Research Impact Summary: Physical education is seen as a subject that can both entrench but also challenge inequities. The purpose of this paper is to explore university students’ experiences of engaging with a critical intersectional […]
Tag: Physical Education Teacher Education
Publication: Turning over a new leaf- PE specialism graduates’ understanding of ‘quality PE’
Research Impact: Perceptions of quality physical education (QPE) can vary among teachers, due to the many discourses influencing physical education (PE) provision. There are concerns that the educative purposes of PE are not being fulfilled […]
Publication: Preparing pre-service physical education teachers as practitioner researchers
Research Impact: The focus for this paper is on considering the perceptions to which a chosen enactment of practitioner research in a Physical Education Teacher Education programme prepares pre-service teachers (PSTs) to understand, appreciate and […]
Publication: Online teaching and learning in physical education teacher education: A mixed studies review of literature
Research Impact: Delivering physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes through online platforms has been proposed as an alternative (or complementary) to traditional in-person modes of learning. Prompted by the shift to online learning during the […]
Publication: Developing teacher candidates’ professional advocacy skills through persuasive storytelling
Research Impact Summary: In this article, a structure for how to craft persuasive stories is provided (i.e., the Narrative Policy Framework tenets of: establishing a plot, casting a set of characters, and highlighting a clear […]
Research Assistant opportunity on teaching social justice in teacher education – Prof. Ann MacPhail.
This project is looking to recruit a Research Assistant (one day a week (equivalent) over 18 months) to support data collection and analysis on a project exploring teaching social justice in (physical education) initial teacher […]
Publication: Embedding assessment in learning experiences: Enacting the principles of instructional alignment in physical education teacher education
Research Impact: This paper focuses on interrogating ‘why’ and ‘how’ assessment can be effectively embedded in the delivery of learning experiences. That is, assessment as a means to engage students in the learning process rather […]
Publication: The perceived needs of teacher educators as they strive to implement curriculum change
Research Impact: The focus of this study was to explore teacher educators’ experiences as they prepared preservice teachers to implement a new physical education curriculum, and to identify their professional needs to support this work. […]
Publication: The best of both worlds? The impact of the initial teacher education physical education specialism programme on generalist teachers’ self-efficacy, beliefs, and practices
Research Impact: The issue of who is best placed to deliver high-quality physical education in primary schools has been the subject of considerable debate. In Ireland, a PE specialism was introduced into two primary level […]
Publication: The complexity of professional identity: Chinese university teachers teaching in physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes
Research Impact: In this study, we explore how Chinese teachers, who are involved in PETE programmes in universities, understand their professional identity and what specific factors influence their professional identity as teacher educators. Initially, a […]
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