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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Recommendations for Physical Activity in Segments of the School Day Support the Increase in Daily Physical Activity in Adolescents	58
Chapter 8: Collective Action for Learning, Improvement, and Redesign	38
A Qualitative Examination of Online Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Observational Preferences Within Physical Education	21
A Longitudinal Study on the Influence of Peer Network Status on University and College Students’ Academic Records in Hurdle Class	21
“No One Works in Isolation Here”: The Socialization of Physical Education Teachers Into a Professional Learning Community	17
The Effect of a Coaching Clinic on Student-Coaches’ Behavior During a Basketball Sport Education Season With Preservice Teachers	16
Beliefs of German Prospective Physical Education Teachers: A Qualitative Examination Through the Lens of Teaching Quality	14
Physical Education Alternative Certification Programs: Learning Opportunities for Teacher Candidates	14
The Impact of Sport Education on Physical Education Majors’ Basketball Content Knowledge and Performance	14
Practice-Based Teacher Education in Physical Education	13
Online Intervention Program Based on Need‐Supportive Activities to Promote Physical Activity and Cognitive Functions in Physical Education	13
Chapter 6: Perspectives on the Future of Doctoral Programs	13
The Use of Photovoice in Youth Health Education Programs: A Systematic Review	13
Constructing Health and Physical Activity Knowledge in Practice: Teachers’ and Students’ Experiences	13
“I’m Trusting You, Don’t Let Me Down”: One Faculty Member’s Efforts at Employing the Spectrum Model	13
A Review of Intervention Research on Teachers’ Content Knowledge and Students’ Learning and Performance in K–12 School Physical Education	13
Longitudinal Associations Between Anxiety in Physical Education and Fitness Among Finnish Adolescents	12
“Know Your Kids, Understand Yourself, and Find a Way”: One Elementary School Physical Education Teacher’s Efforts at Employing Character Education	12
An Exploration of the Use of Twitter as a Professional Development Platform for In-Service Secondary School Physical Educators	10
Perspectives on Inclusion in Physical Education From Faculty and Students at Three Physical Education Teacher Education Programs in Chile	10
A Self-Study of a Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Program Coordinator	10
Implementation and Effectiveness of a CSPAP-Informed, Online Secondary Methods Course With Virtual Field Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic	10
Preparing Teachers for Physical Activity Leadership: Status of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program in Physical Education Teacher Education	10
Examining Marginality, Isolation, and Emotions and Their Relationship With Physical Educator Intrapersonal Job Beliefs	10
Impact of Physical Educators’ Appearance and Sex on Elementary School Students’ Learning and Perceptions of the Teachers	10

Exploring the Impact of Choice and Variety on Adolescents’ Motivation to Participate in High-Intensity Interval Training During Physical Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial	10
Reclaiming the Conveyor Belt: Physical Education Teacher Education as a Pipeline to the Professoriate for Black Males	10
Developing a Pedagogy of Restorative Physical Education	10
Teaching Physical Education Teacher Education Online: Reconciling With “Emergency Remote Delivery”	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
The Impact of Team Composition on Student’s Sport Skill Development in Sport Education	9
Three-Year Trajectory of Interest in Learning Physical Activity Knowledge: Influences of Gender and Prior Knowledge	8
Barriers and Facilitators to Including Students With Down Syndrome in Integrated Physical Education: Chilean Physical Educators’ Perspectives	8
Exploring Subjective Theories of Assessment Among Preservice Physical Education Teachers in a Master’s Program	8
“I Thought It Was Going to Be Trash”: Rural High School Students’ Disability-Related Perception Change Following Paralympic School Day	8
Chapter 4: Physical Education Teacher Education Initial Certification: Meeting the Challenges	8
The Impact of Pandemic Lockdowns and Remote Learning on Student Fitness: An Investigation of Changes to High School Student Fitness Levels	8
Development and Validation of the Teacher Motivation in Physical Education Questionnaire	7
Exploring the (Ex/In)clusion of Disability Within Social Justice Physical Education Research	7
How a Collaborative Parent–Adapted Physical Education Teacher Relationship Developed: A Retrospective Case Study	7
Changes in the Content Development and Adaptive Competence of Teachers Following a Specialized Content Knowledge Workshop	7
Career Transitions: Decision-Making Dynamics Regarding Physical Education Teacher Education Doctoral Program Applications and Entry	7
Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students’ Physical Exercise and Health Practices: A Comparative Analysis	7
Jack and Jill Went to Instill: Did the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment Cause Them to Falter?	7
Game Tactical Learning for Primary School Students With a Digital Video Analysis Tool	7
Effects of Physical Education on Preschool Children’s Physical Activity Levels and Motor, Cognitive, and Social Competences: A Systematic Review	7
One Physical Educator’s Struggle to Implement Restorative Practices in an Urban Intensive Environment	7
Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceived Competence Regarding Sustainable Development Among Physical Education and Health Teachers in Sweden	6
Assessing Children’s Adherence to the Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Activity at Home Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study	6
Technology Use in Physical Education: Insights From New York State Teachers	6
“It’s Like Coming Out of the Cave Into the Light”: The Role of Literacy Integration in Physical Education	6
A Survey of New York State Physical Educators’ Use of Game-Based Approaches in K–12 Physical Education	6
Integrating High-Intensity Physical Activity Breaks Into Senior School Lessons: Teachers’ Perceptions of the “Burn 2 Learn” Program	6
“Skinny Little Mexican Kid”: Life History of a Latino Immigrant Preservice Physical Education Teacher	6
Assessing Student Ratings of Developmental Experiences in a High School Physical Education Leadership Program	6
Physical Education Teachers’ Experiences of Nurturing a Community of Practice Online	6
The Feasibility of Sport Education for Implementation With Third-Grade Students: Proof of Concept	6
