Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education
We discuss research, theory and current issues in the fields of health and physical education in an easy to understand way. Our aim is to make research accessible to educators and university students from all over the globe.
Episodes
416: Teaching Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in PETE (Scandinavian Article Club)
This Scandinavian Article Club is with Professor Kristin Walseth and we (Robin Fjellner and Dean Barker) are talking about indigenous knowledge in PE as it has become mandatory in Norway. We are discussing a paper produced by Walseth and her PhD student and colleagues that is called:Teaching Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in physical education teacher education (PETE): discursive tensions
415: AIESEP Connect Technology SIG Early Career Perspectives
May 2026 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Early Career Perspectives on Digital Technology in Health, Physical Education, and Physical Activity: A Community Dialogue Featuring Pablo Lope García – PhD Candidate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain Dr. Hung-Ying Lee – Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Dr. Xiaolu Liu
414: AIESEP Connect April 2026
April 2026 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Navigating EU Funding Opportunities in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Research Featuring Ana Filipa Silva – Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Erasmus+) António L Palmeira – Universidade Lusófona (Horizon Europa Calls) Wolfgang Laschet – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Erasmus Capacity Building of Global Mobility)Sessio
413: Aussie Book Club Spectrum of Coaching Styles
“Creating Coaching episodes for retrieval and creativity using the Spectrum of Coaching Styles and Game Based Approaches”. We discuss how the Spectrum of Coaching Styles can assist coaches alignment between intention and their coaching behaviour and do this through practical examples. The chapter is from the:“Handbook of Sports Coaching (2026)” – Eds Bettina Callary, Gordon A. Bloom, Steven B. Ryn
412: Technology, Physical Activity, and Schools — A Conversation with Dr. Taemin Ha
Dr. Taemin Ha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). His research focuses on promoting physical activity and health among children and adolescents through a whole-of-school approach, with a particular interest in how technology can be integrated into K–12 school communities to facilitate and enc
411: Evaluating the Impact of Content Knowledge Instruction on Preservice Teacher Content Knowledge of Volleyball and Basketball
Evaluating the Impact of Content Knowledge Instruction on Preservice Teacher Content Knowledge of Volleyball and Basketballhttps://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jtpe/45/1/article-p118.xmlChey, W. S., Ward, P., Meyerhoff, S., Watanabe, R., Dillon, L., Arroyo-Rojas, F., & Trainer, S. (2026). Evaluating the Impact of Content Knowledge Instruction on Preservice Teacher Content Knowledge
410:Heard from the Source: LGBTQ+ Youth and the Barriers in PE
What do LGBTQ+ young people actually experience in PE and sport — and what are they telling us about why they disengage? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Craig Nieman and Dr. Sara Flory from the University of South Florida to discuss their groundbreaking mixed-methods study, "LGBTQ+ Youth Perceptions of Barriers to Physical Activity in Sport," published in Sport Education and Societ
409: Using Critical Friends in Research, A systematic review
Dr. Lee and Dr. Kim join me in discussing their recent paper about the use of critical friends in S-STEP.Yongjin Lee is a doctoral student in Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research focuses on physical education teacher education and self-study methodology.Dr. Youngjoon Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University
408: Let us wear our own goddamn clothes!
This line is from the paperO’Keeffe, B. T., Grady, C., McHale, F., & Murtagh, E. (2026). ‘Let us wear our own Goddamn clothes’: Students’ perceptions of school uniform as a barrier to physical activity and physical education participation in schools. European Physical Education Review, 1356336X261422164.Dr. Brendan O'Keefe joins me to discuss an article that was recently published in EPER and
407: AIESEP Connect March Exploring curriculum possibilities in PE through cross-border conversations
March 2026 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Exploring curriculum possibilities in PE through cross-border conversations. Featuring: Shirley Gray, Anna Bryant, Julie Stirrup, Rachel Sandford, Oliver Hooper, Stephanie Hardley, Nicola Carse & Lowri Edwards. Session Video Recording
406: Aussie Book Club: Mastery learning environments in PE – idealistic or an attainable future?
