Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education

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 effectively assess and improve their comprehensive school health programs.

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-GradNetwork/ They will be hosting monthly online meetups. These will be casual meetings held right after the main SIG93 webinars, making it easy to hop on. It's a perfect chance to get to know your peers from other universities and build a real support system.Second, this network is a chance for you to shape the future of our SIG. Your ideas and discussions will directly influence the practical programming we develop for graduate students. We're already thinking about creating a dedicated graduate student session within a future webinar or developing the “Invisible College” session, which is a pre-conference workshop at the national AERA conference. Your voice can help make these things happen!

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://2026aiesep.org/

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 myriad other topics. The guests are: Erin Centeio, Ash Casey, Kevin Richards, Mara Simon, and Chris Hickey

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 mismatches, mentorship, identity-based factors, and institutional contexts. This episode is a must-listen for doctoral students, PETE faculty, and anyone interested in the evolving landscape of higher education in physical education.Key Topics Covered:Faculty socialization in PETEEntry pathways and career preparationRole conflict and workload stressGender, race/ethnicity, and international identityMentorship and institutional supportGaps in the literature and future directionsGuest: Dr. Nicolette SuchonSuchon, N. S., Kinder, C. J., Slyvester, E., & Richards, K. A. (2025). Socializing the Professoriate: A Scoping Review Into and Through Faculty Roles in Physical Education Teacher Education. Kinesiology Review, 1(aop), 1-15.

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 are a couple of examples of their work:Garbett, D. (2011): Horse Riding 101: The role of experience in reframing teacher education practices, Studying Teacher Education: A journal of self-study of teacher education practices, 7:01, 65-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17425964.2011.558371Ovens, A., & Fletcher, T. (2014). Self-study in physical education teacher education. Exploring the interplay between scholarship and practice. London, UK: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-05663-0

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 physical education teacher education (PETE) programs.Ethical dilemmas surrounding AI-assisted writing and research.The importance of modeling responsible AI use for students.The evolving role of educators in an AI-enhanced learning environment.Practical classroom applications, including lesson planning, assessment, and creative engagement strategies.This episode is a must-listen for educators, researchers, and anyone grappling with the integration of AI into teaching and scholarship.

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 August.

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 content we discussedhttps://www.dynamicpeasap.com/pages/Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children-20th Edition – Human Kineticshttps://us.humankinetics.com/products/dynamic-physical-education-for-elementary-school-children-20th-edition?srsltid=AfmBOopCorH9ayslNDhFA1jNV6QurlXMISoxhK16Y68QedLwJo2YTajCDynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students-10th Edition – Human Kinetics https://us.humankinetics.com/products/dynamic-physical-education-for-secondary-school-students-10th-edition?srsltid=AfmBOor4RhizRb9yYc5R58yOSuNagrxyZigJP-Bmidu37R1uD5hYHCuQThe PE Huddle - Episode Archive Page https://pd.gophersport.com/pe-huddle/Beighle, A, Watts, D. & Erwin, H. (Eds.) (Spring 2026). Teaching Physical Education in International Schools: Contexts and Strategies from Around the Globe. Routledge

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 of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(aop), 1-11.

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

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-Application-form-2025-fillable.pdf?rlkey=bhvio74rlrjxmuh6d50hcs50k&e=2&st=fzdo1jsd&dl=0

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., & McCaughtry, N. (2009). Girly girls can play games/las niñas pueden jugar tambien: Co-creating a curriculum of possibilities with fifth-grade girls. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 28(1), 90-110.Kevin's article:Sparkes, A. C., Templin, T. J., & Schempp, P. G. (1993). Exploring dimensions of marginality: Reflecting on the life histories of physical education teachers. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 12(4), 386-398.Erin's Article:Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465-491.Michael's article:Byra, M., & Karp, G. G. (2000). Data Collection Techniques Employed in Qualitative Research in Physical Education Teacher Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical education, 19(2).Emily's article:Prusak, K. A., Pennington, T., Graser, S. V., Beighle, A., & Morgan, C. F. (2010). Systemic success in physical education: The East Valley phenomenon. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 29(1), 85-106.

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 

This is the audio from the June 2025 AIESEP Connect on Signature Pedagogies.

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., Kirschner, P. A., & Clark, R. E. (2010). Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructuvist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experimental, and Inquiry-Based Teaching. Educational Psychologist, 42(2), 75-86.

