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 Exercise (RE) is in top five most […]
Tag: Brendan O’Keeffe
Children Physical Activity Surveillance – Kwok NG.
One of the most used Sport Ireland reports is the 2018 Children Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study report. The attraction of national coverage of different areas of sport and physical activity has far […]
Reflections on the PEPAYS Ireland Forum, 2022 – dr brendan o’keeffe.
On Saturday last, June 11th, the Physical Education Physical Activity and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Ireland Forum took place in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at UL. This was the first Forum since […]
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2022: Dr Karen Weekes #SheCanDo confirmed as keynote speaker – Deadline for Abstracts May 20th
We are thrilled to announce that Dr Karen Weekes will be our keynote speaker at this year’s PEPAYS Ireland forum. Karen has been an integral figure in the Physical Education Teacher Education community for some […]
Pepays ireland forum June 2022: abstract submission deadline extended to may 20th -(re)connecting as a Community – Grand Challenges & Opportunities for Research & Practice
The abstract submission deadline for the PEPAYS Ireland has been extended to 20th May at 5pm. Submissions can be made of at the following[…]
PESS Student Research Day – dr. brendan O’Keeffe.
We are delighted to announce that the Young Scientist Student Research Day will return this year, taking place in the PESS Department, UL on Thursday May 19th 2022. This event showcases the work of post […]
Pepays ireland forum June 2022: (re)connecting as a Community – Grand Challenges & Opportunities for Research & Practice
Click here to submit your abstract or scan QR code above For further information, contact the PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2022 Programme Chair, Dr. Brendan O’Keeeffe (brendan.okeeffe@ul.ie)
PEPAYS Forum 2022 – Call for Abstracts – Dr Brendan O’Keeffe
PEPAYS Ireland are delighted to announce that the PEPAYS Forum will take place at the University of Limerick, on Saturday, June 11th. The title of the forum is ‘(Re)connecting as a Community – Grand Challenges […]
Publication: Profiling the health-related physical fitness of Irish adolescents: A school-level sociodemographic divide
Research Impact: This study represents the first comprehensive review of multiple components of health-related fitness among a stratified sample of adolescents in the Republic of Ireland. The purpose of this study was twofold; 1) to examine […]
The PE Hall is a classroom, but not for tables and chairs – Brendan O’Keeffe
The theme of this blog post stemmed from recent conversations I have had with teachers at both secondary and, in particular, primary level regarding the place of Physical Education in advance of the re-opening of […]
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