This month’s Aussie Bookclub chews the fat about Mary Rudisill and Jerraco Johnson’s “Mastery Motivational Climates in Early Childhood PE: What have we learned over the years (2018) in JOPERD.Decades of research on mastery motivational climates (MMCs) as an instructional approach in early childhood physical education are reviewed in this article. MMC’s are grounded in achievement goal theory, emph
405: Nordic Article Club, Sustainable Development in PE
Dr. Robin Lindgren and Dr. Dean Barker host the Nordic Article club, this month they talked with Prof. Suzanne Lundvall and Assistant Prof Andreas Fröberg.These are the papers that are the basis for their conversationsFröberg, A., & Lundvall, S. (2025). Integrating Sustainable Development Within Physical Education Teacher Education Courses: A Professional Learning Project. Australian Journal o
404: AIESEP Connect The development of aquatic literacy from early years. Why and how
February 2026 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleaguesThis is the audio from the February 2026 AIESEP Connect The development of aquatic literacy from early years. Why and how with Boris Jidovtseff, Professor Kristy Howells, Kristine De Martelaer, Léa Mekkaoui and François Potdevin Session Video Recording can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XJole31wtQ
403: Book Reviews and their role in publishing
I spoke with Dr. Michael Hemphill (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), associate editor of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE) and founding editor of its relatively new book review section. What emerged from that conversation was not just an update about a journal feature—it was a compelling case for why book reviews matter, especially for doctoral students, early career
402: Diversity, equity, and inclusivity: A crucible and calvary for physical education.
Kevin Richards, outgoing editor in chief comes on to discuss his recent editorial in the JTPE. Here is the full citation which is open access: Richards, K. A. (2025). Diversity, equity, and inclusivity: A crucible and calvary for physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2025-0546
401: Aussie Book Club "How students choose to behave when placed in competitive environments in PE"
The article examines learning that occurs through ball games in Swedish Physical Education and Health (PEH), challenging critiques that such activities overemphasise competition and performance. Drawing on observations and interviews with upper‑secondary students, the authors show that ball games foster both subject‑specific learning (skills, techniques, rules, and game understanding) and generic
400: The Podcast Keynote by Dr. Laura Alfrey
I am happy to welcome you to the inaugural podcast keynote! This is the official episode 400, so if you’re listening to this in February there are 399 episodes to scroll beneath this one. I wanted to mark the 400th episode with something--- in episode 200 we had a town hall and it went really well. I am not sure where this will go on Laura’s CV, but I am really happy she accepted the invitation to
399: A Master's Degree at George Mason
This is a quick episode about our Masters Program at GMU, it’s 100% online and we start in May of 2026 with a new cohort, and this podcast is about that program. If you’ve stumbled here seeking to become a better teacher, then I hope you listen through the podcast. LINK to Masters Program: https://education.gmu.edu/advanced-teaching-studies/med-physical-education-concentration Link to Video:https:
398: Launch of AIESEP's co-designed EDI Policy
This episode is a recording of the AIESEP Connect from January 2026. It served as the launching of the EDI policy of AIESEP that was co-designed with members and board members. You can read more about the speakers here: https://aiesep.org/aiesep-edi-policy-launch-at-january-aiesep-connect/ Here is the translation in the middle that was in Spanish:Bueno, sí, quiero hablar. Primero, quiero agradecer
397: National Board Certified Teachers and how to become one
This podcast discusses the national board certified teacher (NBCT) process. Patrick Noel and Laurie Brady, two recent successful NBCT share their journey and explain the process. You can find the NBCT standards for PE here:https://www.nbpts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ECYA-PE.pdfAnd here are some resources to dig through if you're interested https://www.nbpts.org/certification/candidate-center/
396: Academic Associations, why do we continue showing up?
In this episode, host Risto Marttinen (George Mason University) is joined by Dr. Ben Williams (University of Melbourne) and Dr. Trent D. Brown (Deakin University) for a wide-ranging conversation about associational life in health and physical education.The discussion centers on Ben and Trent’s recently published article in Sport, Education and Society, where they use a collaborative autobiographic
395 (Scandinavian Article Club) Models Based Practice
In this episode Robin Fjellner & Dean Barker talk about pedagogical models in PE along with Dr. Lars Bjørke who is an associate professor at University of Inland Norway. They start by mentioning how they got to know models and then go into different aspects such as how models may be used and what models become relevant from a didaktik perspective.A truly Scandinavian analysis of models!
