Applied Studies in Physical and Health Education

1. Scope of practice and research (curricular and extra-curricular)

1.1.   Physical activity

1.2.   Physical education

1.3.   Health education

1.4.   School movement and health culture

2. Reflective Professional Practice

2.1.   Reflection on practice

2.2.   Reflection on the other's research

2.3.   Reflection in action (reflexivity)

3. Professional Research Modes

3.1.   Inquiry into practice

3.2.   Action research

3.3.   Participatory action research

4. Preparing for Professional Research

4.1.   Ethical considerations

4.1.1. Informed consent

4.1.2. Power over

4.1.3. Right of removal

4.1.4. Third party contact

4.1.5. Low human impact

4.1.6. Professional codes of conduct

4.1.7. Record keeping and security

4.2.   Consulting the literature

4.2.1. Informing your practice

4.2.2. Informing your “action” and research

4.2.3. Situating your work in a community of practice/researchers

4.2.4. Technical aspects:

4.2.4.1.          Academic search engines

4.2.4.2.          Using seminal or richly threaded work

4.2.4.3.          Identifying gaps and opportunities

4.3.   Writing your plan

4.3.1. Visualize your future: Who, what, where, when, how

4.3.2. Academic writing standards

4.3.2.1.          Formatting and convention (American Psychological Association)

4.3.2.2.          Synthesizing others' work

4.3.2.3.          Academic vs. personal/reflective writing

4.4.   Methodologies

4.4.1. Methods of intervention (direct and indirect)

4.4.2. Methods of observation

4.4.2.1.          Tools – observations, video, measures, self and peer assessment

4.4.2.2.          Objectivity and bias in measurement collection

4.4.3. Triangulation

4.4.4. Participant voice/positioning considerations

5. Analyzing findings

5.1.   Entry level qualitative methods

5.1.1. Identifying units of meaning

5.1.2. Identifying and organizing themes and findings

5.2.   Descriptive quantitative measures

5.2.1. Presentation

5.2.2. Working within statistical limitations

6. Presenting research

6.1.   Summarizing findings

6.2.   Written report formats

6.3.   Poster format

6.4.   Use of video and imagery

6.5.   Identifying appropriate venues for dissemination and shaping messaging

6.5.1. Colleagues

6.5.2. Parents

6.5.3. Students

6.5.4. Conferences

6.5.5. Publication