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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1442014
This article is part of the Research Topic Best Practice Approaches for Mixed Methods Research in Psychological Science - Volume II View all 13 articles

Leadership Practices of Physical Education Teachers and Student-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Mixed Method Review and Analysis

Provisionally accepted
Hyun-Duck Kim Hyun-Duck Kim 1Angelita B. Cruz Angelita B. Cruz 2*
  • 1 Department of Sport Marketing, College of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu City, Republic of Korea
  • 2 Department of Physical Education, College of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu City, Republic of Korea

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    This study systematically reviewed and analyzed both qualitative and quantitative studies that focused on the relationship between physical education (PE) teachers' leadership and student outcomes using data mining and meta-analysis. Findings from the data-mining analysis using Leximancer revealed eight major themes associated with PE teacher leadership, emphasizing motivation, education, support, and teaching. Results from the meta-analysis using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software showed that autonomy-supporting behaviors showed strong positive effects on student satisfaction, motivation, competence, and engagement. Regional differences in research focus were observed, with health being less emphasized in Asian and European studies. Student sex emerged as a moderating factor. The study highlights the role of PE teacher leadership and the convergence/divergence among research findings.

    Keywords: Teacher leadership, Data Mining, Sports curriculum, autonomy-support behavior, Motivation, student sex differences, regional differences

    Received: 01 Jun 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kim and Cruz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Angelita B. Cruz, Department of Physical Education, College of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu City, Republic of Korea

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