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Fletcher, Tim; Chróinín, Déirdre Ní; O'Sullivan, Mary; Beni, Stephanie – European Physical Education Review, 2020
The purpose of this research was to examine pre-service teachers' articulation of their learning through the development of a shared professional language of teaching practice focused on meaningful physical education. Qualitative data gathered from 90 pre-service teachers over four years in Canada and Ireland were analysed. Framed by a didactical…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
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Hordvik, Mats; Haugen, Anders Lund; Engebretsen, Berit; Møller, Lasse; Fletcher, Tim – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: The current interest in models-based practice (MBP) as an innovation and framework has necessitated deeper understanding of both what MBP is and how teacher educators teach pre-service teachers about innovative approaches such as MBP. Despite several studies of individual teacher educators enacting MBP, there are few examples of how…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods
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Fletcher, Tim; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; O'Sullivan, Mary – Studying Teacher Education, 2016
In this article we describe and interpret how two distinct layers of critical friendship were used to support a pedagogical innovation in pre-service teacher education. The innovation, "Learning about Meaningful Physical Education" (LAMPE), focuses on ways to teach future teachers to foster meaningful experiences for learners in physical…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Friendship, Educational Innovation, Preservice Teachers
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Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Fletcher, Tim; O'Sullivan, Mary – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Concerns that current forms of physical education teacher education (PETE) are not adequately providing teachers with the tools necessary for working with the realities and challenges of teaching physical education in contemporary schools has led some scholars to advocate for an approach that prioritises meaningfulness in physical…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies
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Chróinín, Déirdre Ni; Fletcher, Tim; O'Sullivan, Mary – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2015
This collaborative self-study examined the experiences of two teacher educators who developed and implemented a pedagogical approach that prioritised learning how to facilitate meaningful physical education (PE) experiences in their physical education teacher education programs. Data sources included 33 individual planning and reflection…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Innovation, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Programs
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Kosnik, Clare; Cleovoulou, Yiola; Fletcher, Tim; Harris, Tiffany; McGlynn-Stewart, Monica; Beck, Clive – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2011
This paper describes an initiative, Becoming Teacher Educators (BTE), which is a group for doctoral students who want to become teacher educators. The group is composed of two professors and 12 doctoral students. The various activities in which the group has engaged over the past three years are described. This article brings to light a few key…
Descriptors: Research Skills, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Educator Education