Research Impact: In this chapter, we deliberately attempt to reframe the “self” in self-study of professional practices by focus on how “self” can be conceptualized in ways that do not equate “self” with “I.” Drawing […]
Tag: Ann MacPhail
Publication: The professional development of higher education-based teacher educators: needs and realities
Research Impact: Current literature suggests that while teacher educators perform a multitude of complex roles, they receive minimal preparation or possibilities for professional development to fulfil these roles. As a result, they need to acquire relevant […]
Publication: The complexity, tensions and struggles in developing learning communities throughout a Sport Education season
Research Impact: Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. The […]
Publication: Development and Initial Validation of the Teaching Multiple School Subjects Role Conflict Scale (TMSS-RCS)
Research Impact: There has been no published instrument for measuring role conflict experienced in enacting dual teaching positions, or roles, within a school. This study developed and validated the Teaching Multiple School Subjects Role Conflict Scale, […]
PEPAYS Ireland 2018 Forum – Sat 24th November
As always, this year’s Forum will provide an opportunity for those involved in research related to physical education, physical activity and youth sport to share their work with colleagues. The Forum has been rescheduled and […]
Publication: Becoming a physical education teacher during formalised school placement: A rollercoaster of emotions
Research Impact: Since becoming a teacher is a highly emotional path, it is fundamental to understand teachers’ emotional journeys while constructing their teacher professional identity. An ethnographic approach was employed to examine how the emotions experienced […]
Publication: An exploration of the influence of professional relationships on the career pathways of physical education teacher educators
Research Impact: This paper focuses on the professional journeys of 14 mid- and late-career teacher educators in seven countries in the subject area of physical education. Data revealed a strong emphasis on the professional relationships […]
Publication: Interrogating the enactment of a service-learning course in a physical education teacher education programme
Research Impact: Service-learning is a community-based method of education in which students fulfill the academic goals of their courses and simultaneously contribute to the welfare of the community. This study interrogates a course-embedded service-learning project […]
PhD Scholarship: Teaching and promoting innovative assessment in teacher education
The Faculty of Education and Health Sciences is sponsoring PhD research scholarships to be associated with the Health Research Institute (HRI) and the National Institute for Studies in Education (NISE). Six scholarships will be available for 2018/19 […]
Publication: One Teacher’s Experience of Teaching Physical Education and Another School Subject
Research impact: This study was situated within a longitudinal study examining the realities and tensions experienced by a postprimary teacher enacting two distinct sets of role expectations when teaching physical education and another school subject […]
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