394: Aussie Book Club on Flourishing PE
Jamie Brunsdon’s “Towards the Virtuous Mover: A Neo-Aristotelian Interpretation of Physical Education” argues that physical education should be grounded in virtue ethics, viewing movement as a means to develop moral character rather than just physical skill. He critiques current approaches that treat character as a byproduct of sport and focus too heavily on performance virtues like discipline or
393: Boundary Crossing into Academic Leadership
Today we’re diving into an article from Studying Teacher Education titled “Changing Roles, Changing Clothes: Navigating the Thresholds and Crossing Boundaries into Academic Leadership.”It’s written by Kevin Patton; Maura Coulter and Chris North who are all here today…today we’ll explore what it feels like to step across the line—from being a physical education teacher educator into becoming an aca
392: PE Teachers get an F in Health-Related Fitness Knowledge
Dr. Santiago tested over 400 in-service PE teachers and found an average score of 54.3% on the Health-Related Fitness Knowledge test — essentially an “F” by grading standards. The article, “Physical Education Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness,” was published in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education a few weeks ago, and Jose Santiago comes on the explain the resul
391: AIESEP Connect GoPE! and GoPA! Country Cards
This is the audio from the November 2025 AIESEP Connect covering the GO PE! and GoPA! Country Cardshttps://www.globalphysicaleducationobservatory.comhttps://new.globalphysicalactivityobservatory.com/countrycards/https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jpah/22/11/article-p1337.xmlwww.aiesep.org
390: Professional Knowledge and Primary PE Dr. Vicky Randall
The guest this week is Dr. Vicky Randall. She has published two books recently and we discuss one of them titled: Professional Knowledge and Primary Physical Education Link to the book: https://www.routledge.com/Professional-Knowledge-in-Primary-Physical-Education/Randall/p/book/9781032696300 Vicky Randall on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrandallpe/?originalSubdomain=ukContemporary Issues
389: Contribution of TPSR Scholarship and Practice to Social Justice
In this episode, we explore the transformative potential of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model in advancing social justice through physical education. Drawing on the work of Don Hellison and the TPSR Alliance, Dr. Michael Hemphill and Dr. Paul Wright reflect on decades of scholarship and practice that center youth development in underserved communities.Here is the link to
388: AIESEP Connect Primary PE SIG launch
This is the audio from the October 2025 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Contemporary Issues in Primary / Elementary Physical Education with Gerald Griggs, Grace Cardiff, and Vicky Randall. It is co-hosted by Maura Coulter and Kristy HowellsYou can watch the video version herehttps://youtu.be/9jGCu7meqRUTo be kept up to date with the activities of the SIG through their mailing list, please c
387: Aussie Book club w/Risto The Answer is more PE (Quennerstedt)
I joined the Aussie Book Club this month, and our discussion was surrounding Mikael Quennerstedt's 2019 Article:Quennerstedt (2019). Physical education and the art of teaching: transformative learning and teaching in physical education and sports pedagogy, Sport, Education and Society, 24:6, 611-623.
386: Human Flourishing in Physical Education
This podcast discusses human flourishing in PE. The discussion revolves around Jamie Brunsdon’s recent papers on this topic, and I’ve invited some colleagues for a discussion around this topic that was committed to by all parties at the AIESEP conference in 2025 after a great discussion. The star of the show is Dr. Jamie Brunsdon who is at University of Memphis. Also on the podcast are Obi Atkinso
385: The School Health Map
In this episode Risto sits down with Dr. Ben Kern from the University of Wyoming to discuss an ambitious and practical initiative known as the School Health MAP (Model for Assessment and Planning). This collaborative effort, developed alongside colleagues like Wes Wilson (University of Illinois) and Hans van der Mars (Arizona State University), and Lisa Paulson, aims to help schools more effective
BONUS: Graduate Student Network Announcement!
