The COVID-19-pandemic may give a different impression, but non-communicable diseases are by far the leading cause of disability and death in Europe. New research shows: These diseases are much better prevented by policies that tackle […]
Identical twin study provides a molecular link between MVPA and metabolic disease – prof. phil jakeman
The study of identical (or monozygotic, MZ) twins is a powerful tool to advance our understanding of how physical activity impacts on metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Since identical twins have the same […]
Publication: A figurational analysis of teachers and students as policy actors in policy enactment: ‘Integrated Learning Experiences’ in examinable physical education curriculum
Research Impact: The aim of this paper is to explore and provide an alternative theoretical viewpoint, informed by empirical studies, of the curriculum policy enactment process which spans across different curriculum policy spaces by drawing on […]
Publication: Designing and facilitating an effective action research experience: Co-construction between a teacher educator and pre-service teachers
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to explore the co-construction of an action research (AR) experience between a teacher educator and pre-service teachers (PSTs). Participants were six PSTs and a teacher educator who […]
Dr Elaine Murtagh reports on the 2PASS4H Congress held in Tarbes, France – Elaine Murtagh.
2PASS4Health project team members pictured at the congress in Tarbes, Dec 2022 Students from the Lycée Marie Curie present at the 2PSS4Health congress Tarbes, a city in the Occitanie region of southwest France, was […]
Providing Physical Education Preservice Teachers with Opportunities to Interrogate their Conceptions and Practices of Assessment – André Moura, Ann MacPhail, Amândio Graça, Paula Batista.
This study enacted and supported a scaffolding process to improve Preservice Teachers’ (PSTs) assessment literacy as they experienced school placement. It is crucial to create opportunities that enhance PSTs’ understanding of assessment literacy, helping them […]
Launch of the Activating citizens & Creating a Better World Through Sport for All Plus – Aurélie van hoye.
As levels of participation in sport and physical activity are dropping and social, economic, and health issues are on the rise, International Sport Organisations can play a crucial role to inspire more people to be […]
Book Chapter: Supporting the continuum of teacher education through policy and practice: The inter-relationships between initial, induction and continuing professional development
Research Impact: This chapter explores the extent to which the delivery of the teacher education continuum, i.e., initial, induction and in-service/continuing professional development (rather than the delivery of each pillar as a sole entity) is […]
Publication: Shifting policy perspectives: Revelatory incident narratives from physical education stakeholders and corresponding promising possibilities
Research Impact: Widely held traditional policy perspectives within physical education, and the linear and top-down assumptions about policy processes associated with them, arguably limit the perceivable scope of policy engagement possibilities, particularly for front-line policy […]
Publication: Enhancing the development of equitable and inclusive class environments through Sport Education-Teaching Games for Understanding
Research Impact: In the context of physical education, groups are heterogeneous in terms of motor competence, motivation or interests, with students expected to learn at the same pace (Metzler, 2011). There is therefore a need […]
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