“. . . Without It I Would Not Have Thought I Had Changed”: Phenomenological Case Study Research as a Methodology for Change	5
Diversity, Difference and Social Justice in Physical Education: Challenges and Strategies in a Translocated World	5
Tracking District and School Physical Education Time Policies After Legal Adjudication: A Case Study in California	5
Measuring Physical Education Teacher Socialization With Respect to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming	5
Exploring Perceived Mattering in Physical Education Teacher Education Doctoral Students	5
Perceptions of Teachers’ Emphasis on Self-Transcendent Goals and Students’ Social Self-Efficacy and Socially Shared Regulation in Physical Education	5
A Comparison of Motivation and Physical Activity Levels Between a Sport Education Season and a Hybrid Sport Education and Cooperative Learning Season	5
Influence of Secondary Organizational Socialization on How Physical Education Teacher Education Program Coordinators Execute Their Administrative Roles and Responsibilities	5
Teacher Caring and Perceptions of In-School Play	5
Before School Exercise Effects on Fitness and Academic Performance in Schoolchildren: A Retrospective Case-Controlled Study	5
Teaching a Physical Activity to a Young Child With Autism Using the Three-Tier Video Modeling Model: A Pilot Study	5
Listening to the Body in Physical Education and Sport	5
Erratum. Gender Differences in Students’ Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels During Primary School Physical Education Lessons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
U.S. Physical Education Teacher Education Faculty Members’ Workplace Perceptions Across Gender and Institution Type	4
Motivation–Engagement–Achievement Pathway in Learning Caloric-Balanced Living in High School Physical Education: An Expectancy-Value Perspective	4
Influence of Occupational Socialization on Sport Pedagogy Doctoral Students’ Beliefs and Actions	4
Understanding the Teaching and Learning of Fundamental Movement Skills in the Primary Physical Education Setting: A Qualitative Study	4
The Effect of Content Knowledge on Content Development, Task Adaptations, and Children’s Task Performance in Elementary School	4

Teachers’ Perspectives of Enacting Student Voice in Primary Physical Education	4
The Role of Cost in Predicting Learning Outcomes in Physical Education: An Expectancy–Value–Cost Model	4
Students’ Perspectives on the Organization of Health in Physical Education	4
Generalization of Participation in Fitness Activities From Physical Education to Lunch Recess by Gender and Skill Level	4
Scholarly Book Reviews in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	4
Erratum. Preparing Preservice Teachers via Teaching Methods Courses: A Literature Review	4
Tribute to Professor Michael W. Metzler Co-Founder of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education	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
The Effects of Play Practice Instruction on the Badminton Content Knowledge of a Cohort of Chinese Physical Education Majors	4
Validity of Synchronous Online Physical Education Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Experiences Teaching Physical Education at a Youth Development Center	4
Comparing Workplace Experiences of Physical Education Teachers and Physical Education Teacher Education Faculty Members	3
The Implementation of the Digital Physical Literacy for Children Questionnaire in Primary Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study	3
#HealthyKidsQuarantined: Supporting Schools and Families With Virtual Physical Activity, Physical Education, and Nutrition Education During the Coronavirus Pandemic	3
Teaching Physical Education in Early Years: Focusing on Teachers’ Practices	3
The Effect of Classroom-Based Physical Activity Elements on Academic Performance in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis	3
Contributions of Tasks With Different Cognitive Load to High School Students’ In-Class Physical Activity	3
Cooperative Classrooms and Academic Performance in Physical Education: A Multilevel Analysis	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
Erratum. A Qualitative Examination of Online Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Observational Preferences Within Physical Education	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
A Retrospective Study on Students’ Perceived Experiences in Physical Education: Exploring Beliefs, Emotions, and Physical Activity Outcomes	3
Codesigning a Motor Story for Promoting Inclusion and Critical Thinking in Preservice Teachers: A Participatory Action Research Approach in Physical Education	3
Effects of Situated Game Teaching Through Set Plays on Badminton Tactical Knowledge, Technical Ability, and Game Performance Among Turkish Secondary School Students	3
An Actor-Oriented Perspective on Implementing a Pedagogical Innovation in a Cycling Unit	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
Principals’ Perspectives on Quality Physical Education in Australian Primary Schools	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
Physical Education Teacher Experiences Through the Lens of a Pandemic: Putting a Spotlight on Teacher Beliefs, Practices, Emotional Fragility, and Well-Being	3
Inclusive Physical Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Ontario Secondary School Health and Physical Education Curriculum	3
Traditional Asian Games, Doing Critical Pedagogy and the Knowledge That Actually Counts in Australian Physical Education Teacher Education	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
Preservice Physical Education Teacher’s Development of Adaptive Competence	3
Validation of a Common Content Knowledge Test for Hiking and Camping	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
Physical Education as a Pathway to Sustainability: Implementing the Personal and Social Responsibility Model to Meet Sustainable Development Goals	3
Exploring Game Performance and Game Involvement: Effects of a Sport Education Season and a Combined Sport Education—Teaching Games for Understanding Unit	3
Chapter 2: Reversing Policy Neglect in U.S. Physical Education: A Policy-Focused Primer	3
Teaching Physical Education Post-COVID-19: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	3
To PETE, or Not to PETE, That Is the Question: The Influence of Occupational Socialization on Physical Education Teacher Education Recruitment and Retention	3
“It’s My Time to . . . Fight Some of These Battles”: The Life History of an Exemplary African American PETE Faculty Member	3
Experiences and Perspectives of College Students With Disabilities Toward Integrated Physical Education in South Korea	3
Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Health-Related Fitness Self-Testing in a Teaching Methods Course	3