OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Physical Education Review is 8. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
“We have limited time, so it's a zero-sum game”: Influence of secondary organizational socialization on the forms of physical education teacher education provided by European, Asian, and North America	41
Students’ perceptions of teaching styles use and motivation to participate in PE: A multigroup analysis of the mediating role of basic psychological needs	29
Information and communication technologies in physical education: Exploring the association between role modeling and digital literacy	26
Universal design for learning in physical education: Overview and critical reflection	26
Formative assessment in physical education: teachers’ experiences when designing and implementing formative assessment activities	25
Exploring social justice pedagogies in physical education in Austria: Teaching practices for diversity and equity	23
Trauma-informed practices and physical education: A scoping literature review	20
Holistic assessment in school physical education: ‘Seeing the whole picture with our trained eye’	19
Seeking a balance between ideal teaching and ‘what works’ in a physical education teacher education service learning programme	18
Beginning, rise, fall, and comeback: Exploring the journey of a physical education teacher community in South Korea	17
The experiences of Latina and Latino blind and visually impaired students in physical education: A retrospective study	17
Despite good intentions: The elusiveness of social justice in health and physical education curricula across different contexts	17
Co-designing a running/walking programme with adolescent girls using meaningful physical activity and an activist approach	16
Physical education teachers’ perceptions and operationalisations of personal and social development goals in primary education	16
The process(es) of learning about teaching using models-based practice: Pre-service teachers’ experiences	16
Virtual reality in physical education: A systematic literature review	15
Feeling the lesson: Affect, attunement and trauma-informed physical education	15
Classroom management and individual interest in physical education: A self-determination theory approach	15
More than advocates: Exploring the role of school adults in amplifying the physical education voices of pupils with a severe learning difficulty in a special school in England	15
Examining the construct validity of the FMS ² assessment tool	14
Fitting in or standing out? The organisational socialisation of early career physical education specialism graduates through a micropolitical lens	14
Re-imagining performance spaces and locations in ecological dynamics: Implications for pedagogical practices in physical education	13
That's what I like! Fostering enjoyment in primary physical education	12
The association of perceived mattering and emotions with physical educator teacher resilience	12
The relationship between occupational socialization factors and in-service physical educators’ reported use of sport education	12

Understandings and enactments of social justice pedagogies in Swedish physical education and health practice	11
Working with trauma-affected young people in secondary schools: Exploring ‘self-care’ with pre-service physical education teachers	11
Becoming activist teacher educators: The learning journeys of two physical education cooperating teachers in a school–university partnership	11
Preservice physical education teachers’ perceptions of initial teacher education	11
The if , why and how of fitness testing in secondary school	11
Creative dance – practising and improving … what? A study in physical education teacher education	11
The role of teaching experience and year level in shaping pre-service PE teachers’ efficacy	10
Gross motor coordination, motivation and attitudes towards traffic rules in primary school children: A quasi-experimental pre–post cycling intervention study	10
Motivational processes matter: Understanding the choice of physical education as an elective in secondary school	9
Swimming competence of 9–10-year-old Norwegian primary school children: A cross-sectional study of physical education	9
‘Involve me, and I learn’: Effects of social status on students’ physical activity, skill, and knowledge during group work	9
Obstacle course-based versus traditional physical education: Which promotes more physical activity and less sedentary behaviour?	9
Grading the physical self: Exploring the links between physical education grades, body image, and functional investment over one academic school year	8
Adolescents’ enjoyment in face-to-face physical education during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Understanding (and extending) the conceptual boundaries of policy research in physical education: A scoping review	8
Physical education pre-service teachers’ perceptions of learning about the spectrum of teaching styles and its role in their pedagogical awareness and practice	8
Bildung : A German student-centered approach to health and physical education	8
The transformation of ball games as pedagogic discourse within physical education teacher education	8
The role of marginalisation and role stressors in physical education teachers’ perceived mattering	8
Online teaching and learning in physical education teacher education: A mixed studies review of literature	8