If you’re a graduate student trying to navigate the exciting world of physical education research, I have some fantastic news for you. The American Educational Research Association SIG93 (a Special Interest Group for Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education) is launching a graduate student network. You can sign up for the mailing list here: https://yongjin-l.github.io/AERA93-Grad
384: AIESEP 2026: An Introduction to Taiwan
This podcast is the first in a future series covering the AIESEP 2026 conference in Taipei Taiwan June 15-19th 2026. Abstracts close Nov 4th 2025. Here is a link to the blog that has hyperlinks to all of the suggestions from Alicia https://aiesep.org/aiesep-2026-an-introduction-to-taiwan/ Here is a link to the conference website where you can submit abstracts among other helpful information https:
383: The Editors Podcast
To shed light on the journal publishing process, I recently spoke with editors from some of the leading journals in our field: the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE), Quest, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (PESP), and Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education. This podcast covers the structure and scope of the journals as well as their views on AI, open access, and my
382: Socializing the Professoriate: Faculty Roles in Physical Education Teacher Education
In this episode, Dr. Nicolette Suchon from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse joins host Risto Marttinen to discuss her recent review on faculty socialization in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE). The conversation explores the journey from anticipatory socialization to academic career preparation, and the challenges faced by early-career faculty. Topics include doctoral training misma
381: (Scandinavian Article Club) Using self study methodology in teacher education contexts
In this first Scandinavian edition of Playing with Research, Dean Barker and Robin Lindgren Fjellner take the opportunity to find out more about self study of practice from New Zealand scholars Dawn Garbett and Alan Ovens. Dawn and Alan are at the University of Auckland. They have been doing self studies within teacher education and physical education teacher education for almost 20 years. Here ar
380: Teaching with AI (a book club)
In this episode of the AI Book Club, Risto Marttinen from George Mason University is joined by Dr. Erin Centeio (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) and Dr. Sara Flory (University of South Florida) for a rich discussion on the book Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by Jose Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson.The conversation explores:How AI is currently being used in ph
379: Aussie Book Club Spectrum of Teaching Style part deux
In this months Aussie Bookclub we discuss the production cluster styles from the Spectrum of teaching styles. WE define the style, talk about our perceived pros and cons, where it fits with Australian National Curriculum, when we have used it with sports coaching and common mistakes/challenges for first time users. This is Part 2 of a podcast as we spoke about the reproduction cluster styles in Au
378: Bridging Research and Practice in Physical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Aaron Beighle
Risto and Aaron discuss a wide range of issues such as publication, working with teachers, international education, and the state of the field. Aaron Beighle is a professor at the University of Kentucky and is the co-author of elementary and secondary PE methods books as well as a prolific scholar with over 11,000 citations of his work, that he claims he was unaware of. Here are inks to the conten
377: PE teachers’ acceptance and use of a fitness-based software (PLT4M)
Risto is joined by Dr. Sean Fullerton from Towson University to discuss a recent article in JTPE that covers teachers acceptance and use of a fitness based software, specifically PLT4MHere is the full cite to the article:Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Kravitz, L. (2025). Physical Education Teachers’ Acceptance and Use of a Fitness-Based Software. Journal
376: Theory Breakdown The Universal Theory of Acceptance and use of Technology (UTAUT)
This is a theory breakdown episode of the universal theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). It is recorded by Sean Fullerton and is a companion podcast to episode 377 in which he describes research on PE teachers acceptance and use of fitness based technologies where he employed this theory
375: AIESEP PhD Summer School
This episode covers (in detail) everything you need to know about the PhD summer school held in Taiwan in June 2026For details on the funding announcement see the blog post https://aiesep.org/aiesep-announces-landmark-10-year-partnership-with-spectrum-institute-for-teaching-and-learning/ You can find the link to apply here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/98bfuq1jiv7yujrx4u7h1/AIESEP-Summer-School-A
374: What article most influenced you?
Risto is joined by a group of colleagues to discuss one article that we feel has been most influential on our current or past research. We're talking about articles that have had a profound impact on where our research went and discuss a little about the back story from each. Here are the APA citations of the articles if you want to look them up:Risto’s article:Oliver, K. L., Hamzeh, M., &
373: Aussie Book Club The Spectrum of Teaching Styles – Reproduction Cluster Styles.
The Aussie Book Club takes on the Spectrum of Teaching Styles, well half of it at first...they talk about pros and cons of styles A-E,Where it can be used in Australian Curriculum,Where we have used it in sport coachingCommon mistakes/errors for first time users Next month is “The Production Cluster Styles F-K
372: AIESEP Connect Signature Pedagogies
This is the audio from the June 2025 AIESEP Connect on Signature Pedagogies.
371: Aussie Book Club Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work
This is the July episode of the Aussie Book Club where our Australian colleagues discuss one article in depth once a month. This month the article discussed is below:Kirschner, P. A., Sweller, J., & Clark, R. E. (2006). Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching. Educational
370: Aussie Book Club What’s Right in PE?
