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Daekyun Oh has nine years of teaching experience focused on holistic development of students, from 2008 to 2016, as a physical education teacher in middle and high schools in South Korea. During that time, he was also in charge of coaching after-school
sports clubs.
In addition, he had responsibilities for working as a homeroom teacher, thereby gaining experience in advising/counseling students and their guardians in terms of their academic goals, future careers, and/or personal lives.
He worked as a teaching assistant in the physical education teacher education program at the Ohio State University for four years prior to joining the faculty at St. Bonaventure University. During the OSU program, he taught, assisted, or supervised
a variety of courses, such as elementary and secondary methods, student teaching, internship, adventure-based learning, racket sports, motor development and adapted physical education.
The following highlights represent his academic accomplishments over the past four years at SBU. A more comprehensive record of his career accomplishments is available in his CV.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Oh, D., Hollenbeck, G., & Walker, H. (under review). ACTION for sustainability: Practical strategies for physical education teachers. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance.
- Oh, D., Gladstone, M., & Lim, H. (in press). COMBAT BIAS: Strategies for social justice in physical activity settings. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.
- Oh, D., Lee, K., Baek, S., Kim, G., Min, H., & Lee, W. (2025). Exploring preservice teachers’ perceptions of humanities-oriented physical education. The Physical Educator, 82(5), 519-539.
- Oh, D., Baek, S., Min, H., Lee, W., Kim, G., & Lee, K. (2025). What makes preservice teachers learning effective? Unveiling characteristics of practice-based teacher education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0487
- Oh, D., & Lee, K. (2024). Cultivating physical literacy through an alternative pedagogical approach. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(6), 14-19.
- Oh, D. (2024). Creating sport settings for positive development of socially vulnerable youth. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 37(3), 10-15.
- Oh. D., & Lee, K. (2023). Humanities-oriented physical education for social and emotional learning. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 94(3), 17-23.
- Cho, K., Tsuda, E., & Oh. D. (2023). School sports club in South Korea: Supporting middle school students’ physical activity engagement and social-emotional development in schools. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 94(4), 9-13.
- Oh, D. (2023). Lessons learned from practical cases of U.S. preservice physical education teachers learning about a pedagogical model (in Korean). Woori Physical Education: Korean Association of Sport Pedagogy, 29(1), 56–62.
- Cho, K., Ward, P., Chey, W., Tsuda, E., Atkinson, O., & Oh, D. (2023). An assessment of preservice teachers’ volleyball content knowledge in physical education teacher education. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 7(4), 335-345.
- Kim, I., Ko, B., & Oh. D. (2023). Professional development policies and practices for developing content knowledge of physical education teachers. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 7(3), 194-206.
- Chey, W., Ward, P., Cho, K., Tsuda, E., Atkinson, O., & Oh, D. (2022). Evaluating the content knowledge in badminton of preservice physical education teachers. Journal of Physical Education and Sports Studies, 14(2), 87-101.
- Xie, X., Ward, P., Oh, D., Li, Y., Atkinson, O., Cho, K., Higginson, K., & Kim, M. (2021). Pre-service physical education teacher’s development of adaptive competence. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40(4), 538-546.
Conference Presentations
- Oh, D. & Lee, K. (2025, May). "Possibilities of implementing humanities-oriented physical education in US preservice teacher education: Teacher educator’s perspective." Symposium session presented at the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) World Congress. Tampa, FL.
- Oh, D., Baek, S., Min, H., Lee, W., Kim, G., & Lee, K. (2025, April). "Unveiling meaningful characteristics for preservice physical education teachers’ learning." Oral session presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) National Convention & Expo, Baltimore, MD.
- Lim, H., Lee, Y., & Oh, D. (2024, March). "Analyzing the concerns and potential of integrating sport into physical education." Poster session presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) National Convention & Expo, Cleveland, OH.
- Oh, D., Lee, K., Baek, S. S., Kim, G., Min, H., & Lee, W. (2024, March). "Feasibility of humanities-oriented physical education in K-12 school settings." Poster session presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) National Convention & Expo, Cleveland, OH.
- Oh, D., Chey, W. S., & Solomon, M. (2023, November). "Learning culturally responsive activities through Korean traditional games." Activity session presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYS AHPERD). Verona, NY.
- Oh, D., Sutherland, S., Goodway, J. D., & Anderson-Butcher, D. (2023, March). "Exploring meaningful characteristics of virtual teacher professional development." Oral session presented at the National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy Inaugural Summit. Newport, RI.
- Oh, D., Gombatto, J., Magro, J., Pease, K., Werner, R., & Arnold, R. (2022, November). "Educating the whole person through humanities-oriented physical education." Oral session presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NYS AHPERD). Verona, NY.
- Kim, I., Ko, B., & Oh, D. (2022, April). "Current research on content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge." Symposium session presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) National Convention & Expo, New Orleans, LA.
- Oh, D., Sutherland, S., Anderson-Butcher, D., & Goodway, J. D. (2022, February). "Physical education teacher’s learning about adventure-based learning and positive youth development through virtual professional development." Poster session presented at the Health and Physical Literacy Summit 2022. Birmingham, AL.
Over the course of his 13 years as a K-12 physical education teacher and teacher educator in higher education, Daekyun’s philosophical stance toward teaching and learning has shifted its focus from a teacher-centered orientation to a student-centered,
socially just perspective. He wholeheartedly believes that teacher educators should develop and use pedagogical practices that foster a student-centered and inclusive learning environment where every learner feels welcome, respected, and emotionally
and physically safe.
In order to align his philosophy with his teaching, he always keeps in mind five things:
- using diverse teaching styles to facilitate an inclusive and interactive class atmosphere;
- scaffolding to improve critical thinking skills instead of giving students answers directly — his role is to facilitate and help them to find appropriate ways rather than giving them answers directly;
- providing opportunities for ownership to allow students to be emotionally and physically comfortable in learning activities;
- making efforts to understand students both academically and personally for building a strong rapport;
- fostering appreciation for social and cultural diversity.
Daekyun believes that these five strategies continuously help him create a student-centered and inclusive learning environment in his classroom, as well as grow in his love for teaching and learning.
Daekyun’s scholarly interests include:
- positive youth development through physical education
- the use of various pedagogical models on student learning within physical education
- initial teacher education
- teachers’ continuing professional development