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Hordvik, Mats M.; MacPhail, Ann; Ronglan, Lars T. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2017
Purpose: In this study, we articulate and share our knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning Sport Education in physical education teacher education (PETE): (a) How did the PETE faculty member experience teaching about teaching Sport Education? and (b) How did the PSTs experience learning about teaching Sport Education? Method: One…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Athletics, Student Attitudes
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Coulter, Maura; Scanlon, Dylan; MacPhail, Ann; O'Brien, Wesley; Belton, Sarahjane; Woods, Catherine – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2020
Major curriculum changes have recently occurred in Ireland, including redeveloping the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework (DES, 2015). Positive and negative experiences affect the attitudes which contribute to determining the quality of curricular experiences. Framed in the work of Fullan, M. (1991. "The New…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Change, Curriculum Development
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Amaral-da-Cunha, Mariana; Batista, Paula; MacPhail, Ann; Graça, Amândio – European Physical Education Review, 2018
Cooperating teachers' teaching perspectives and participation in initial teacher education have been frequently considered as ways to understand teachers' learning trajectories and professional identity at workplace settings (Clarke and Jarvis-Selinger, 2005; Clarke et al. 2014; Lave and Wenger, 1991). A case study approach was employed to examine…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews, Journal Writing
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Hastie, Peter Andrew; MacPhail, Ann; Calderón, Antonio; Sinelnikov, Oleg Anatolievich – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper reports on three cases where university teacher educators have provided an ongoing and interactive support system for teachers learning a particular curriculum and instructional model in physical education in their own schools. Located in diverse contexts (Ireland, Spain and Taiwan), each of these initiatives was grounded in the idea…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Physical Education, Teacher Education
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McMahon, Eileen; MacPhail, Ann – European Physical Education Review, 2007
This paper reports on a study of one pre-service teacher's implementation of the sport education (SE) model in a post-primary school in Ireland. The study sought to identify and understand the mechanisms that facilitate or inhibit learning to teach the model from the perspective of a pre-service teacher. Occupational socialization was used to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education, School Culture, Foreign Countries