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 […]
Publication: Association Between Physical Activity Indicators and Human Development Index at a National Level: Information From Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Cards for Children and AdolescentsPublication:
Research Impact: The Global Matrix 4.0 brought forth evidence from 57 countries or jurisdictions from around the world in a harmonised methodology to make comparisons over time and between countries. The Global Matix typically did […]
Publication: Promoting Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents With Disabilities: The Translation of Policy to Practice Internationally in Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Research Impact: Approximately 15% of the world’s population have disabilities. In this paper, policies that focused on physical activity for children and adolescents with disabilities are highlighted and using data from the recent round of […]
BeFore: Anti-Bullying Education For Sports Coaches – Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe.
On October 20th and 21st, partners on the Erasmus+ Before project from Ireland (DCU, UL), Germany (ENSE), Sweden (Friends) and Spain (Universidad de Murcia) gathered in the beautiful city of Murcia for our second in-person […]
PESS Graduates Contribute to Women in Sport: Female Coaches Networking Day – dr. philip kearney.
Photograph credit @MarkSmythy Early November saw Ireland’s first Women in Sport Female Coaches Networking Day take place at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin, and gradates of the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences played […]
A Short History of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) – Prof Giles Warrington.
As we prepare to celebrate UL FIFTY, this article provides a short history of one of the oldest Departments in the University, charting its origins, evolution and some of the more recent achievements. The […]
The “bit by bit” approach to an active school (and writing a thesis!) – Alan Finnegan.
My two years as a postgraduate research student in the PESS Department was capped off in August last with my graduation day in the University of Limerick. A global COVID-19 pandemic was not foreseen when […]
How valid is lab-based experimentation in human sport performance? Golf example – Prof Ian Kenny.
When we test athletes in the laboratory, we are placing them in an alien environment, often watched by several researchers while they perform their sports task, while we measure their athletic performance. Usually, it is […]
