During the past Spring and Autumn semesters of 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid lockdowns, we were finally able to celebrate our 20th and 21st offerings of the ‘Inclusive Play & Leisure […]
Tag: Physical Education

Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research
Research Impact Summary: The relationship between typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports was found to be multifaceted. In the context of physical education, the provision of regular physical education class, extension […]

Publication: Enhancing sport education experiences through service-learning
Research Impact: This study explores the extent to which service-learning (SL) can enhance the educational potential of sport education (SE), with a view to contributing to a positive transition for students from primary to secondary […]

Publication: Designing and facilitating an effective action research experience: Co-construction between a teacher educator and pre-service teachers
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to explore the co-construction of an action research (AR) experience between a teacher educator and pre-service teachers (PSTs). Participants were six PSTs and a teacher educator who […]

Publication: Shifting policy perspectives: Revelatory incident narratives from physical education stakeholders and corresponding promising possibilities
Research Impact: Widely held traditional policy perspectives within physical education, and the linear and top-down assumptions about policy processes associated with them, arguably limit the perceivable scope of policy engagement possibilities, particularly for front-line policy […]

Publication: Enhancing the development of equitable and inclusive class environments through Sport Education-Teaching Games for Understanding
Research Impact: In the context of physical education, groups are heterogeneous in terms of motor competence, motivation or interests, with students expected to learn at the same pace (Metzler, 2011). There is therefore a need […]

Publication: Digital technology and teacher digital competency in physical education: a holistic view of teacher and student perspectives
Research Impact: This paper aimed to explore teacher competency in applying digital technology into their physical education class and identify if students’ motivation levels change as a result of integrating digital technology into physical education […]

PESS Researchers awarded joint paper of the year for PESP Journal
Congratulations to PESS researchers (Antonio Calderon, Ann MacPhail, and Brigitte Moody) who were awarded joint paper of the year for Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (PESP) Journal. PESP has an IF 5.830 and is ranked […]

Postgraduate research opportunity – Project REACH: Resistance Exercise for Adolescents 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 Exercise (RE) is in top five most […]

recruritment: teaching assistant in Sport and exercise sciences and teaching assistant in physical education (2 positions).
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Teaching Assistant in Sport and Exercise Sciences and Teaching Assistant in Physical Education (2 Positions) University of Limerick Teaching Assistant in Sport and Exercise Sciences and Teaching Assistant in Physical Education (2 […]