Topic · Physical Education and Pedagogy
Most cited papers in Physical Education and Pedagogy
What are the most cited papers in Physical Education and Pedagogy?
The most cited paper in Physical Education and Pedagogy is "Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology" (Brett M. Smith, Kerry R. McGannon, 2017), with 3,082 citations. Next come "Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health." (1,311) and "Research methods in physical activity" (1,258).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 378 citations is listed.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology Brett M. Smith, Kerry R. McGannon · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology | 14 May 2017 | 3,082 |
| 2 | Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health. Steven L. Gortmaker, Karen E. Peterson, Jean L. Wiecha et al. · PubMed | Apr 1999 | 1,311 |
| 3 | Research methods in physical activity Ron Maughan · Journal of Sports Sciences | 11 Apr 2016 | 1,258 |
| 4 | Understanding participation in sport and physical activity among children and adults: a review of qualitative studies Steven E. Allender, Gill Cowburn, Charlie E Foster · Health Education Research | 20 Jul 2006 | 1,235 |
| 5 | Generalizability in qualitative research: misunderstandings, opportunities and recommendations for the sport and exercise sciences Brett M. Smith · Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health | 23 Oct 2017 | 1,194 |
| 6 | Physical Education and Sport in Schools: A Review of Benefits and Outcomes Richard Peter Bailey · Journal of School Health | 15 Sep 2006 | 1,070 |
| 7 | A test of self‐determination theory in school physical education Martyn Standage, Joan L. Duda, Nikos Ntoumanis · British Journal of Educational Psychology | Sep 2005 | 1,060 |
| 8 | A self‐determination approach to the understanding of motivation in physical education Nikos Ntoumanis · British Journal of Educational Psychology | Jun 2001 | 1,028 |
| 9 | Life skills development through sport: current status and future directions Daniel R. Gould, Sarah Carson · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology | 19 Feb 2008 | 946 |
| 10 | The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students. Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids. James F. Sallis, Thom McKenzie, Jennifer E. Reyes Alcaraz et al. · American Journal of Public Health | Aug 1997 | 922 |
| 11 | Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance François Trudeau, Roy Jesse Shephard · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2008 | 885 |
| 12 | Is extracurricular participation associated with beneficial outcomes? Concurrent and longitudinal relations. Jennifer A. Fredricks, Jacquelynne S. Eccles · Developmental Psychology | 27 Jun 2006 | 872 |
| 13 | Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students Darla M. Castelli, Charles H. Hillman, SARAH M. BUCK et al. · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | Apr 2007 | 870 |
| 14 | The educational benefits claimed for physical education and school sport: an academic review Richard Peter Bailey, Kathleen Armour, David L. Kirk et al. · Research Papers in Education | 12 May 2008 | 857 |
| 15 | Multiletramentos na escola Acir Mário Karwoski, Beatriz Gaydeczka · Revista Brasileira de Educação | Dec 2013 | 857 |
| 16 | Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Lisa Michele Barnett, Samuel K. Lai, Sanne L. C. Veldman et al. · Sports Medicine | 19 Feb 2016 | 825 |
| 17 | Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity Stewart Graeme Trost, James F. Sallis, Russell R. Pate et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 19 Oct 2003 | 809 |
| 18 | Coach Education and Continuing Professional Development: Experience and Learning to Coach Christopher J. Cushion, Kathy M. Armour, Robyn L. Jones · Quest | Aug 2003 | 790 |
| 19 | A Systematic Review of School-Based Interventions to Prevent Bullying Rachel Vreeman, Aaron E. Carroll · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | 2007 | 782 |
| 20 | Motor competence and health related physical fitness in youth: A systematic review Maria Teresa Cattuzzo, Rafael dos Santos Henrique, Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai Ré et al. · Journal of science and medicine in sport | 12 Dec 2014 | 723 |
| 21 | The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance: A systematic review of the literature Catherine N. Rasberry, Sarah M. Lee, Leah E. Robin et al. · Preventive Medicine | 2 Feb 2011 | 716 |
| 22 | Physical Literacy, Physical Activity and Health: Toward an Evidence-Informed Conceptual Model John Cairney, Dean Alan Dudley, MATTHEW Y. W. KWAN et al. · Sports Medicine | 11 Feb 2019 | 714 |
| 23 | A grounded theory of positive youth development through sport based on results from a qualitative meta-study Nicholas L. Holt, Kacey C. Neely, Linda Slater et al. · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology | 4 Sep 2016 | 711 |
| 24 | Autoethnography and Narratives of Self: Reflections on Criteria in Action Andrew C. Sparkes · Sociology of Sport Journal | Mar 2000 | 683 |