This is the next issue of the Australian Book Club. This week the Aussie “blokes” talk about “what’s wright in PE”Here is a synopisis. Exploring positive narratives in physical education (PE) involves recognizing and highlighting the valuable contributions and positive impacts of PE programs. This includes understanding PE's purpose, its connection to wider school and community contexts, and h
369: Harrastamisen Suomen Mallin Tutkimus: Alustavat Tulokset
If you don’t understand Finnish then this episode is going to be really confusing. This is a recording of a Keynote lecture (in Finnish) that I gave in Jyväskylä on May 14th 2025 about the Finnish Model for Leisure Activities. Here is a link to the slides (in Finnish) I just ask that you please not use them in any form or share them in any form outside of viewing them as a part of this podcasthttp
368: AIESEP Connect Exploring Digital Learning
This is the audio from the AIESEP Connect (an online session put on by AIESEP to share research) from May 2025, and is the first by the Technology SIG May 2025 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Modalities and Pedagogies Exploring Digital Learning Across In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Physical Education Contexts with Julia Sargent, Ove Østerlie, Maria José Camacho-Miñano, and Chad Killian Sessi
367: Aussie Book Club 6: Developing the practising model in physical education
This is the 6th Australian Book Club. The speakers are Brendan SueSee, Michael Davies, and Dave RobinsonSynopsis/BackgroundMost Pedagogical or curriculum models in physical education (PE) focus on various content like health, game tactics, sport cultures, and expression. The Practising model has no content as the student generates the content through practising. This article presents the practisin
366: Two Toolkits to help Teacher Educators (from Limerick)
Our colleagues from University of Limerick share two amazing resources with you that are 100% free and aimed to help teacher educators. We will talk about the Justice ED and SATLE projects and share these awesome Toolkits that have been created. Below are the website links to the projects and the links to the Toolkits. Justice Ed: https://www.ul.ie/justice-ed-education-for-global-justice-solidarit
365:PETE Collaborative Town Hall
This is the audio from the 28th of March, 2025 PETE Collaborative that was hosted to discuss critical issues in the PETE field, notably the future directions of the SHAPE America Research Council. Over 100 PETE scholars attended live.
364: The Finnish Model for Leisure Activities
This is a 15min presentation about my research on the Finnish Model for Leisure Activities. It was given at the Fulbright Education Forum March 26th, 2025 hosted by the Fulbright Finland Foundation which also has sponsored my stay in Finland this year to conduct the research.The study is also supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture here in Finland and the University of Arts Helsinki as
363: Australian Article Club 5: Why don’t you really learn anything in PEH?
This article club discusses Swedish researchers who asked secondary school students/Gymnasium to discuss their perceptions of HPE through their assessment experiences. Some interesting but not surprising perceptions were shared, and as is true for the Australian Article Club... good discussion was had! Here is the link to the article and the citation: Modell, N., & Gerdin, G. (2022). ‘Why don'
362: How physical education teachers are positioned in models scholarship
Today, we’re discussing the article ‘How physical education teachers are positioned in models scholarship: a scoping review. This was recently published in PESP and came up in discussion during Ash Casey’s scholar lecture at BERA. You can find that lecture in episode 350Full Cite: Fjellner, R. L., Varea, V., & Barker, D. (2024). How physical education teachers are positioned in models scholars
361: "What do you think you are doing? How physical education researchers make scientific contributions".
Dean Barker and Hakan Larsson join me to discuss their latest article in Sport Education and Society titled: "What do you think you are doing? How physical education researchers make scientific contributions". This is an open access article that covers issues in publishing and research in the field. To cite this article: D. Barker, J.-E. Ekberg, G. Nyberg & H. Larsson (18 Feb 2025):
360: Australian Article Club 4: The suffering of students in physical education.
This is the 4th Article club with Brendan SueSee, Michael Davies, and Dave Robinson. The article they discussed was:Sarah Metz, Benjamin Zander & Ina Hunger (09 May 2024): The suffering of students in physical education. Unsettling experiences and situational conditions, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2024.2352825 This paper captured a wide range of unsettling PE
359: Introducing the Social Justice SIG at AIESEP
This is an AIESEP Connect session that is hosted by the new Social Justice SIG in AIESEP.