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 how inclusive and holistic curriculum practices can create a positive learning environment. Here is the citation:Gray, S., Lambert, K., & Young, L. (2025). What's right with PE: Exploring positive narratives in physical education. European Physical Education Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X251341749

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 podcasthttps://gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/rmarttin_gmu_edu/EezSy3VkUCZPjELtX3ymcoMB5GVnABqX1_wGoP1ZYB0USA?e=o8CJbq If you want to talk more about this model, I am always open to chat!The research that was conducted was supported by The Finland Fulbright Foundation and UniArts Helsinki.

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 Session Video Recording

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 practising model as a way to put the P back in physical education through the pedagogy of practise.Barker, D. M., Aggerholm, K., Standal, O., & Larsson, H. (2018). Developing the practising model in physical education: An expository outline focusing on movement capability. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 23(2), 209-221.Link to the article https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/17408989.2017.1371685?needAccess=true

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-solidarity-and-interconnectednessToolkit: https://doi.org/10.34961/researchrepository-ul.27931542.v1 SATLE: https://www.ul.ie/pre-service-teachers-experiences-of-encountering-social-justice-matters-in-their-physical-educationToolkit: https://pesportpedagogyul.wordpress.com/ The three voices you hear on the podcast are Elaine Murtaugh, Antonio Calderon, and Carmen Barquero-Ruiz all from U-Limerick.

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.

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 well as The University of Jyväskylä You can find more information on the model here https://harrastamisensuomenmalli.fi/en/And a description of my research is here: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/projects/exploring-finlands-model-for-leisure-activities-hsm-childrens-experiences-and-evaluation-of-the-model/If you want to chat more about this model, you can always reach out!

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't you really learn anything in PEH?'–Students' experiences of valid knowledge and the basis for assessment in physical education and health (PEH). European Physical Education Review, 28(3), 797-815 https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X221084514 (Original work published 2022)

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 scholarship: a scoping review. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 29(4), 329–345. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2083098

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): What do you think you are doing? How physical education researchers make scientific contributions, Sport, Education and Society, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2025.2465588 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2025.2465588

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 experiences by taking different perspectives of 677 physical education students. It used a social constructivist approach to address two questions: (1) What kind of experiences are interpreted as unsettling by students in PE? (2) Which situational conditions are associated with students' unsettling PE experiences? We speak about some of the challenges for PE teachers whilst at the same time considering that the issues raised are not uniquely ‘PE' problems but also problems of society.

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.

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 professional organization. You can find all the information here https://www.aera.net/SIG093/RLIPE-SIG-93 The video of this presentation will be here https://www.aera.net/SIG093/Professional-Development-Opportunities

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.

