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
Publication: Understanding (and extending) the conceptual boundaries of policy research in physical education: A scoping review
RESEARCH IMPACT: The purpose of this scoping review is to map the international peer-reviewed empirical literature detailing policy research in school-based physical education between 2010 and 2020 to understand (and extend) the conceptual boundaries of […]
PhysEd-Academy: Facilitating radical change in physical education through international collaboration – Dr. Marina Castro García.
What is the PhsyEd-Academy project and what are its goals? PhysEd-Academy is an Erasmus+ teacher Academy that has been granted €1.5 million for a period of 36 months. Our university is among the partner institutions […]
An interactive AIESEP 2024 pre-congress event on engaging with policy in PE – Dr. Jenna R Lorusso.
Are you curious about what policy is; why it is important in your practice as a physical education stakeholder; and how you can develop your own and others’ interest, understanding, and engagement with policy? […]
Professor Mary O’Sullivan; The legacy of a giant – Dr. carmen baruqero-ruiz.
In October 2023, Professor Mary O’Sullivan was awarded with the prestigious Michael Darmody Award at the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference in Carlow. She collected the award surrounded by her former PESS physical education […]
Reflecting on the first year of the reaccredited BSc in Physical Education – dr brendan O’Keeffe.
The BSc in Physical Education is one of the University of Limerick’s most popular and renowned courses, with a long history dating right back to the foundation of Thomond College as the National College of […]
Five Physical Education students embark on innovative Research Internships – Professor Elaine Murtagh.
Five students from the BSc Physical Education / PME Physical education programmes have been awarded research internships in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS). Projects range from topics relating to social justice, […]
Five Physical Education students embark on innovative Research Internships – Professor Elaine Murtagh.
Five students from the BSc Physical Education / PME Physical education programmes have been awarded research internships in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS). Projects range from topics relating to social justice, […]
Advocating for social justice across teacher education programmes: Ten realities experienced by teacher educators – Allison Campbell and Ann MacPhail.
As was noted in an earlier blog post, https://rb.gy/hjbba colleagues in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick and at the Ulster University have secured funding from The […]
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 […]
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