You can find all about the special interest groups of AIESEP here https://aiesep.org/special-interest-groups/
Our 2025 conference is in St. Petersburg Florida
We will be in Australia for a specialist seminar at the end of the year and in 2026 our world congress will be held in Taipei.
358: AERA Special Interest Group 93 Info Session
This is an informational session of AERA SIG 93
It was recorded in January 2025 and was meant to provide knowledge on the SIG history, where we are now, and where we are going; the unique networking and benefits of the SIG; the importance of SIG membership and its impact on the future of the SIG
If you publish research in the field of physical education you should really check out this profession
357: Australian Article Club 3: Inclusion Style, student autonomy and responsibility.
Our Australian colleagues chose a book chapter by the great Mark Byra from the University of Wyoming for their third article club. The chapter is titled “Inclusion style of teaching, student
autonomy and responsibility” and this is in a book called the Spectrum of teaching styles in physical education.
356: A podcast about podcasts, dare we say a meta podcast?
This is a cross-over episode with The Meaningful Physical Education Podcasts.
We are discussing the use of podcasts in PE and in professional development. The other podcast that is hosted is fairly new and REALLY good. You can find more information on how to listen to it below:
You can find more episodes here: Apple Podcasts
Here is the website: https://meaningfulpodcastexperience.buzzsprout.c
355: Moving online in physical education teacher education Australian Article Club 3
This is the third Australian Article Club.
It covers the following article:
Nyberg, G., Backman, E., & Tinning, R. (2022). Moving online in physical education teacher education. Sport, Education and Society, 29(3), 358–370. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2022.2142776
In this article the authors discuss the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic created for preservice teachers’ knowledge i
354: Should primary school PE be outsourced? Australian Article Club 2
The second Australian Article Club takes on outsourcing in PE.
In Australia and NZ, particularly in primary schools (years prep-6) pe is increasingly being taught by outside providers who usually are not pe trained teachers. The syllabus or curriculum in P-6 expects that a classroom generalist teacher can teach PE. It is only in the Australian states of Queensland and Tasmania that specialists tra
353: The Meaningful Podcast Experience Episode 1
This is a new podcast about meaningful PE and I wanted to share it in the @theHPEpodcast feed.
You can find more episodes here: Apple Podcasts
Here is the website: https://meaningfulpodcastexperience.buzzsprout.com/2358344/episodes
And here is the purpose and goals of the podcast:
Our purpose is to engage in conversations with those enacting Meaningful Physical Education (research, practice an
352: Australian Article Club 1 "Arnold wanted X but we got Y"
For over 30 years in the Australian state of Queensland, a final grade for physical education (in years 11 and 12) was given based on 50% theory and 50% practical, valuing movement and knowledge equally. This article was written in response to changes in a syllabus in the Australian state of Queensland in 2019 which awarded a final mark based on 82% theory and 18% practical or movement. Despite th
351: The new SHAPE Standards (AERA SIG 93 webinar)
This is the audio from the September 2025 AERA SIG 93 webinar about the new SHAPE America Standards. It is hosted by Chair Cory Dixon and the two guests are: Dr. Clancy Seymore and Langston Clark (both writers of the new standards)
350: BERA Scholar Lecture 2024: Dr. Ash Casey
This episode features the scholar lecture for BERA which is the British Educational Research Association. Within BERA there is a PESP SIG (phys ed and sport pedagogy). Each
year, leading up to the wider BERA conference, they have a full day invisible college that features the scholar lecture. This year’s scholar lecture was given by Dr. Ash Casey from Loughborough University. The title of the lect
349: AIESEP 2025 Conference in Florida (all you need to know!)
This podcast introduces the AIESEP 2025 conference in St.
Petersburg Florida. It will take place May 18-22nd (18th
is a full pre-conference day and the 22nd will have the banquet at night).
The call for proposals closes September 15th,
2024. Notifications will be sent out by December 15th. Here is a link to the abstract submission https://www.aiesepstpete2025.com/abstract-submission
You can fi
348: The if, why and how of fitness testing in secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom
Naomi Harte from Loughborough University, UK, joins to discuss the article The if, why and how of fitness testing
in secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom published with Laura Alfrey, Christopher Spray, and Lorraine Cale. We discuss teachers’ learning intentions, pedagogical practices, and attitudes towards fitness
testing.
