Research Impact This TPJ report draws on a unique data set that informs and deepens our understanding of initial teacher education and how stakeholders, from divergent vantage points, interpret the origins, developments, and emerging impact […]
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MODELS-BASED PRACTICE IN MURCIA: A WEEK OF LEARNING, TEACHING AND NEW EXPERIENCES – REBECCA KEATING & MAEVE MOLLOY.
This semester, we had the opportunity to take part in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), Models-Based Practice: Towards Viable, Diverse and High-Quality Physical Education in Europe. The programme brought together students and lecturers from the […]
PUBLICATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL LITERACY IN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
Photo by Jochen van Wylick on Unsplash Research Impact: Physical literacy has become a central concept in supporting lifelong participation in physical activity, health and well-being. In Ireland, its development since the early 2000s reflects […]
PUBLICATION: THE ‘SIGNATURE’ AND THE ‘PEDAGOGY’ WITHIN SIGNATURE PEDAGOGIES: REFINING (AUTO)BIOGRAPHICAL PEDAGOGIES AND PEDAGOGIES OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO TEACH ABOUT AND THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Research impact: This paper provides a further example of evidence-informed teaching and assessment in the BSc in Physical Education at the University of Limerick. Research on teaching and learning in the programme is extensive, and […]
LEARNING IN MOTION: NOVEL PEDAGOGIES IN TEACHER EDUCATION IN CONTEXTS OF ONGOING ADVERSITY – PROF ELAINE MURTAGH.
The recently published article in The Teacher Educator represents the latest peer reviewed output from the four-year Learning in Motion project, an ambitious international programme funded by Research Ireland through the COALESCE scheme. Read alongside […]
PUBLICATION: EXPLORING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR JUNIOR CYCLE – FINAL REPORT – DR. ANTONIO CALDERON.
Research impact: This is the final report from a 4-year multi-faceted, multi-dimensional study on the impact of the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle. Guided by the important principles of independence and robust scholarly […]
Making sense of the alignment of social justice beliefs, theory, and pedagogy: being and becoming a physical education teacher educator for social justice.
This research speaks to both the deeply intertwined journey of personal growth, critical reflection, and dialogical interactions, highlighting the interconnected nature of pedagogy, theory, and personal beliefs in shaping social justice practice. As such, the […]
Publication: Navigating times of change through communities of practice: A focus on teacher educators’ realities and professional learning
Research Impact: In this paper, we explored how participation in a CoP influenced university-based teacher educators’ professional learning, identity, pedagogy, and wellbeing. Through a two-year period thirty-five online meetings were organised. The hidden impact of […]
Publication: Enacting a new curriculum: Chile’s social uprising and the reshaping of physical education
Research Impact: This paper explores the interplay between societal changes and educational policy through the lens of Chile’s post-social uprising physical education (PE) curriculum reform. Using a 14-month mini-ethnographic study, it examines educators’ experiences in […]
Publication: Internationalisation, relational love, and decolonial critique: dialoguing towards the transformation of academia and physical education
Research Impact: This study explores whether relational love could serve as a foundation for academic internationalisation. Using a collaborative self-study methodology, data collected since March 2022—including emails, journals, field notes, virtual meetings, and autobiographical notes—were […]
