Research Impact: It is important to learn what skills and knowledge teacher educators need and how they acquire such skills and knowledge throughout their career. Results revolve around (i) self-initiated professional development, (ii) the importance […]
Research Impact: This study examined the ways teachers interact within a newly developed community to understand how conversations evolve; how teachers question, challenge, and/or encourage one another to grow professionally in a learning community. Bales’s […]
Research Impact: Current literature suggests that while teacher educators perform a multitude of complex roles, they receive minimal preparation or possibilities for professional development to fulfil these roles. As a result, they need to acquire relevant […]
I’m a Chinese second year PhD student in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) in UL. This year, I have developed my research skills further and I have found myself being more […]
What an experience! From June 3rd -10th Mary O’Sullivan, Ann McPhail, and I with Paul Conway (School of Education) and Rose Dolan (Maynooth) had the honour of learning from and with new colleagues in Israel. […]
Physical education is an important part of young people’s education in senior cycle (SC/SCPE) resulting in confident and competent participants in various physical activity areas. As a result of effective physical education, young people will […]
