Self-Efficacy and Attitudes of Physical Education Teachers towards Inclusion of Pupils with Disabilities

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear authors,

 

I am honored to review your paper titled Self-efficacy and Attitudes of Physical Education Teachers towards Inclusion of Pupils with Disability.

The paper presents an interesting, useful and necessary research topic.

First, note that the literature reviewed for the state of the issue, and in the entire text, has become quite obsolete. They must include papers from the last 5 years. I recomend you:

Lange, M.; Kayser, I. The Role of Self-Efficacy, Work-Related Autonomy and Work-Family Conflict on Employee’s Stress Level during Home-Based Remote Work in Germany. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4955. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19094955

Garrey, S.K.; Takemoto, E.; Petrsoric, L.; Gargano, L.M. Self-Efficacy and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of World Trade Center Health Registry Enrollees, 2015–2016. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7113. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127113

Sánchez-Bolívar, L., Escalante-González, S., & Martínez-Martínez, A. (2022). Motivation and Social Skills in Nursing Students Compared to Physical Education Students . SPORT TK-EuroAmerican Journal of Sport Sciences, 11, 5. [https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.462121]

Melguizo-Ibáñez, E.; González-Valero, G.; Ubago-Jiménez, J.L.; Puertas-Molero, P. Resilience, Stress, and Burnout Syndrome According to Study Hours in Spanish Public Education School Teacher Applicants: An Explanatory Model as a Function of Weekly Physical Activity Practice Time. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12090329

Wang, L. (2021). Exploring the Relationship Among Teacher Emotional Intelligence, Work Engagement, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Student Academic Achievement: A Moderated Mediation Model. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 810559-810559.

As for the method, the sample is described, however, or the inclusion criteria of the participants are defined, nor the assumed sampling error.

The code of ethics followed for the development of the research is not reflected either.

The results are well worked and the discussion too.

They must include an epigraph with the Conclusions, where the main findings of the research are reflected, what it contributes to the scientific field and the usefulness in the field of Physical Education.

Likewise, several paragraphs must be included where the limitations that have arisen in the development of the research and the future lines of research that have emerged as a result of this study are defined.

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Reviewer 2 Report

I have a few recommendations for the authors

1. Avoid abbreviations in the abstract. Change it accordingly. 

2. The abstract should be brief (about 200 words) and include the aim, the methodology and the findings but briefly not detailed explanations. Change it accordingly. 

3. The introduction should present the topic, the motivation, what are your intentions regarding the research and what novelty you bring. The literature review should be a separate section. Please split the introduction in Introduction and Literature review. 

I really appreciate the topic, and the word done and expressed by the authors in section 3 and 4. 

4. Add a short Conclusion section to include Theoretical and practical implications of your paper, Limitations of your research and Future research directions, highlighting also the originality of your research. I noticed you have part of them in the Discussion section but you should move them in the Conclusion section and elaborate a little bit on them, 2-3 paragraphs  for this section. 

5. Add a few references from 2021 and 2022 in the Literature review section or in the Discussion, Conclusion sections. 

Congrats for your hard work. 

Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Congratulations. This paper is ready to be published.