Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to design and validate an assessment instrument to explore how primary school students perceive their competency-based learning. Main findings showed that students from year three to year six […]
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The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences is based part of the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The department has a strong research focus with ever increasing metrics related to research. The department offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses in Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Sports Performance, Sports Exercise & Performance Psychology. In addition, we have a strong reputation for postgraduate research at both PhD and MSc level.
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Teaching and learning sport education: A self-study of a teacher educator and pre-service teachers
Research Impact: This study conveys that Sport Education is a curriculum and instructional model lacking a thorough exploration that can establish an even more robust and sophisticated model. Appreciating the research conducted on Sport Education, we […]
A Systematic Road to Publication – Emmet Crowley
In this blog, I hope I can shed light on the publication process by outlining my experiences and what I learnt, along the way, from this experience. My first publication “The Impact of Resistance Training […]
The Dean’s Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme: Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Activity and Health
Applications are invited for the following position: The Dean’s Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme: Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Activity and Health – Specific Purpose Contract Faculty of Education & Health Sciences Department of Physical Education & […]
Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Activity and Health (Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project)
Applications are invited for the following position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Activity and Health (Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project) – Specific Purpose Contract Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty of Education & Health Sciences […]
Coaching Sprinting: Expert coaches’ perception of resistance-based training ~ Richard Bolger
This paper forms one of the chapters of my PhD on Specificity of Resistance-based Training for Sprinters supervised by Dr Ian Kenny, Dr Mark Lyons and Dr Andrew Harrison. It follows on from my first […]
Too much freedom and autonomy in the enactment of assessment?
Research Impact : The cautious climate in Ireland of teachers being involved in assessing students’ work is delaying the enactment of such curricula and, more specifically for this paper, currently hindering associated assessment processes. It is […]
The Impact of Resistance Training on Swimming performance: A Systematic Review
Research Impact: The literature shows that for optimal transfer, specificity, low volume, high velocity/force resistance training programmes are optimal. Stroke length is best achieved through resistance training with low repetitions at a high velocity/force. Resisted swims […]
Learning to teach sport education: Investigating a Pre-Service Teacher’s Knowledge Development
Research Impact: Learning to teach SE and other curriculum and instructional models is more than learning how to deliver models of teaching. Subsequently, teacher educators need to allow for a continuing growth of understanding where […]
Keeping connections: international cooperation, lifelong friendships – Brigitte Moody
Tessa de Schipper’s article ‘ Kids like me go lightly in the head’ is a great example of post graduate international collaboration and publication. From the Netherlands, Tessa graduated from the Erasmus Mundus Masters in […]
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