Teacher leadership, as one of the core qualities of teachers, plays an important role in the professional development of teachers and the improvement of education quality. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the leadership and motivation of physical education teachers in applied undergraduate universities. By means of questionnaire survey and focus group discussion, a survey was conducted on PE teachers in applied undergraduate universities in China. The results show that: the proportion of PE teachers in applied undergraduate universities with a doctoral degree is relatively small, and most of them have master's degrees. They are mainly male and aged between 31 and 50. Respondents showed good overall leadership, with high ethical leadership, educational leadership and curriculum leadership, as well as some research leadership and team leadership. When respondents were grouped according to age, gender, year level, and job title, there was no significant effect on the leadership assessment of physical education teachers. However, when respondents were grouped according to education level, there were significant differences in the assessments for teaching leadership, curriculum leadership, and research leadership, PE education level had an impact on physical education teachers' performance in these areas. The interviewed PE teachers are relatively active in all areas of education and enthusiastic about curriculum development and teaching, but their research motivation is rated as low and more support and incentives are needed to improve the motivation of research activities. When respondents were grouped according to age, gender, education, year level, and job title, it was found that these factors had no significant impact on the leadership motivation of PE teachers. The paper also puts forward some strategies to improve the strategic leadership of PE teachers on the basis of the challenging factors that hinder the effective leadership of PE teachers in application-oriented undergraduate universities.

Kelin Jin. PE Teachers’ Leadership and Level of Motivation in Application-oriented Undergraduate Universities: Basis for a Strategic Leadership. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 23: 103-108. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.052318.

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