Research Impact: Despite calls in the literature, little is known about how dimensions of an interpersonal and task nature relate specifically to each other in achievement contexts such as youth sport. To the best of […]
Category: Publications
Publication: Enacting a new curriculum models-based framework supported by digital technology within a learning community
Research Impact: The most significant conclusion drawn from this research is that teacher engagement in a learning community was paramount to these teachers’ development of effective practice when designing and teaching a models-based curriculum enhanced […]
Publication: Outdoor Walking Speeds of Apparently Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Walking is the most popular physical activity among adults. As walking does not require special skills, facilities or equipment, it can be performed in the course of daily transport, recreation or occupational activities. Walking outdoors […]
Publication: Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis
Research Impact: Preparing physical education this academic year is very different from any other year due to COVID-19 and its impact on Universities. It now appears that countries have their own strategies for higher education […]
Publication: Global Matrix 3.0 physical activity report card for children and youth: a comparison across Europe
Research Impact: The Global Matrix of Physical Activity Report Cards was launched in 2014 to benchmark physical activity promotion efforts targeted at children and youth. In 2018, 49 countries took part in the initiative, where […]
Publication: Teacher agency in enacting physical education in a period of curriculum change
Research Impact: This paper explores the role of teacher agency in one teacher’s enactment of a new school subject (Leaving Certificate Physical Education). The paper presents three teaching episodes whereby the process of achieving […]
Publication: Intra-Rater Test-Retest Reliability of a Modified Child Functioning Module, Self-Report Version
Research Impact: Under article 31 of the UN Conventions of the rights of persons with disabilities, data must be aggregated by disability, especially for monitoring purposes as well as each state should ensure dissemination of […]
Publication: An integrated blended learning approach for PE teacher education programmes
Research Impact: When introducing blended learning in a (physical education) teacher education programme, we suggest designing an aligned and integrated approach structured in blocks, where all instructional components are interconnected and informing each other, enhancing […]
Publication: COVID-19: The Inflammation Link and the Role of Nutrition in Potential Mitigation
Key Findings in the Study COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are linked via inflammation Underlying conditions in COVID-19 related deaths are inflammation-induced A balanced diet can ameliorate chronic inflammation in NCDs, which may also reduce […]
Publication: Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Ocular Measures of Attention to Emotionally Expressive Faces
Research Impact: It is plausible that adaptive changes in attention to emotional stimuli underlie exercise-induced mood enhancement. Thus, we examined the effects of acute aerobic exercise on eye-tracking metrics while 34 young adults viewed positive, […]
