Research Impact: The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence of and approaches to monitoring health-related physical fitness (HRPF) among a nationally representative sample of physical education teachers in the Republic of […]
Category: Publications
Publication: Coaches and parents hold contrasting perceptions of optimal youth development activities in track and field athletics
Research Impact: The recent publication of research on the development of youth track and field athletes offered an ideal opportunity to compare the reality of athlete development to coach and parent perceptions of athlete development. […]
New Book Chapter: Can I teach what I want? Teacher autonomy in enacting a physical education curriculum.
Research impact: Pre-service teachers’ beliefs act as a filter during teacher education. Therefore, it is critical they are provided with opportunities during teacher education to develop awareness of their beliefs and with opportunities to […]
Publication: Physical activity and screen time among children and adolescents in Kazakhstan
Research Impact: Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world and there are many developments in the country, including health. In this study, data from two national data sources for international studies – Health […]
Publication: Book Review ‘Examination Physical Education: Policy, Pedagogies, and Possibilities’
Research impact summary: This publication reviews Trent Brown and Dawn Penney’s book titled ‘Examination Physical Education: Policy, Pedagogies, and Possibilities’. This book brings research on examination physical education together with the intent of critically analysing the research and […]
Book Chapter: Self-Study Methodology: An Emerging Approach for Practitioner Research in Europe
Research Impact: demonstrates the contribution of self-study research to the professional development of European teacher educators and to the international knowledge base of teacher educators. Based on the findings, further development of self-study research in […]
Publication: A cell-based evaluation of a NEAA formulation as a non-bioactive control for activation and stimulation of muscle protein synthesis
Research Impact: In scientific research it is important to include control conditions in good study design in order to answer the research question effectively. In the case of dietary or nutrition studies, often a no […]
Publication: Developing a pedagogy of teacher education using self-study
Research Impact: We explicate the complexity of teacher education learning by showing how a conflux of interactive elements co-produce a teacher educator’s practice. This encourages us to introduce the metaphor of “orchestration” as a way […]
Publication: Cognitive to physical performance: a conceptual model for the role of motor simulation in performance
Research Impact: Motor simulation interventions incorporating simulated practice through motor imagery (MI), action observation (AO), or motor imagery during action observation (AO+MI) are areas of significant research interest in cognitive and performance psychology. Existing models […]
Book Chapter: Deep learning and academic achievement after a constructivist educational experience in higher education
Research impact: The objective was to verify whether two constructivist teaching and learning approaches facilitated the adoption of a deep learning approach and the increase of academic achievement of physical education pre-service teachers. Modelling as […]
