Aim and Scope

Aim

Physical Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment (PELTA) aims to advance knowledge, research, and evidence-based practice in physical education by publishing high-quality scholarly work related to learning, teaching, curriculum, assessment, teacher development, and student outcomes.

The journal seeks to strengthen the relationship between educational research and physical education practice by providing a forum for the exchange of empirical evidence, innovative pedagogical approaches, theoretical perspectives, and methodological developments.

PELTA also aims to promote inclusive, student-centred, evidence-informed, and contextually relevant approaches to physical education and to facilitate scholarly dialogue among researchers and practitioners from diverse educational and cultural settings.

Scope

PELTA welcomes manuscripts that address physical education from pedagogical, educational, curricular, assessment, and teacher-development perspectives. The principal areas of interest include:

  1. Physical Education Teaching and Pedagogy

  2. Learning in Physical Education

  3. Physical Education Curriculum

  4. Assessment and Evaluation in Physical Education

  5. Physical Education Teacher Education

  6. Pedagogical Models and Instructional Approaches

  7. Physical Literacy in Physical Education

  8. Inclusive and Adapted Physical Education

  9. Technology and Digital Learning in Physical Education

  10. Student Motivation, Engagement, and Psychosocial Development

  11. Motor Learning and Motor Development in Physical Education

  12. Physical Activity and Fitness in Physical Education

  13. Policy and Quality Physical Education

  14. Contemporary Issues in Physical Education

  15. Research Methodology in Physical Education