• Relationship between gender, physical activity, screen time, body mass index and wellbeing in Irish children from social-disadvantage 

  O'Brien, Wesley; Belton, Sarahjane; Fitzpatrick, Ben; Shannon, Stephen; Brennan, Deirdre; Chambers, Fiona; O'Donovan, Karol; Breslin, Gavin (Taylor & Francis, 2021-03-12)

  Research has shown that childhood physical activity participation has a positive relationship with markers of wellbeing, such as self-esteem and quality of life, and physical activity participation may serve as protective ...
• School markets and educational inequality in the Republic of Ireland 

  Cahill, Kevin (Oxford University Press, 2020-06-30)

  Summary: Educational inequality is a persistent feature on the landscape of Irish educational history, and it remains a significant issue in the early part of the 21st century. There have been significant efforts at school ...
• Middle school students' views about physical education: A comparative study between four European countries 

  Periæ, Antonio; Rodrigues Sampaio, António; Pankowska-Jurczyk, Katarzyna; Batutis, Olegas; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Martins, João (Federaión Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF), 2021)

  Comparable and cross-national research is needed to examine students' views on the role of physical education (PE) inpromoting active and healthy lifestyles, particularly in non-English speaking contexts. Thus, the present ...
• A scoping review of children and adolescents’ active travel in Ireland 

  Costa, João; Adamakis, Manolis; O'Brien, Wesley; Martins, João (MDPI, 2020-03-18)

  There appears to be a lack of existing data that comprehensively summarizes the evidence of children and adolescents’ active travel in the Republic of Ireland. In lieu of this, a scoping review was conducted to map the ...
• A comparative study of participation in physical education classes among 170,347 adolescents from 54 low-, middle-, and high-income countries 

  Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; González Valeiro, Miguel (MDPI, 2020-08-02)

  Given the need for comparative research on the participation of adolescents in physical education (PE) classes as a privileged space for physical activity (PA) promotion, this study sought to estimate, analyse and compare ...

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