Research Impact: This study assessed physical activity context and type preferences in Emirati university students. University students typically report low levels of physical activity and the UAE has high levels of inactivity related disease. It is […]
Research Impact Summary: Risky health-related behaviours (physical inactivity, alcohol abuse, smoking, poor dietary behaviours and illicit drug use) are primary causes of premature morbidity and mortality. There is a risk that individuals will engage in risky health-related […]
The Altmetric Top 100 is an annual list of the most discussed research that captured the public’s imagination each year. Altmetric collates sources such as the mainstream media, policy documents, social networks, blogs, and other […]
Research Impact Summary: School engagement is a prominent concept in the education and youth development literatures. While multiple factors contribute to student engagement at school, research on the role of curricular factors is scarce. Based on […]
Research Impact Summary: This paper explores how the Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) specification was constructed. Ten Physical Education Development Group (PEDG) members, who had the responsibility of such construction, were interviewed. This construction process was […]
Research Impact: This study documents and explores the patterns that arise across twenty-five European post-primary initial physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes. The demographics of each country, the support for teachers and teacher education, those […]
Research Impact Summary: Whole-of-school physical activity programming is being advocated internationally, with movement integration in the classroom considered an effective method to increase physical activity throughout the school day. Three themes were evident across data types […]
ABSTRACT Engagement in electronic health (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth) behavior change interventions is thought to be important for intervention effectiveness, though what constitutes engagement and how it enhances efficacy has been somewhat unclear in […]
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
Research Impact: This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the duration of the The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program, a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an […]
