Research Impact: Parent support is recognized as a critical determinant of physical activity among all children, particularly for those with disabilities. To date, however, instruments to measure parental support for physical activity fail to reflect […]
RESEARCH IMPACT: The purpose of this scoping review is to map the international peer-reviewed empirical literature detailing policy research in school-based physical education between 2010 and 2020 to understand (and extend) the conceptual boundaries of […]
Left: Janez SODRŽNIK, TAFISA treasurer and board member Right: Nathan Bolger, recent BSc Sports and Exercise Science graduate and PESS Intern At the 28th TAFISA World Congress held in Dusseldorf in early November, for their […]
The PESS Internship is an opportunity for UL students to spend up to eight weeks in the Physical Education and Sports Science Department gaining experience in one of a number of research areas. The internship […]
Research Impact: The findings of the SRASI project, which explores the experiences of teacher educators and PSTs in the North and South as they engage in social justice education, align with the broader body of […]
What is the PhsyEd-Academy project and what are its goals? PhysEd-Academy is an Erasmus+ teacher Academy that has been granted €1.5 million for a period of 36 months. Our university is among the partner institutions […]
Whether you are a member of the public or someone working to promote physical activity, we want to hear from you! The Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) Research Centre, and a wider research team, is […]
Are you curious about what policy is; why it is important in your practice as a physical education stakeholder; and how you can develop your own and others’ interest, understanding, and engagement with policy? […]
In October 2023, Professor Mary O’Sullivan was awarded with the prestigious Michael Darmody Award at the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference in Carlow. She collected the award surrounded by her former PESS physical education […]
Research impact: This paper presents the lived experience of a practitioner researcher working as a teacher educator engaging in action research with primary pre-service teachers (PSTs). It is hoped that it may serve as a […]