Full Cite: Harte, N. P. A.,
Alfrey, L., Spray, C., &am
Dissertation Dive 16: “Overcoming Trauma with Physical Activity: Implementing Edutainment within a High School Physical Education Class.”
Dr. Lauren Wheeler is a physical education teacher with the US Department of Defense, stationed in Germany. She has been a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year due in part to her popular “Physically Healthy At That (PHAT)” program developed in collaboration with military partners to improve fitness outcomes for high school students. Dr. Wheeler completed her Doctorate of Education degree at
Dissertation Dive 15: "Physical Education Teacher Education Futures."
Dr. Jamie Brunsdon is a third year Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the University of Memphis. Prior to moving to the University of Alabama in
2018 to complete his doctoral degree, Jamie was a full and part-time physical education in England. His research interests include studying teacher and faculty socialization and applied virtue ethics. In this episode, Dr. Brun
347: AERA Catherine Ennis SIG 93 Scholar Award Lecture: Kevin Andrew Richards
This is the audio recording of the 2024 Catherine D. Ennis SIG Scholar Lecture. It is the highest honor awarded in the SIG and is named for a long-time SIG member Cathy Ennis who passed away in 2017.
This year's recipient is Dr. Kevin Andrew Richards (University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign) and he is introduced by his mentor and past dissertation advisor Dr. Tom Templin. The question and an
Dissertation Dive 14:"Basic Psychological Needs, Affect, and Motivation Among Elementary Students in a Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program."
In this episode, Dr. Shelby Ison discusses the dissertation titled "Basic Psychological Needs, Affect, and Motivation Among Elementary Students in a Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program." Dr. Shelby Ison is visiting assistant
professor at Northern Illinois University. Her primary research interests include understanding K-12 students' psychological experiences in health, physical
Dissertation Dive 13: "Examining Online Learning in K–12 Online Physical Education and Physical Education Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
In this episode, Dr. Brandon Foye discusses his dissertation titled "Examining Online Learning in K–12 Online Physical Education and Physical Education Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Following an 11-year career as a middle and high school physical education teacher, Dr. Foye enrolled in a doctoral program at Boston University. After completing his degree in 2022, he
Dissertation Dive 12: "Exploring Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education and Classroom Settings at a Rural Elementary School"
Dr. Seunghyun Baek is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education department at SUNY Cortland. Seunghyun completed her Ph.D. in Kinesiology at University of North
Carolina at Greensboro in 2023 with Dr. Ben Dyson. She taught and worked with diverse student populations in the U.S. and South Korea, especially focused on Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education. In this episode, Dr.
B
Dissertation Dive 11: "Looking Inward: Does Physical Activity Promotion Training Transfer Beyond PETE?"
In this episode, Dr. Shannon Mulhearn discusses her dissertation titled "Looking Inward: Does Physical Activity Promotion Training Transfer Beyond PETE?" Wellness promotion is the overarching theme that ties together Dr. Mulhearn’s body of work. Her current research focuses on innovative techniques of building resiliency in various areas of education, from elementary to higher education
Dissertation Dive 10:"Culturally Relevant Physcial Education for Optimizing Physical Activity Opportunities." Dr. Imagbe
In this episode, Dr. Stacey Imagbe discusses her dissertation titled "Culturally Relevant Physcial Education for Optimizing Physical Activity Opportunities." Dr. Imagbe serves as a first-year assistant professor on a tenure track at Morehouse College, specifically within the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education. Her primary area of focus lies in providing es
339: Even with the craziness, it worked’: PE teachers working in and with an Activist Approach
Today we discuss the article ‘Even with the craziness, it worked’: PE teachers working in and with an Activist
Approach. We discuss the perceptions of physical education teachers learning to work in and with an activist approach in their
classroom.
Full Cite: Shilcutt, J. B., Oliver, K. L., Aranda, R., Mullany, P., Ryan, M., & True, L. (2023). ‘Even with the craziness, it worked’: PE teachers
Dissertation Dive 9: "Exploring the Influence of U.S. High School Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Coach’s Communication on Constructs of Their Sport-Related Well-Being."
Dr. Obi Atkinson is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education Department at SUNY Cortland. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Dr. Atkinson recently completed his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Sport Pedagogy. His
research interests focus on variables and social agents that influence developmental outcomes for youth. Specifically, Dr. Atkinson explores teaching and coaching behaviors
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