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.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 and everything in between). Part of the LAMPE (learning about MPE) project, our goals for the podcast are as follows.1) Through conversation and discussion, explore the whys, hows and whats of Meaningful PE in a variety of contexts. 2) Seek to understand the underpinnings and outcomes of prioritizing meaningful experiences in physical education.  3) Share a variety of perspectives on the theory and practice of Meaningful PE for growth and learning.  4) Help ensure that the evolving framework for Meaningful PE is accessible, available and adaptable. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 in and about movement and their developing movement capability in PETE in a Swedish University. In a way, covid potentially accelerated the process of a Physical Education degree transitioning to fully online. We discuss why this continues in some universities and the factors that contribute to it. We also discuss some of the effects we think it is having on graduate teachers and ultimately the effect it may have on students – all because the PE community and others do not value the 3 dimensions of Arnold's model equally. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 trained primary PE teachers are used.  Title of article is in link below: “Should primary school PE be outsourced? An analysis of students' perspectives by Deng et al., 2023. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/25742981.2022.2140594 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 and everything in between). Part of the LAMPE (learning about MPE) project, our goals for the podcast are as follows.1) Through conversation and discussion, explore the whys, hows and whats of Meaningful PE in a variety of contexts. 2) Seek to understand the underpinnings and outcomes of prioritizing meaningful experiences in physical education.  3) Share a variety of perspectives on the theory and practice of Meaningful PE for growth and learning.  4) Help ensure that the evolving framework for Meaningful PE is accessible, available and adaptable. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 this unequal valuing of movement, the syllabus cites Arnold's perspective as ‘a philosophical and educative framework to promote deep learning in three dimensions: about, through and in movement contexts' (QCAA, 2018, p.1). Based on the syllabus citing Arnold's philosophy it is reasoned these principles (valuing knowledge and movement equally) will be evident throughout this Australian state syllabus. Confusingly, they were not. SueSee, B., Pill, S., & Williams, J. (2023). Arnold wanted X but we got Y – the Queensland senior physical education syllabus application of the Arnoldian perspective. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2023.2269955 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 lecture is “The ghosts of research past present and future: understanding the past to inform a future of models based practice research. Thanks to Ellen Li for the recording! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 find information on the conference website https://www.aiesepstpete2025.com/home You can register to be a member at www.aiesep.org (annual registrations renew January 1st of each year).   You can follow updates and travel information on the AIESEP St Pete X/Twitter account: @AIESEP2025   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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., & Cale, L. (2023). The if, why and how of fitness testing in secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom. European Physical Education Review, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X231219937 Twitter/X: Naomi: @harte_naomi18 Laura Alfrey: @LauraAlfrey Additional podcast episode on fitness testing: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/episodes/281-Student-voice-and-transforming-traditional-fitness-testing-wLaura-Alfrey-e20spob/a-a9hl20e --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 the University of Pittsburgh and has published and presented at the American College of Sports Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Wheeler discusses her dissertation titled “Overcoming Trauma with Physical Activity: Implementing Edutainment within a High School Physical Education Class.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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. Brunsdon discusses his dissertation titled "Physical Education Teacher Education Futures." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 answer session is cut from the recording since it was hard to hear. You can find more information about the SIG here https://www.aera.net/SIG093/RLIPE-SIG-93 Each year AERA SIG 93 hosts research sessions at the annual AERA conference. 2,000 word structured abstracts are due late July most years and the annual conference is mid to late April each year. Next year it will be held in Denver Colorado. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 education, and after-school wellness programs with emphasis on serving underrepresented communities through evidence-based practices and interventions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 accepted a position as an assistant professor of practice at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND where he works today. He currently instructs students in the undergraduate Health Education/Physical Education program, as well as NDSU's online graduate program in Leadership in Physical Education and Sport Coaching.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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. Baek talks about her dissertation titled "Exploring Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education and Classroom Settings at a Rural Elementary School". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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. She also considers how stakeholders within K-12 education can identify and overcome obstacles to the integration of whole-school physical activity programming. A third are of research relates to effective practices in teacher education, with a specific interest in physical education teacher education. Dr. Mulhearn currently teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in physical education at UNK, actively engages in the campus through committees and attendance at events, and is involved in the local Kearney community. She has given presentations at numerous regional and national conferences and has work published in many scholarly journals.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 essential professional development for K-12 educators, aiming to enhance physical activity opportunities through culturally tailored physical education. Her work is dedicated to equalizing the access to physical activity and promoting fitness among Black and Brown children and adolescents. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 working in and with an Activist Approach. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2023.2281906 Previous podcasts episodes on the activist approach 71: A Pedagogy of Love w/Dr. Carla Luguetti 134: When a teacher-centered facilitator meets a student-centered pedagogy 161: Towards a culturally relevant sport pedagogy w/Dr Carla Luguetti 209: The Boys STILL not letting girls play 282: #AIESEP Connect The Activist Approach to Physical Activity The paper that won the Exemplary paper award: Jackie Beth Shilcutt & Kimberly L. Oliver (2023) Getting ‘more and more comfortable': using an Activist Approach in a dance PE content course, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 28(4), 321-334, DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2021.1990247 Kim also mentioned the book about people using the approach around the world if people are interested in the forthcoming publication here very soon: Shilcutt, J. B., Oliver, K. L., & Luguetti, C. (Eds.). (book forthcoming 2024). An Activist Approach to physical activity and physical education. Routledge. This is the link and sign up code for the course we discussed EARLYBIRDBW146L (it is case sensitive) https://yotm.nmsuondemand.nmsu.edu/courses/2024-yotm-professional-development-for-secondary-physical-educators  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

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 as well as contextual factors and social interactions that are most effective for youth's performance, participation, and personal development in physical education and sport. In this episode, Dr. Atkinson discusses his dissertation titled "Exploring the Influence of U.S. High School Athletes' Perceptions of Their Coach's Communication on Constructs of Their Sport-Related Well-Being." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

Dr. Margaret Hemstrought is assistant professor of physical education, exercise & wellness studies at Utica University. She completed here Doctorate of Education degree at Northeastern University with a concentration in curriculum, teaching, learning, and leadership. She has an MS degree from SUNY Cortland and a BS degree from Springfield College. She previously taught K-12 physical education and coached various sports. In this episode, Dr. Hemstrought discusses her dissertation titled "Physical Education Teacher Education Students' Perceptions of Physical Education." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support

Dr. Chris Mellor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health of Sport Sciences at Adelphi University. He studies teacher socialization and the impact of washout on formal training. He is also passionate about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles, elementary methods, and supporting his students in fieldwork placements. In this episode, Dr. Mellor discusses his dissertation titled "An Appreciative Approach to Studying Wash-out During Professional Socialization: Washed Out or Never Washed In? A Case Study Examining Washout in Professional Socialization.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support