Research Impact: This chapter explores the identification and construction of a social justice teacher educator identity through a community of learners. It has been suggested that teacher educators develop their knowledge of a pedagogy of […]
Month: February 2024
Positive impacts of gaming on cognition – professor mark campbell.
“…if you are hoping your children will become surgeons or air traffic controllers, then let them play video games” Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, brings together expert software teams from universities […]
Preparing LM105 students for employment – The Coop journey – Dr Frank nugent.
This January our first cohort of the BSc in Exercise and Health Fitness Management (LM105) students began the cooperative education (Coop) work placement programme. Coop is a 6-to-8-month placement that occurs in 3rd year of […]
PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE & INNOVATION, UL – APPLICATIONS CLOSING 28th June 2024 – prof giles warrington.
We are hugely pleased and humbled with the level of interest in the Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation at UL (4-year, part time). The programme is hugely successful and in high demand. Entry […]
Editors’ Choice Award 2023 – ANTONIO CALDERÓN.
The paper titled ‘A figurational viewpoint of the complexity of policy enactment: An opportunity for agonistic dialogue?’, has been selected as the Editors’ Choice Award 2023 ‘The Curriculum Journal’. The editors say: ‘This is a […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Developing reflective practice with sports coaches – Dr. Phil kearney.
Reflective practice is universally recognized as vital for effective practice within sports coaching (Gilbert, 2016) and indeed within the sport & exercise sciences more broadly (Knowles et al., 2014). However, reflective practice is not a […]
Career Workshop for PESS Postgrads – dr. jenna lorusso + Dr. Marina castro garcia.
Are you a PESS postgrad wondering about how to find a career after graduation? If so, please join us on Tuesday the 5th of March from 9:00-10:30am in PEPAYS for a workshop on how to […]
unique opportunity for pess students to qualify as a fitness instructor in 2 weeks this summer – Sharon collins.
Offer exclusively for UL PE & SES Students & Graduates – Complete the NCEF Certificate in Exercise & Health Fitness (CEHF) in two, intensive weeks at the end of May 2024, to qualify as a […]
research project – Empowering pre-service teachers as practitioner researchers toward PE inclusive practices – Paula Batista, Amândio Graça, André Moura, and colleagues.
The Portuguese law (DL54/2018) stipulates mandatory policies aligned with inclusive education commended by the Salamanca Statement (1994). The UNESCO (2015) Guidelines for Quality Physical Education (QPE) highlights the inclusive potential of PE, focused on allowing […]
Publication:Emotional intelligence programs for in-service and pre-service teachers of Preschool and Elementary Education: a systematic review
Research Impact: Currently, there is an increase in publications on socio-emotional training programs, justified in that they imply an improvement in teacher well-being and the creation of higher quality learning environments. The objectives of this […]
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