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Naomi Harte from Loughborough University, UK, joins to discuss the article The if, why and how of fitness testing
in secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom published with Laura Alfrey, Christopher Spray, and Lorraine Cale. We discuss teachers’ learning intentions, pedagogical practices, and attitudes towards fitness
testing.

Full Cite: Harte, N. P. A.,
Alfrey, L., Spray, C., & Cale, L. (2023). The if, why and how of fitness
testing in secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom. European
Physical Education Review, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X231219937

Twitter/X:

Naomi: @harte_naomi18

Laura Alfrey: @LauraAlfrey

Additional podcast episode on fitness testing: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/episodes/281-Student-voice-and-transforming-traditional-fitness-testing-wLaura-Alfrey-e20spob/a-a9hl20e



















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Dr. Lauren Wheeler is a physical education teacher with the US Department of Defense, stationed in Germany. She has been a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year due in part to her popular “Physically Healthy At That (PHAT)” program developed in collaboration with military partners to improve fitness outcomes for high school students. Dr. Wheeler completed her Doctorate of Education degree at the University of Pittsburgh and has published and presented at the American College of Sports Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Wheeler discusses her dissertation titled “Overcoming Trauma with Physical Activity: Implementing Edutainment within a High School Physical Education Class.”









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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."









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This is the audio recording of the 2024 Catherine D. Ennis SIG Scholar Lecture. It is the highest honor awarded in the SIG and is named for a long-time SIG member Cathy Ennis who passed away in 2017.

This year's recipient is Dr. Kevin Andrew Richards (University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign) and he is introduced by his mentor and past dissertation advisor Dr. Tom Templin. The question and answer session is cut from the recording since it was hard to hear.

You can find more information about the SIG here https://www.aera.net/SIG093/RLIPE-SIG-93

Each year AERA SIG 93 hosts research sessions at the annual AERA conference. 2,000 word structured abstracts are due late July most years and the annual conference is mid to late April each year. Next year it will be held in Denver Colorado.


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In this episode, Dr. Shelby Ison discusses the dissertation titled "Basic Psychological Needs, Affect, and Motivation Among Elementary Students in a Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program." Dr. Shelby Ison is visiting assistant
professor at Northern Illinois University. Her primary research interests include understanding K-12 students' psychological experiences in health, physical education, and after-school wellness programs with emphasis on
serving underrepresented communities through evidence-based practices and interventions.









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In this episode, Dr. Brandon Foye discusses his dissertation titled "Examining Online Learning in K–12 Online Physical Education and Physical Education Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Following an 11-year career as a middle and high school physical education teacher, Dr. Foye enrolled in a doctoral program at Boston University. After completing his degree in 2022, he accepted a position as an assistant professor of practice at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND where he works today. He currently instructs students in the undergraduate Health Education/Physical Education program, as well as NDSU's online graduate program in Leadership in Physical Education
and Sport Coaching. 









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