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Motivational processes in physical education and objectively measured physical activity among adolescents
Abstract Purpose Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the present study tested how students’ perceptions of autonomy support from physical education teachers predicts objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous… -
Weight Measurements in School: Setting and Student Comfort
Abstract Objective To examine how body mass index assessments are conducted in schools and whether student comfort with assessments varies by students’ perceived weight status,… -
Teachers’ perceptions of barriers related to implementation of daily physical activity in secondary school: Academic pressure and the need for new competence
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine secondary school teachers’ perceptions of barriers related to an intervention implementing daily PA during normal classroom… -
Young adolescents’ lived experience with teacher-led classroom-based physical activity: A phenomenological study
Abstract This study aims to identify and describe the general meaning structure of secondary school students’ experience of classroom-based physical activity. The nine students interviewed… -
A profession in crisis? Teachers’ responses to England’s high-stakes accountability reforms in secondary education
Abstract There has been a tendency to construct the teaching profession through a narrative of ‘crisis’ which places particular emphasis on high rates of attrition… -
Developing a pedagogy of teacher education using self-study: A rhizomatic examination of negotiating learning and practice
Abstract This self-study of teacher education practices examines the processes of developing a pedagogy of teacher education. Drawing on multiple data sources (video and audio,… -
PE Scholar Education and Training Impact Report 2022
The following report summarises professional development provided by PE Scholar in 2022 to include in-person training, conference keynotes/ workshops and our suite of online training… -
Understanding the impact of a teacher education course on attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and sport: An exploratory mixed methods evaluation
Abstract This study explored the impact of a university teacher education course on preservice and inservice teachers’ attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and… -
Who’s included and Who’s not? An analysis of instruments that measure teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education
Abstract In this paper, inclusive education was understood as the right of all students to access, presence, participation and success in their local school (Slee,… -
Stretched too thin? The relationship between insufficient resource allocation and physical education instructional time and assessment practices
Abstract With provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, attention to physical education (PE) programs in school will be crucial for developing well-rounded students. We… -
‘The participation group means that I’m low ability’: Students’ perspectives on the enactment of ‘mixed-ability’ grouping in secondary school physical education
Abstract Mixed-ability grouping is widespread in primary schools and in several subject areas in secondary schools in England. Notwithstanding, there is scant research on mixed-ability… -
Meaningful Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport: A Review of the Literature
Abstract The purpose of this research is to review the literature about young people’s meaningful experiences in physical education and youth sport. We reviewed 50…