| 25 | Physical Education and Physical Activity: Results From the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006 Sarah M. Lee, Charlene R. Burgeson, Janet Elizabeth Fulton et al. · Journal of School Health | 28 Sep 2007 | 659 |
| 26 | Deliberate Practice and Performance in Music, Games, Sports, Education, and Professions: A Meta-Analysis Brooke N. Macnamara, David Z. Hambrick, Frederick Louis Oswald · Psychological Science | Jul 2014 | 658 |
| 27 | The Times They Are a-Changing … or Are They Not? A Comparison of Gender Stereotypes, 1983–2014 Elizabeth L. Haines, Kay Deaux, Nicole Lofaro · Psychology of Women Quarterly | 9 Mar 2016 | 650 |
| 28 | Physical Self-Description Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and a Miiltitrait-Meltimethod Analysis of Relations to Existing Instruments Herbert W. Marsh, Garry E. Richards, Steven Johnson et al. · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | Sep 1994 | 641 |
| 29 | Gender differences in sport involvement: Applying the eccles' expectancy-value model Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Rena D. Harold · Journal of Applied Sport Psychology | Mar 1991 | 641 |
| 30 | Fundamental Movement Skills and Habitual Physical Activity in Young Children Abigail M. Fisher, John Joseph Reilly, Louise A. Kelly et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Apr 2005 | 613 |
| 31 | Effect of Physical Education and Activity Levels on Academic Achievement in Children Dawn Podulka Coe, James M. Pivarnik, Christopher J. Womack et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise | Aug 2006 | 611 |
| 32 | Perceived locus of causality, goal orientations, and perceived competence in school physical education classes Μάριος Γούδας, Stuart Biddle, Kenneth Richard Fox · British Journal of Educational Psychology | Nov 1994 | 606 |
| 33 | Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC): A randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity and diminish overweight and obesity in elementary school children Joseph E. Donnelly, Jerry L. Greene, Cheryl Gibson et al. · Preventive Medicine | 7 Aug 2009 | 598 |
| 34 | Judging the quality of qualitative inquiry: Criteriology and relativism in action Andrew C. Sparkes, Brett M. Smith · Psychology of sport and exercise | 26 Feb 2009 | 597 |
| 35 | Youth Sports Jay J. Coakley · Journal of Sport and Social Issues | Aug 2011 | 595 |
| 36 | Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in adolescent girls Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine | Aug 2001 | 587 |
| 37 | Conceptualization of Sport-Confidence and Competitive Orientation: Preliminary Investigation and Instrument Development Robin S. Vealey · Journal of Sport Psychology | Sep 1986 | 585 |
| 38 | Physical Activity and Physical Self-Concept in Youth: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Mark Babic, Philip James Morgan, Ronald Cyril Plotnikoff et al. · Sports Medicine | 22 Jul 2014 | 582 |
| 39 | Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review Lowri Cerys Edwards, Anna S. Bryant, Richard James Keegan et al. · Sports Medicine | 30 Jun 2016 | 574 |
| 40 | The Processes by Which Perceived Autonomy Support in Physical Education Promotes Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intentions and Behavior: A Trans-Contextual Model. Martin S. Hagger, Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis, Trudi Culverhouse et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology | 12 Nov 2003 | 567 |
| 41 | Sport-Specific Practice and the Development of Expert Decision-Making in Team Ball Sports Joseph R. Baker, J. Cote, Bruce Abernethy · Journal of Applied Sport Psychology | 2003 | 563 |
| 42 | Team Sports and the Theory of Deliberate Practice Werner F Helsen, Janet L. Starkes, Nicola J. Hodges · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology | Mar 1998 | 561 |
| 43 | A new social movement: Sport for development and peace Bruce Kidd · Sport in Society | 12 Jun 2008 | 561 |
| 44 | Classroom-based physical activity, cognition, and academic achievement Joseph E. Donnelly, Kate Lambourne · Preventive Medicine | Feb 2011 | 558 |
| 45 | Organizing and Interpreting Unstructured Qualitative Data Jean Maxime Cote, John Henry Salmela, Abderrahim Baria et al. · The Sport Psychologist | Jun 1993 | 554 |
| 46 | Associations between physical activity and other health behaviors in a representative sample of US adolescents. RUSSELL R. PATE, Gregory W. Heath, Marsha C. Dowda et al. · American Journal of Public Health | Nov 1996 | 541 |
| 47 | A review of motivational climate in physical activity Nikos Ntoumanis, Stuart Biddle · Journal of Sports Sciences | 1999 | 522 |
| 48 | The transtheoretical model : Applications to exercise James O. Prochaska, Bess H. Marcus | 1994 | 512 |
| 49 | Effects of Health-Related Physical Education on Academic Achievement: Project SPARK James F. Sallis, Thomas L. McKenzie, Bohdan Kolody et al. · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Jun 1999 | 504 |
| 50 | SOFIT: System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time Thomas L. McKenzie, James F. Sallis, Philip R. Nader · Journal of Teaching in Physical Education | 1992 | 496 |
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