Implementing Meaningful Physical Education - Dr Stephanie Beni (Pt1) - Meaningful Sport Series

Physical Activity Researcher

Meaningful Physical Education (e.g., Fletcher, Ní Chróinín, Gleddie, & Beni, 2021) is a relatively new framework that has resonated with many researchers and practitioners. With its focus on prioritising meaningful experiences, it takes the starting point that movement activities have the potential to enrich young people’s lives, and thus provides an alternative to utilitarian, health-oriented perspectives on PE. In this episode, our key focus is on exploring the key ideas of the framework and the experiences of implementing this perspective in practice.

In this episode, I have the pleasure to explore Meaningful PE with Dr Stephanie Beni. She completed her doctorate at Brock University, Canada, where her research focused on understanding teachers' experiences of implementing a pedagogical approach for meaningful PE. Currently she is a postdoctoral researcher at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

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Want to learn more about Meaningful PE?

The book Meaningful Physical Education - An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Edited by Fletcher, Ní Chróinín, Gleddie, & Beni) was published by Routledge in 2021.

Many further resources, including blogs written by today's guest Dr Steplanie Beni, are available at the Meaningful PE blog.

... and also check out the previous episode on Meaningful PE with Drs Deirdre Ní Chróinín and Tim Fletcher here: Part 1, Part 2