On November 15, the VI Conference on LGTBIQ+, Physical Education, and Sport brought together researchers and practitioners from across Europe to discuss ways to promote inclusion and equity in sports and physical education. Hosted by […]
Tag: Physical Education
RECRUiTMENT: TEACHING ASSISTANT IN Physical education and sport and exercise sciences, UL.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Teaching Assistant in Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Limerick. Teaching Assistant in Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Sciences – 6 Month Fixed Term Contract. Salary: €37,010 p.a. […]
Can parkour and pickleball pique pupils’ passion for PE? – antonio Calderón.
PESS staff member Dr Antonio Calderón was recently interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime about the introduction of new activities such as parkour and pickleball into PE. Antonio discussed: The importance of not just focusing […]
New teaching approaches in European physical education: Learning about and implementing pedagogical models in the new Blended Intensive Programme – Dr. carmen barquero ruiz.
Thirteen students from the BSc in Physical Education and PME programmes at PESS have been selected to participate in an international blended module designed to enhance their training as PE educators along with other students […]
Reflecting on the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference 2024 in PESS, UL – dr brendan O’keefe.
In this blog I will reflect on the Physical Education Association of Ireland (PEAI) Conference that was hosted on Saturday October 5th in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences. On Friday night we […]
Publication: A figurational analysis of Health and/or Physical Education teacher educators’ conceptualisations of policy, and their sociogenesis
Research Impact: All health and physical education (HPE) professionals, including teacher educators, have a collective responsibility to engage with policy but existing research tells us little about how HPE teacher educators (H/PETEs) understand policy. Drawing […]
Publication: Social networks and mobile learning in Physical Education: Creating design principles collaboratively
Research Impact: The aim of this study was to co-create together with physical education teachers and students, design principles to guide the pedagogical approaches where digital technologies and social media are used. Design-based research informed […]
PESS Internship: Writing a Paper for Publication & Collaborating with international experts – Darragh Collins.
During the course of my second PESS internship, I was tasked with the write-up of a research paper titled “Teachers’ capabilities, opportunities and motivation to integrate muscle strengthening exercise in physical education”. This paper builds […]
RTÉ BRAINSTORM: sCHOOL UNIFORM AS BARRIER TO PE AND PA PARTICIPATION – DR BRENDAN O’KEEFFE.
PESS academic staff member Dr Brendan O’Keeffe had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Brendan discusses the role of school uniform as a barrier to physical education and physical activity participation in schools. You can […]
PESS phd journey: Claire Walsh.
Congratulations to Claire Walsh who recently completed her PhD at the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences. Claire’s research focused on “The experiences of a physical education boundary spanner during a period of curriculum […]
