While being athlete-centred is identified as being integral to high quality coaching
programmes, there has been a limited research focus on its practical implementation. In this …

Background: Despite the consensus regarding the value of school placement experiences
for primary pre-service teachers (PSTs) in teacher education programmes, challenges …

Systematic observation has been one of the most employed data collection methods in sport
coaching literature. Initial work, originally undertaken in the 1970's, and gaining traction in …

Student voice pedagogies in physical education (PE) offer teachers a mechanism to
promote meaningful experiences by actively engaging students in decision-making …

This article outlines how a cyclic process of reflection and action was strengthened by the
role of an external critical friend in a collaborative self-study. As three teacher education …

Eit aksjonsforskingsprosjekt i Vg1 dannar utgangspunkt for å undersøke elevar sine
erfaringar knytt til eit 12 timar langt undervisningsforløp med friluftsliv i faget kroppsøving …

As part of a longitudinal research project on the transition from physical education teacher
education (PETE) to school physical education (PE) in Sweden and exploring whether and …

Considering the valuable but underdeveloped status of Action Research (AR) in sports
coaching, this study aimed to critically reflect on the challenges of first-person AR to improve …

Throughout this chapter an argument is made that hybridity is a central feature of self-study
of teacher education practice (S-STEP) methodology. Attention is given to ways in which S …

Reflection is crucial for aspiring teachers, yet many pre-service teachers (PSTs) struggle to
grasp its true meaning. This study explores how PSTs deconstruct their initial reflections and …