Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education

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

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.👉 Read the full blog here: www.thehpewebsite.com/blog/the-articles-that-shape-us

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."

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."

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

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. (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 Psychologist, 41(2), 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep4102_1

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.