Seungsoo Baek

• Bachelor of Sport Science, Physical Education, Seoul National University (2005)
• Master of Sport Science, Physical Education, Seoul National University (2012)
• Doctor of Philosophy, Sport Pedagogy, The University of Alabama (2024)

• PED 3609 Team Sports Skills and Concepts
• PED 1012 Principle and Practice of Fitness Education
• PED 2810 Lesson Plan Design and Implementation

Dr. Seungsoo Baek is an Assistant Professor at Kean University in the Department of Elementary and PE/Health Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Sport Pedagogy from the University of Alabama.

His research focuses on Occupational Socialization in PETE (Physical Education Teacher Education) and how teacher educators influence preservice teachers’ professional development. Specifically, he has examined the impact of secondary organizational socialization on PETE faculty at different career stages across Asia, Europe, and North America.

A second strand of his research explores the integrative approach in curriculum and instruction, which combines physical, cognitive, social, and affective learning experiences.

Ultimately, his scholarship seeks to bridge theory and practice in teacher education, promote inclusive and student-centered learning, and prepare reflective and socially responsive physical education professionals.

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. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0487

Baek, S., & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (2024). “We keep focusing on being excellent”: Impact of secondary organizational socialization on late-career faculty members’ delivery of PETE. Sport, Education and Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2024.2432343

Baek, S., & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (2024). “We have limited time, so it’s a zero-sum game”: Influence of Secondary Organizational Socialization on the forms of PETE provided by European, Asian, and North American-based mid-career faculty members. European Physical Education Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X241300398

Dennis, M., Baek, S., Wolecki, A.M., Lee, W., Molska, N.D., Ryan, Tanner., & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (2024). “The bottom line is to try and do it as best as you can”: Impact of secondary organizational socialization on North American, Asian, and European early career faculty members’ delivery of PETE. Journal of Teaching Physical Education, 43(4), 627-635. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2023-0198

Baek, S., & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (2024). Impact of occupational socialization on South Korean physical education teachers’ interpretation and delivery of the Hanaro teaching model. Journal of Teaching Physical Education, 43(4), 557-565. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2023-0227