Journal name International e-Journal of Educational Studies Abbreviation IEJES e-ISSN 2602-4241 Founded 2017 Article link http://doi.org/10.31458/iejes.1322667 Article type Research Article Received date 04.07.2023 Accepted date 12.10.2023 Publication date 21.10.2023 Volume 7 Issue 15 pp-pp 723-729 Section Editor Prof.Dr. José Luis UBAGO-JİMÉNEZ Chief-in-Editor Prof.Dr. Tamer KUTLUCA Abstracting & Indexing Education Source Ultimate Database Coverage List EBSCO Education Full Text Database Coverage List H.W. Wilson Index Copernicus DRJI Harvard Library WorldCat SOBIAD Article Name Distance Education Competencies of Physical Education Teachers: Elazığ Province. Author Contribution Statement 1 Oğuzhan ALTUNGÜL Assoc.Prof.Dr. Fırat University, Turkey Conceptualization, literature review, methodology, implementation, data analysis, translation, and writing 2 Didem YAVUZ SÖYLER Assist.Prof.Dr. Fırat University, Turkey Conceptualization, literature review, methodology, translation, and writing Abstract The purpose of this research; The aim of this study is to examine whether the distance education competencies of physical education teachers working in Elazig differ in terms of different variables. The universe of the study consists of physical education teachers working in the province of Elazig in Turkey, while the sample consists of 155 physical education teachers selected by random method. In the research, which was prepared in a 5-point likert type consisting of a personal information form and 18 items, in order to collect data in the research; Physical Education Teachers’ Distance Education Competencies Scale was used. According to the research findings, 69.7% of the participants are male, 52.9% are 36-45 years old, 78.1% are married, 54.8% are at school level, 31.0% are 16-20 years. seen as. When we look at the analysis of variance according to the age and seniority of the participants, it was seen that there was a significant difference between the groups. In conclusion; When the Distance Education Competencies of Physical Education Teachers were examined, it was seen that the distance education competencies of the teachers decreased as the age and professional seniority of the teachers increased. To cite this article: Altungül, O., & Yavuz-Söyler, D. (2023). Distance education competencies of physical education teachers: Elazığ province. International e-Journal of Educational Studies, 7 (15), 723-729. https://doi.org/10.31458/iejes.1322667 Copyright © IEJES IEJES’s Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement are based, in large part, on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This article is available under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)