Registration for the 2025 PEAI Conference on Friday October 10th (Castletroy Park Hotel) and Saturday October 11th (University of Limerick) is NOW OPEN! This is the flagship professional development for all things Physical Education in […]
Tag: Brendan O’Keeffe
Postgraduate research opportunity – RT4Teens Ireland: Resistance Training Intervention in Schools – Dr brendan O’Keeffe.
Schools, and specifically Physical Education programmes, have been identified as the most suitable vehicle to promote active and healthy lifestyles among young people (Pate et al., 2006). Resistance Training (RT) is in top five most […]
Book Chapter: The Irish Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Workforce: An Example of Collective Action for High Impact
Chapter Summary: This is the first book chapter that offers an in-depth description of the Irish Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (PESP) Workforce. It is the product of a collaboration from key PE stakeholders (e.g., PE […]
PEPAYS Ireland Research Forum: UCC, Friday June 6th – Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe.
On Friday June 6th all roads lead to University College Cork for the annual PEPAYS Ireland Forum. The goal of the PEPAYS Ireland Research Centre is to develop a critical mass of researchers actively contributing […]
Reflecting on the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference 2024 in PESS, UL – dr brendan O’keefe.
In this blog I will reflect on the Physical Education Association of Ireland (PEAI) Conference that was hosted on Saturday October 5th in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. On Friday night we […]
RTÉ BRAINSTORM: sCHOOL UNIFORM AS BARRIER TO PE AND PA PARTICIPATION – DR BRENDAN O’KEEFFE.
PESS academic staff member Dr Brendan O’Keeffe had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Brendan discusses the role of school uniform as a barrier to physical education and physical activity participation in schools. You can […]
Publication: Risk and Protective Factors for Bullying in Sport: A Scoping Review
Research Impact: The aim of the current study was to examine risk and protective factors related to bullying in sport. Adopting the methodological approach outlined by Arksey and O’Malley (2005), 37 articles met the inclusion […]
Time to grasp the low hanging fruit: School uniform as a barrier to physical activity – dr brendan o’keeffe.
In this blog I will put forward a view that I believe is one of the most practical and feasible solutions to reducing physical inactivity during the school day – changing the design of school […]
Publication: Test-Retest Reliability of a Physical Activity Behaviors, Health and Wellbeing Questionnaire in Adolescents
Research Impact: The aim of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of the physical activity behavior, health and wellbeing questionnaire, in adolescent populations, administered by teachers in school settings, in the Republic of […]
Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review
Research Impact: In the context of typical school provision of physical education, this study illuminated that the provision of regular physical education class, extension of minutes dedicated to physical education (> 90 min), maximizing opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical […]
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