Research Impact: The author reflects on the impact Covid-19 might have on teacher education and the extent to which the pandemic reinforces and/or challenges her notion of what it means to be an effective initial […]
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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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Publication: The Prevalence of Within-Sport Specialization in Track and Field Athletics, and its Consequences for Participation and Retention
Research Impact: Athletics coaches and administrators often encourage young adolescents to compete across the full range of athletic disciplines: sprinting, jumping, throwing and endurance running. This study found that while specialisation within a single event […]
Publication: The Influence of Role Models on the Sedentary Behaviour Patterns of Primary School-Aged Children and Associations with Psychosocial Aspects of Health
Research Impact: Determinants of children’s sedentary behaviour are complex and multifaceted. Behavioural influences on children’s health are affected by parents, peers and others, such as schoolteachers. The aims of this study were to (1) examine […]
Publication: Teacher experiences implementing the ‘Active School Flag’ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland
Research Impact:If initiatives targeting physical activity in the school community are to be effectively implemented, they need to ‘make sense’ from the school’s perspective. That is, teachers need to see their value and feel confident […]
Publication: A systematic review of the use and reporting of evaluation frameworks within evaluations of PA interventions
Research Impact: Several frameworks and guidance documents have been developed to facilitate the evaluation and reporting of evaluation studies in public health. Despite this, there is a lack of evidence regarding the use of such […]
Publication: Interventions outside the workplace for reducing sedentary behaviour in adults under 60 years of age.
Research Impact: Adults spend most of their time outside of their workplace being sedentary, for example, sitting while watching TV or using a computer, or travelling to and from work in a car. Prolonged sedentary […]
Publication: Transcultural impact of learning to teach sport education on preservice teachers’ perceived teaching competence, autonomy, and academic motivation.
Research Impact: A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test mixed-methods design was followed, with a total of 163 preservice teachers from three different countries (Spain Chile and Mexico) to compare the impact of the experience of learning […]
Publication: The (mis)alignment between young people’s collective PA experience & P.E. on curriculum development in Ireland
Research Impact Summary: In the context of the redevelopment of the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework, this publication explores young people’s voice with regards to their experiences of collective physical […]
Publication: Personality, physical activity, and incident generalized anxiety disorder: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Research Impact: This study examined interrelations between the Big 5 personality factors (i.e., neuroticism, extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness), physical activity, and generalized anxiety disorder among older adults. It found that 1) extraversion, openness, and […]
Publication: Implications of attending the closest school on adolescents’ physical activity and car travel in Dunedin, New Zealand
Research Impact: This study sought to quantify the effects of adolescents’ school enrolment at the closest school, or not, on use of private motorised vehicle and adolescents’ moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels accumulated during the […]
