacher Education Recruitment and Retention	4
Service-Learning in Secondary School Physical Education Teacher Education in Taiwan: A Study on Approaches to Reflection	4
The Role of Cost in Predicting Learning Outcomes in Physical Education: An Expectancy–Value–Cost Model	4
Erratum. Gender Differences in Students’ Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels During Primary School Physical Education Lessons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Understanding the Teaching and Learning of Fundamental Movement Skills in the Primary Physical Education Setting: A Qualitative Study	4
Teachers’ Perspectives of Enacting Student Voice in Primary Physical Education	4
Experiences and Perspectives of College Students With Disabilities Toward Integrated Physical Education in South Korea	4
Motivation–Engagement–Achievement Pathway in Learning Caloric-Balanced Living in High School Physical Education: An Expectancy-Value Perspective	4
Exploring Game Performance and Game Involvement: Effects of a Sport Education Season and a Combined Sport Education—Teaching Games for Understanding Unit	3
Comparing Workplace Experiences of Physical Education Teachers and Physical Education Teacher Education Faculty Members	3
The Effect of Classroom-Based Physical Activity Elements on Academic Performance in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis	3
Service-Learning in Adapted Physical Activity: Using Relational Ethics to Guide Decision Making	3
Cooperative Classrooms and Academic Performance in Physical Education: A Multilevel Analysis	3
Erratum. Exploring the Impact of Choice and Variety on Adolescents’ Motivation to Participate in High-Intensity Interval Training During Physical Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial	3
A Retrospective Study on Students’ Perceived Experiences in Physical Education: Exploring Beliefs, Emotions, and Physical Activity Outcomes	3
Elective Physical Education in the United States—Why Do Students Enroll?	3
Teaching Physical Education Post-COVID-19: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	3
The Implementation of the Digital Physical Literacy for Children Questionnaire in Primary Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study	3
Principals’ Perspectives on Quality Physical Education in Australian Primary Schools	3
Lower Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs in Children With Lower Motor Skill Levels—Examining the Universality of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Physical Education	3
The Ableist Underpinning of Normative Motor Assessments in Adapted Physical Education	3
Validation of a Common Content Knowledge Test for Hiking and Camping	3
Teaching and Transferring Life Skills From the Classroom: A Qualitative Study of Iranian Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions	3
Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Health-Related Fitness Self-Testing in a Teaching Methods Course	3
AI Enhances, Not Outdates, Self-Study Research: A Practical Guide to Integrating AI Into Research Methodology	3
Content Acquisition Podcasts and Preservice Physical Educators’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Toward Teaching Students With Visual Impairments	3
“En el buen camino”: Colaboración entre maestros e investigadores para la implementación del aprendizaje cooperativo en la educación física de educación primaria	3
Contributions of Tasks With Different Cognitive Load to High School Students’ In-Class Physical Activity	3
Erratum. A Qualitative Examination of Online Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Observational Preferences Within Physical Education	3
Quality of Life in Individuals With Disabilities Through a Student-Led Service-Learning Program: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis to Examine the Reciprocal Benefits of Service Learning	3
Examining the Differences in Physical Educators’ Self-Efficacy to Teach Students With Disabilities Across Instructional Placements	3
Toward an Understanding of the Relationship Between Professional Learning Community Engagement and Collective Teacher Efficacy Among Physical Education Teachers	3
Codesigning a Motor Story for Promoting Inclusion and Critical Thinking in Preservice Teachers: A Participatory Action Research Approach in Physical Education	3
Evaluating the Feasibility of the Education, Movement, and Understanding (EMU) Program: A Primary School-Based Physical Education Program Integrating Indigenous Games Alongside Numeracy and Literacy S	3
Received and Perceived Peer Acceptance in Relation to Enjoyment, Social Competence, and Physical Activity in Primary School Physical Education and the Role of Peer-Relatedness Need Satisfaction	3
Physical Education as a Pathway to Sustainability: Implementing the Personal and Social Responsibility Model to Meet Sustainable Development Goals	3
Understanding Physical Literacy in the Indian Context: A Mixed-Method Study of Physical Education Teachers’ Perspectives	3
Stepping Back, Stepping Up, and Stepping Forward: Exploring One Teacher’s Evolving Approach to Teaching Social and Emotional Learning in High School Physical Education	3
Traditional Asian Games, Doing Critical Pedagogy and the Knowledge That Actually Counts in Australian Physical Education Teacher Education	3
Inclusive Physical Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Ontario Secondary School Health and Physical Education Curriculum	3
“It’s My Time to . . . Fight Some of These Battles”: The Life History of an Exemplary African American PETE Faculty Member	3
Implementing Mediational Observational Learning Techniques for Social Emotional Learning in Specific Physical Education Content	3
An Investigation Into U.S. Soccer Coaches’ Perceptions and Use of Play–Practice–Play	3
What Hinders Physical Education Teachers From Accepting Digital Technology? An Empirical Study Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 Model	3