Iván López-Fernández
Biographic Data
| ID | 1497599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iván López-Fernández |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iván |
| FAMILY NAME | López-Fernández |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ-FERNÁNDEZ I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Málaga |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0632-3532 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Leading in Adverse Times
This mixed-methods study examines 387 Spanish school principals during COVID-19. It shows how their roles expanded to include health coordination, emotional support, and digital adaptation. Quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations, and qualitative data were examined using grounded-theory-informed coding. The findings highlight adaptive leadership in fostering resilience through restructuring …
Gender differences in school leadership
School leadership plays an integral role in meeting educational quality standards. In recent years, the interplay between gender and leadership has emerged as a contentious subject of discussion. This study delves into how the gender of school principals influences their perception and administration of designated professional competencies. Engaging 470 school leaders from state-owned schools from Spain (Andalusia), this analysis uncovers notable…
The perspectives of school principals in Spain
School leadership plays a crucial role to quality education. Social changes have led to an increase in school principals’ competencies, responsibilities, and demands. There are significant gaps in the literature on school leadership and limitations in the study of principals’ responsibilities. This study aimed to analyse whether principals consider the competencies assigned to them by educational legislation to be within their scope. Participants…
Physical education teachers’ reality and experience from teaching during a pandemic
https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/6107
High School Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Blended Learning One Year after the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the educational landscape worldwide. One year after the disease outbreak, blended learning, which combines distance and face-to-face learning, became an alternative to fully online learning to address the demands of ensuring students' health and education. Physical education teachers faced an additional challenge, given the experiential nature of their subject, but research on teachers' perspectives is scarce. Th…
Sedentariness and Physical Activity during School Recess Are Associated with VO2Peak
Recess time (RT) is a main component of school-based activities, and could contribute up to 40% of the physical activity (PA) recommended in the health guidelines. The main goal was to analyze the association between accelerometer-measured PA and sedentary time during RT with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). A total of 146 children and adolescents, aged 8-19 years, were recruited from six schools. PA levels were measured with GT3X accelerometers …
The Social, Political and Economic Contexts to the Evolution of Spanish Physical Educationalists (1874–1992)
This article studies the history of physical education teacher training centres in Spain from the end of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It focuses on analysing the studies offered at these centres, which reflect how the training received by the teachers responsible for running physical education lessons in schools has evolved. The content of the different syllabuses has been influenced by the social, political and eco…
Physical education teachers’ reality and experience from teaching during a pandemic
https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/6107
The Social, Political and Economic Contexts to the Evolution of Spanish Physical Educationalists (1874–1992)
This article studies the history of physical education teacher training centres in Spain from the end of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It focuses on analysing the studies offered at these centres, which reflect how the training received by the teachers responsible for running physical education lessons in schools has evolved. The content of the different syllabuses has been influenced by the social, political and eco…
Sedentariness and Physical Activity during School Recess Are Associated with VO2Peak
Recess time (RT) is a main component of school-based activities, and could contribute up to 40% of the physical activity (PA) recommended in the health guidelines. The main goal was to analyze the association between accelerometer-measured PA and sedentary time during RT with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). A total of 146 children and adolescents, aged 8-19 years, were recruited from six schools. PA levels were measured with GT3X accelerometers …
High School Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Blended Learning One Year after the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the educational landscape worldwide. One year after the disease outbreak, blended learning, which combines distance and face-to-face learning, became an alternative to fully online learning to address the demands of ensuring students' health and education. Physical education teachers faced an additional challenge, given the experiential nature of their subject, but research on teachers' perspectives is scarce. Th…
Physical education teachers’ reality and experience from teaching during a pandemic
https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/6107
The perspectives of school principals in Spain
School leadership plays a crucial role to quality education. Social changes have led to an increase in school principals’ competencies, responsibilities, and demands. There are significant gaps in the literature on school leadership and limitations in the study of principals’ responsibilities. This study aimed to analyse whether principals consider the competencies assigned to them by educational legislation to be within their scope. Participants…
Leading in Adverse Times
This mixed-methods study examines 387 Spanish school principals during COVID-19. It shows how their roles expanded to include health coordination, emotional support, and digital adaptation. Quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations, and qualitative data were examined using grounded-theory-informed coding. The findings highlight adaptive leadership in fostering resilience through restructuring …
Gender differences in school leadership
School leadership plays an integral role in meeting educational quality standards. In recent years, the interplay between gender and leadership has emerged as a contentious subject of discussion. This study delves into how the gender of school principals influences their perception and administration of designated professional competencies. Engaging 470 school leaders from state-owned schools from Spain (Andalusia), this analysis uncovers notable…
Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Educational leadership (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Physical education (3 works) · Instructional leadership (2 works) · Leadership style (2 works)