Research Impact: There is a shift towards increased accountability and assessment in schools and this is echoed in an Irish context, with assessment a neglected area of study in teacher education programmes. The aim of […]
Category: Publications
Book Chapter: ‘Functional Screening’. In: Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II
Duncan, M., Elwell, S. & Lyons, M. (2022) Functional Screening. In: Davison, R., Smith, P.M., Hopker, J., Price, M.J., Hettinga, F., Tew, G. & Bottoms, L. (Eds) Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume II […]
Publication: A rhizomatic exploration of a professional development non-linear approach to learning and teaching – Two teachers’ learning journeys in ‘becoming different’
Research Impact: In this paper we suggest that professional development providers need to be aware of the multiple elements of a teacher assemblage and to understand the complexity of teacher learning when deciding where to […]
Publication: Physical activity and analogue generalized anxiety disorder status among young adults: Potential role of exercise expectations
Research Impact: Expectations for psychological responses to exercise may influence anxiety responses to exercise, particularly as mechanisms of placebo/nocebo effects, but remain poorly studied. Thus, we explored the interplay between expectations and physical activity among […]
Publication: review of The effect of school-based suicide prevention on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts and the role of intervention and contextual factors among adolescents
Research Impact: This multilevel random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression estimated the population effect of post-primary school-based suicide prevention (PSSP) interventions on suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA) from cluster randomized trials of 33,155 adolescents attending […]
Publication: Embedding assessment in learning experiences: Enacting the principles of instructional alignment in physical education teacher education
Research Impact: This paper focuses on interrogating ‘why’ and ‘how’ assessment can be effectively embedded in the delivery of learning experiences. That is, assessment as a means to engage students in the learning process rather […]
Publication: The perceived needs of teacher educators as they strive to implement curriculum change
Research Impact: The focus of this study was to explore teacher educators’ experiences as they prepared preservice teachers to implement a new physical education curriculum, and to identify their professional needs to support this work. […]
Publication: Remote, face‐to‐face, and group‐based interventions for promoting strength training in healthy community‐based adults (Protocol)
Research Impact: Cohort studies have demonstrated an association between participation in muscle strengthening activities and a reduction in all‐cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory tract disease mortality (Stamatakis 2018; Zhao 2020), and reduced risk of type […]
Publication: ‘Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy’
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to gather empirical data from key stakeholders working with young people in areas related to physical literacy across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, to capture […]
Publication: The clustering of physical activity and screen time behaviours in early childhood and impact on future health-related behaviours: a longitudinal analysis of children aged 3 to 8 years’
Research Impact: Meeting physical activity and screen time guidelines has been associated with improved health in children. Research has shown that lifestyle behaviours happen in combination and can be tracked into later life. Thus, a […]
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