PESS staff member Dr Antonio Calderón was recently interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime about the introduction of new activities such as parkour and pickleball into PE.
Antonio discussed:
- The importance of not just focusing on the activities, but more importantly on the context and pedagogical approaches
- The potential for activities such as parkour within the physical education curriculum and the broader school community.
- Engaging with the student voice as part of the exploration of novel activities.
- The place of competition and cooperation within physical education.
- The importance of not only focus on the physical domain of learning, but also the social, the affective, the cognitive, the cultural and the emotional.
You can listen to the interview with Antonio here; Antonio’s contribution begins at 2:09:13.
Dr. Antonio Calderón is the Course Director of the Professional Master of Education (Physical Education) and member of the Sport Pedagogy group at the University of Limerick.
You can contact Antonio via email at antonio.calderon@ul.ie or view his research profile: https://pure.ul.ie/en/persons/antonio-calder%C3%B3n
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