Youth Sport Research
Exploring Youth Sport and PE Experiences
Our multidisciplinary research group seeks to examine the sport and physical education experiences of young people.
A key aspect of our work is to develop theoretical understanding of this area in order to inform and shape current practice within youth sport and school settings.
| Academic Staff | Job Title |
|---|---|
| Donna Windard | Senior Lecturer |
| Catherine Thomas | Head of School |
| Kirsty Bundy | Senior Lecturer |
| Stephen Lynch | Associate Lecturer |
Pickerden, Alex and Evans, Donna and Piggott, David (2015) The formation of ‘policy truths’: Foucault and social policy discourse. In: European Sociological Association Conference, 25 - 28 August 2015, Prague.
Pickerden, Alex and Evans, Donna and Piggott, David (2015) Education policy beyond the Big Society: the paradox of neoliberal governmentality under the coalition government. In: Social Policy Association Conference, 6 - 8 July 2015, Belfast Metropolitan College, Titanic Quarter, Belfast.
Evans, Adam B. and Bright, Jonathan L. and Brown, Lindsay (2015) Non-disabled secondary school children's lived experiences of a wheelchair basketball programme delivered in the East of England. Sport, Education and Society, 20 (6). pp. 741-761. ISSN 1357-3322
Crust, Lee and McKenna, Jim and Spence, Jon and Thomas, Catherine and Evans, Donna and Bishop, Daniel (2014) The effects of playground markings on the physical self-perceptions of 10-11 year-old school children. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 19 (2). pp. 179-190. ISSN 1740-8989
Middleton, Geoff and Evans, Adam B. and Keegan, Richard and Bishop, Daniel and Evans, Donna (2014) The importance of parents and teachers as stakeholders in school-based healthy eating programs. In: Health education: parental and educators' perspectives, current practices and needs assessment. Health Care Issues, Costs and Access . NOVA Science Publishers, New York. ISBN 9781629482064
Evans, Donna (2011) New Labour, partnerships and physical education policy. In: Social Policy Association Conference, 4 - 6 July 2011, University of Lincoln.
