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Hunuk, Deniz; MacPhail, Ann – European Physical Education Review, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the co-construction of an action research (AR) experience between a teacher educator and pre-service teachers (PSTs). Participants were six PSTs and a teacher educator who supervised their school placement. The teacher educator introduced the PSTs to, and facilitated them through, the AR process while…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teacher Researchers, Student Research, Teacher Educators
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Amaral-da-Cunha, Mariana; Graça, Amândio; Batista, Paula; MacPhail, Ann – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Teaching perspectives in initial teacher education are useful analytical tools for exploring the development of professional identity and the supervisory practices of cooperating teachers working with preservice teachers on school placement. A case study design was employed with an experienced physical education teacher newly appointed as a…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Professional Identity
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MacPhail, Ann; Ulvik, Marit; Guberman, Ainat; Czerniawski, Gerry; Oolbekkink-Marchand, Helma; Bain, Yvonne – Professional Development in Education, 2019
Current literature suggests that while teacher educators perform a multitude of complex roles, they receive minimal preparation or possibilities for professional development to fulfil these roles. As a result, they need to acquire relevant knowledge and skills after taking on the position of teacher educators. Therefore, it is important to learn…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Needs, Teacher Educators, Teacher Role
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Iannucci, Cassandra; MacPhail, Ann; R. Richards, K. Andrew – European Physical Education Review, 2019
There is a need to better understand the reality of enacting dual teaching positions, or roles, within a school. Therefore, role conflict experienced by teachers who are tasked with concurrently teaching multiple subjects warrants further understanding. For example, teachers responsible for teaching physical education (PE) and another school…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Intellectual Disciplines, Role Conflict
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Iannucci, Cassandra; MacPhail, Ann – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Purpose: This study was situated within a longitudinal study of 5 teachers examining the realities of teaching physical education by determining the impact of individual dispositions and contextual factors on the career trajectories of postprimary physical education teachers in Ireland (Iannucci & MacPhail, 2017). One of these participants,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews, Teaching Conditions
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Young, Ann-Marie; MacPhail, Ann – European Physical Education Review, 2015
Research has shown that teachers can derive substantial benefits from the role of cooperating teacher (CT) and many experienced teachers have made positive changes to their teaching as a result, often engaging as co-learners. The aim of this paper is to examine the intricacies of the trajectory of CTs in terms of the development of their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperating Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role