A new publication by Jenna Lorusso and colleagues explores how health and physical education professionals can better understand complex policy processes and develop the skills needed to engage confidently with policy in practice. Summary How […]
Tag: Physical Education
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: EMBEDDING PRACTITIONER RESEARCH AS A PEDAGOGY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION.
Research impact: This study contributes to the growing field of social justice in PETE by positioning practitioner research as a pedagogy for social justice with potential to support PSTs in navigating the complex journey from […]
“LET US WEAR OUR OWN CLOTHES” – WHAT STUDENTS REALLY THINK ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORM – 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: LET US WEAR OUR OWN GODDAMN CLOTHES: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL UNIFORM AS A BARRIER TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS – DR BRENDAN O’KEEFFE.
The aim of this study was to examine students’ views on the extent to which uniforms are a barrier to physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE) participation in Irish secondary schools. Students (N = 1439; 58.2% […]
Digital technology in physical education: An entangled pedagogy perspective.
A key take home message or common line of thought that has been core throughout the chapter is the one related to the extent to which the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning […]
Addressing contemporary concerns in models-based practice: insights from Ireland’s national physical education curriculum
This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing international conversation on how Models-based Practice (MbP) can be understood and applied, by addressing the main concerns identified in recent literature: the viability of a models-based physical […]
Collaging the (Dis)illusio of Being International Early Career Women in Physical Education and Sport Sciences/Kinesiology.
This paper is a creative and critical exploration of what it means to navigate academia as early-career women in an increasingly neoliberal and competitive environment. Using Bourdieu’s concept of illusio—the belief in and investment in the […]
Exploring Moylussa: A Field Experience within PY4143 (Adventure and Water-Based Activities Module) – dr. Carmen Barquero-Ruiz.
Last September, the second-year students of the BSc in physical education took part in an exciting outdoor activity as part of their teacher training module Adventure and Water-Based Activities. This module plays a vital role […]
Deconstructing the standards for ‘high quality’ initial teacher education in Ireland: implications for teacher educators’ professional learning and agency – Dr. Antonio Calderon
This paper invites reflection and invites teacher educators to move from passively accepting imposed policy frameworks, to actively engaging with them to foster innovation, growth, and critical dialogue. It critically examines the Céim: Standards for Initial […]
