Teaching Fields: Curriculum Planning and Development in P.E.; Elementary Methods, Qualitative Diagnosis of Human Movement; Applied Sports Science; Coaching Pedagogy Research Methods; Assessment and Applications in Physical Education.
Eugene Asola is a professor of sport pedagogy with the Teacher Education Department at Valdosta State University (USA). He holds a B.Ed. degree in physical education from the University of Education-Winneba, a Master’s in Public Administration, from Suffolk University, Boston, and a Ph.D. in Sport Pedagogy from The University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa. Dr. Asola’s areas of teaching and research include health and wellness, physical education teacher education methodology, curriculum planning, special education, and P.E. Policy & Practice. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Multicultural Learning and Teaching Journal and a reviewer for the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Journal (NAKHE). He is also an EPP Program Reviewer and Site Visitor for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Ga-PSC), and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Dr. Asola is an alumnus of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
Recent Publications or Presentations:
Asola, E. F., & Obiakor, F. E. (2025). Teaching Students with Physical and Other Health Impairments: Best Practices for Student Success. In J. P. Bakken (Eds.), Teaching Students with Disabilities: Best Practices for Student Success - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Asola, E. F., Grant, M., Hodge, S. & Rojas, F. A. (2024). The Physical Education Teacher and the Student with Physical and Other Health Impairments during the Pandemic. In T. Banks, F. E. Obiakor, & A. Rotatori. (Eds.), Special education during the pandemic: Considerations for change in practice, pp-69 80. Information Age Publishing. Charlotte, NC.
Asola, E.F., Grant, M., & Hodge, S. R. (2023). Using Technology to Enhance Learning for Students with Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments. In F. E. Obiakor & J. P. Bakken. Using Technology to Enhance Special Education, Advances in Special Education, 37, 215–231. Emerald Publishing. England. ISSN: 0270-4013/doi:10.1108/S0270-401320230000037013
Sofo, S., & Asola, E. F. (2023). Ghana’s New Physical Education Curriculum for Primary Schools: An Analysis and Future Directions. Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies, 3(6), 1 14.
Hodge, S. R., Asola, E. F. (2019). Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities. In F. E. Obiakor, & J. P. Bakken, Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities: In Advances in Special Education (vol. 34, pp. 189-207). Wagon Lane, Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited.
