Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education

This is a new "style" of episode that Dr. Kevin Richards from Univ of Illinois is hosting where he dives behind the research scholars are conducting. This week’s guest is Dr. Emily Jones from Illinois State University. Kevin and Emily discuss an article that was just accepted in Health Behavior and Policy Review titled: Environmental Constructs Associated with School Readiness to Implement Wellness Initiatives.

Dr. Justen O’Connor (@justenoconnor) from Monash University, Australia, joins to discuss the article Rethinking the classification of games and sports in physical education: A response to changes in sport and participation published with Laura Alfrey (@LauraAlfrey) and Dawn Penney (@profdpenney). We talk about the proposed changes in the classification of games and sports in PE to expand possibilities for teaching and learning in PE.

Full Cite: O’Connor, J., Alfrey, L., & Penney, D. (2022). Rethinking the classification of games and sports in physical education: A response to changes in sport and participation. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2061938

This is a new "style" of episode that Dr. Kevin Richards from Univ of Illinois is hosting where he dives behind the research. This weeks guest is Dr. Michael Hemphill from UNC-Greensboro. Kevin and Michael discuss the article below:\

Hemphill, M. A., Janke, E. M., Flores, S., & Gordon, B. (2021). Conflict and harm in the context of restorative school physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 41(1), 88-98.

Here is the abstract of the article: 

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the issues of conflict and harm in physical education within a school

recognized for its exemplary restorative practices. Method: A single case study approach was employed to examine one

restorative school in Wellington, New Zealand. The school was purposely selected to participate in this study based on its

recognition for exemplary restorative practices. Participants included physical educators (n = 11), administrators (n = 4), and

students (n = 25). Data sources included interviews, observations, and reflection documents. Data were analyzed using a

collaborative qualitative approach. Results: Three qualitative themes described the context of restorative school physical

education, types of harm that occurred, and how physical educators were positioned as central figures in creating a context where

harm was addressed. Discussion: This study provides insights into restorative practices and has implications for teaching social

and emotional learning skills.

 Dr. Ash Casey from Loughborough University in the UK joins the podcast today. We’re here to chat about models based practice in a more conversational way. Today, we don’t have a specific paper to discuss, but I wanted to ask Ash a few questions about how his thinking has evolved about models over the years

Dr. Collin Webster comes on to discuss transitions in academia and shares his academic journey from international teacher to full professor at Univ of South Carolina and finally his transition to a new institution working for Univ of Burmingham in Dubai. 

This AIESEP connect discusses Meaningful PE research. The title is: trailblazing and way-making: possible pathways for meaningful PE research.

The video of this session can be found on the www.aisesp.org website

Discussion was led by Stephani Beni, Deirdre Ni Chroinin, and Tim Fletcher

Rather than providing a forum to discuss research that is conducted in health and physical education, the Going Behind the Research segment focuses on telling the stories that surround research we read in scholarly journals. Globally, the segment aims to humanize research by providing a forum to discuss the movies that draw researchers toward particular topics and studies, challenges and successes experienced along the way, and lessons learned that transcend individual journal publications (e.g., lessons learn that impact future research decisions). Each episode will feature an interview with one or member members of an authorship team. Including a brief overview of the study, the common interview guide (linked below) will be used to facilitate each individual conversation. The conversations will, however, be unique in that follow-up questions will address topics raised by each interviewee.

This episode covers the following article and is hosted by Kevin Richards from the University of Illinois

Gaudreault, K. L., & Woods, A. M. (2013). Factors leading to career frustration and exit: A case of a veteran physical educator. Journal of Physical Education and Sport Management, 4(4), 51-61.

Ali Greey (Twitter @AliGreey) joins us to discuss the article ‘It’s Just Safer When I Don’t Go There’: Trans People’s Locker Room Membership and Participation in Physical Activity. We discuss ways trans people navigate transphobia and cissexism in locker rooms and how their experiences in this context influence their participation in physical activity.

Full Cite: Greey, A. D. (2022). ‘It’s Just Safer When I Don’t Go There’: Trans People’s Locker Room Membership and Participation in Physical Activity. Journal of homosexuality, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2022.2038968

The article I discussed in the podcast: https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog/shades-of-gray-sex-gender-and-fairness-in-sport/

This is a recoding of the April 2022 PETE Collaborative, a meeting of mostly USA based PETE faculty and graduate students. 

Topic: A Deliberate Dialogue about the Role of Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education: Sharing Informed Opinions to Shape Future Discourse

Description: This session  provided space for two views on the role of SEL in PE from two recent JOPERD editorials to be shared. This deliberate dialogue was framed around the two editorials; therefore, we encourage the PETE Collaborative attendees to read the short articles before the conversation. The articles can be found here. Hans van der Mars and Jackie Lund will present the first view, who offer the perspective that making SEL a primary learning domain could be problematic. Paul Wright and Kevin Richards will give the second view, who provide the perspective that SEL is an integral part of PE. This deliberate dialogue is designed to share informed opinions and embrace the complexity of issues that face our field. You are invited to come to share your ideas and join the discussion on Thursday, April 14th. We will listen to the two viewpoints, discuss in breakout groups, share insights and perspectives, and foster healthy professional discourse.

Dylan Blain (Twitter @DylanBlain) joins us to discuss the article Physical education in a post-COVID world: A blended-gamified approach published with Martyn Standage and Thomas Curran. We discuss a blended-gamified approach as a possibility to reimagine physical education in a post-pandemic world.

Full Cite: Blain, D. O., Standage, M., & Curran, T. (2022). Physical education in a post-COVID world: A blended-gamified approach. European Physical Education Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X221080372

Links to episodes on theories:

Theory Breakdown 3: Social Ecological Framework https://anchor.fm/pwrhpe/episodes/Theory-Breakdown-3-Social-Ecological-Framework-e2def8/a-a5s083 

Theory Breakdown 9: Self Determination Theory https://anchor.fm/pwrhpe/episodes/Theory-Breakdown-9-Self-Determination-Theory-e2lv9s/a-a6ui1h

79: What is physical literacy and what is it not? w/ Dr. Chelsee Shortt https://anchor.fm/pwrhpe/episodes/79-What-is-physical-literacy-and-what-is-it-not--w-Dr--Chelsee-Shortt-ea1rj7/a-a19e3ne