Position
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education
Profile
Qualifications
- PhD Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- BA (Hons) Physical Education and Mathematics
Teaching Expertise
Courses
- BA/BSc Physical Education and Sport
- BA (QTS) in Physical Education
Units
- Consumer Culture and Physical Education
- Physical Education Foundations
- Applied Areas of Learning (Inclusion)
- Applied Pedagogic Practice
- Reflective and Pedagogic Practice
Dr O’Donovan acts as second supervisor to the following research students:
- Changhyun Lee (PhD Year 2)
- Helen Ives (PhD Year 2)
- Kerry Stewart (MA dissertation)
Research Interests
In broad terms my research interests are focused on physical education and sport pedagogy and hasfour key strands of work:
- The impact of physical education and school sport policy on the pedagogical practices of teachers.
- Models based practice and curricular innovation in schools
- Classroom ecology and young people’s agendas in physical education
- Social justice and equitable practices in physical education
From a methodological point of view I employ a variety of data generation techniques including participant observation, questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, and journal writing.
Research Grants and Consultancy
While working at the Institute of Youth Sport and as a research fellow with Leeds Met I have worked on the evaluation of numerous national programmes designed to engage young people with physical activity and sport.I led an application for the evaluation and research of PB Challenge Parks valued at £38000 which I jointly held with Dr. Tess Kay in 2005. Between 2006 and 2008 I completed the evaluation of the Norwich Union GirlsActive evaluation and research project valued at £12000.
In addition I have worked on the following evaluation projects ‘Girls in Sport’, ‘Zoneparc’, ‘School Sport Partnership Programme’, and the ‘New Opportunities fund for PE and Sport’. I have had the opportunity to work in collaboration with a variety of funding organisations such as Youth Sport Trust, corporate organisations including Nike and Coca Cola and importantly with young people, teachers and schools.
External Roles
- Associate Editor Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
- Member of the British Education Research Association Special Interest Group in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy steering group.
I compete at an international level in Orienteering and work as a coach with the British World Class Orienteering Talent Squad. I was Team Manager for the British team to the European Youth Orienteering Championships in Serbia in July 2009.
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- O'Donovan, T.M.,MacPhaill, A.and Kirk, D. (2010) Active citizenship through Sport Education. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 3-13 38 (2), 203-215
- O'Donovan, T.M.andd Kirk, D. (2008) Reconceptualizing student motivation in physical education: An examination of what resources are valued bypre-adolescentt girls in contemporary society European Physical Education Review 14 (1) 71-91.
- O’Donovan, T.M.andd Kirk, D. (2007) Managing classroom entry: an ecological analysis of ritual interaction and negotiation in the changing room. Sport Education and Society. 12 (4), 399-413
- Whitehead, S.H., Biddle, S.J.H., O’Donovan, T.M.and Nevilll, M.E. (2006) Social–Psychological and Physical Environmental Factors in Groups Differing by Levels of Physical Activity: A Study of Scottish Adolescent Girls Pediatric Exercise Science, 18, 226-239
- Biddle, S. J. H., Whitehead, S. H.,O'Donovann, T.M., and Nevilll, M. E. (2005). Correlates of participation in physical activity for adolescent girls: A systematic literature review of recent literature. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 2 (4).
- O’Donovan, T.M.andd Kay, T. (2005) ‘Focus on Girls in Sport’ British Journal of Teaching Physical Education 36(1), 29-31.
- O’Donovan, T.M. (2003) A changing Culture? Interrogating the dynamics of peer affiliations over the course of a sport education season European Physical Education Review 9(3) 237-251
Book Chapters
- O’Donovan, T.M., MacPhail A., and Kirk, D. (forthcoming) Sustainable Sport Education in Primary Education: An English case study. In Hastie, P. Sport Education – international perspectives
- O’Donovan T.M. (forthcoming) Models Based Practice: Structuring teaching and coaching to meet learners' diverse needs in Armour, K., Introduction to Pedagogy
- O’Donovan, T.M.and Kirk, D. (2008) Sport Education: Facilitating Lifelong Participation in the Community of Practice of Sport. In Kimble, C.,Hildrethh, P.anddBourdonn, I. (eds.) Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators. Charlotte, N Carolina, US: Information Age Publishing, 371-384
- O’Donovan, T.M.and Cushion, C. (2008) ‘Instruction’ in Cooke, C.,Flintofff, A., Kirk, D.and McKennaa, J. (2008) Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Sciences. Sage
Contact Details
T: 01234 793465
E:
toni.odonovan@beds.ac.uk
