Research

My research program operates at the nexus of educational practice, critical inquiry, and artificial intelligence. How can educational practice be designed to enhance teachers’ and students’ experiences?


Research Interest
Physical Education for Holistic Student Development

Developing holistic physical education programs for all students.

  • Humanitas-oriented education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Model-based practices
AI-Enhanced Educational Research

Developing novel AI-powered methods to analyze and enrich complex educational data while preserving interpretive nuance

  • AI-enhanced self-study research frameworks
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation for qualitative data analysis
  • Graph knowledge for systematic review
Ethical AI Integration in Teacher Education

Preparing educators for AI-driven educational transformation with focus on equity, ethics, and community engagement

  • Teacher professionalism in the age of AI
  • AI-powered simulations for teaching practice
  • Personalized professional development pathways using AI analysis
Selected Research Output
  • Lee, Y., & Dyson, B. (2025). AI enhances, not outdates, self-study research: A practical guide tointegrating AI into research methodology, Journal of Teaching Physical Education, Online first. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0417
  • Lee, Y., & Kim, D. (2025). Evolving professionalism in the AI era: A case and discussion ofimplementing generative AI in PE. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(3), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2444586
  • Lee, Y., Chu, T. L. (Alan), & Dyson, B. (2025). Nurturing Inner Strength: Teaching Self-Compassion in Physical Education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(8), 7–13. http://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2025.2533145
  • Lee, Y., Lee, W., Min, H., & Kim, Y. (2024). Beginning, rise, fall, and comeback: Exploring thejourney of a physical education teacher community in South Korea. European Physical EducationReview, 30(4), 688-703. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X241243205
Theoretical Framework

SEL ART

  • Lee, Y., & Sneed, P. (2025). Bridging Affective-Reflective Theory and the Social Ecological Model for Effective Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education. Strategies, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2025.2551940


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