Research Impact Overall, there is evidence suggesting that taking a participatory research approach is beneficial to the development of a workplace health promotion intervention and a key component of its success. A benefit was observed […]
Category: Publications
Publication: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Physical Education and Sport Sciences/Kinesiology: An International Investigation of Structures and Experiences
SUMMARY: Postdoctoral fellowships (PDFs) are becoming increasingly common yet remain nebulous to many. The purpose of this research was to investigate the structures and experiences of PDFs for fellows and supervisors in physical education and […]
Publication: Are Gender Stereotypes Still Prevalent in Physical Education? Spanish Teachers’ and Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Gender Equity
Research Impact: Grounded in doing gender theory, this paper explores the beliefs and attitudes of physical education teachers and students toward gender equity in physical education and sports, as well as identifies aspects to be addressed. […]
Bridging the gap between research and the training field – how are we helping sports coaches to deliver injury prevention programmes? – Lauren Guilfoyle.
Our recent scoping review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine aimed to summarise ‘train-the–trainer’ approaches to injury prevention programmes within field-sports. Essentially, we wanted to better understand what help, support and education sports […]
Publication: Fitting in or standing out? The organisational socialisation of early career physical education specialism graduates through a micropolitical lens
Research Impact: The recent emergence of primary school generalist teachers with physical education (PE) expertise has addressed calls for some form of specialisation in primary PE provision in Ireland. It was hoped that these teachers […]
Publication: On the necessity for biomechanics research in esports
Research Impact: Throughout this paper, we showed that esports clearly involve human kinetics and kinematics, lending it to the study of motor expertise through the lens of biomechanics research. Biomechanics in esports can be conducted […]
Publication: Uncovering What’s really important: Using drawings to enhance the dialogue with students about physical education experiences
Research Impact: The paper is presented in three parts. The first introduces drawings as a valuable participatory visual method, explaining what they are and why study them. Second, a brief history is provided of the […]
Book Chapter: Distinguishing the truths from the myths: The Dual Axis Framework
Chapter Summary: When attempting to improve performance or to accelerate rehabilitation, coaches and applied practitioners must make recommendations on which interventions to pursue or reject. Effective decision making requires an openness to new ideas balanced […]
Publication: Profiling Bilateral Skills in High-Performance Male and Female Gaelic Footballers
Research Impact: Nacsport was used to code all skill executions during 121 games by both male and female participants (76 male, 45 female), classified as Tier 1 (n=181, 134) and Tier 2 (n=238, 115) high performance, […]
Publication: Learning online and teaching face to face: Exploring the planned and enacted conception of teaching of preservice teachers on school placement
Research Impact: The prevalence of learning to teach and becoming a teacher in predominantly online environments is increasing. There is a proliferation of online courses aiming to educate the future teaching workforce. Yet, in person […]
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