Alan Ovens
Biographic Data
| ID | 2660976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Ovens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ovens |
| SIGNATURE | OVENS A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perspectives on social justice when becoming a teacher-researcher in the practicum
Understanding the role teachers must play in fostering social justice is one of many tasks student teachers learn on practicum. This self-study is a collaborative endeavour between eight Brazilian teacher-researchers who work in multiple teaching positions and settings in different regions of the country. Our assumption within the broader research scope is that being a teacher-researcher has commonalities related to social justice whether teachin…
Perspectives of a School Teacher and Teacher Educators Teaching During the Covid-19 Situation
This article considers the lived challenges facing three educators as they adapt, plan, and teach online lessons as a response to the Coronavirus disease. The closure of schools has forced many educators into new and uncertain territory and practices. Teaching online has been challenging in different terms and has also forced a deeper reflection on the nature of education. A self-study methodology was used to analyse the perceptions and feelings …
Decentering the Researcher in Intimate Scholarship
"Intimatescholarship" refers to qualitative methodologies, such as self-study and autoethnography, that directly engage the personal experience, knowledge, and/or practices of the researcher(s) as the focus ofinquiry. While intimate scholarship offers entry points into non-binary thinking by blurring the line between researcher/researched, much work in this genre continues to reinforce a humanist "I". In this volume, we ask what happens when the …
Self-study in physical education
In a recent article in this journal, Brown (2011) advocated strongly for the use of self-study as an important aspect of continuing professional learning for those working in the field of health, s
Akaoraora'ia te peu 'ā to 'ui tūpuna
This research examines outcomes from introducing cultural values into Cook Islands secondary schools during two cycles of action research comprising planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The cultural values upon which the physical education lessons were based were: tāueue (participation), angaanga kapiti (cooperation), akatano (discipline), angaanga taokotai (community involvement), te reo Maori Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori languag…
The New Zealand Curriculum
The launch of New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) brings into question the future of the reforms introduced in the 1999 curriculum, Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand National Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 1999). The aim of this paper is to critique recent physical education curriculum policy in New Zealand and explore some of the discursive dilemmas that work to shape a unique rendering in New Zealand schools.…
Reflection as situated practice
Reflection as situated practice
Akaoraora'ia te peu 'ā to 'ui tūpuna
This research examines outcomes from introducing cultural values into Cook Islands secondary schools during two cycles of action research comprising planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The cultural values upon which the physical education lessons were based were: tāueue (participation), angaanga kapiti (cooperation), akatano (discipline), angaanga taokotai (community involvement), te reo Maori Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori languag…
Reflection as situated practice
The New Zealand Curriculum
The launch of New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) brings into question the future of the reforms introduced in the 1999 curriculum, Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand National Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 1999). The aim of this paper is to critique recent physical education curriculum policy in New Zealand and explore some of the discursive dilemmas that work to shape a unique rendering in New Zealand schools.…
Akaoraora'ia te peu 'ā to 'ui tūpuna
This research examines outcomes from introducing cultural values into Cook Islands secondary schools during two cycles of action research comprising planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The cultural values upon which the physical education lessons were based were: tāueue (participation), angaanga kapiti (cooperation), akatano (discipline), angaanga taokotai (community involvement), te reo Maori Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori languag…
Self-study in physical education
In a recent article in this journal, Brown (2011) advocated strongly for the use of self-study as an important aspect of continuing professional learning for those working in the field of health, s
Decentering the Researcher in Intimate Scholarship
"Intimatescholarship" refers to qualitative methodologies, such as self-study and autoethnography, that directly engage the personal experience, knowledge, and/or practices of the researcher(s) as the focus ofinquiry. While intimate scholarship offers entry points into non-binary thinking by blurring the line between researcher/researched, much work in this genre continues to reinforce a humanist "I". In this volume, we ask what happens when the …
Perspectives of a School Teacher and Teacher Educators Teaching During the Covid-19 Situation
This article considers the lived challenges facing three educators as they adapt, plan, and teach online lessons as a response to the Coronavirus disease. The closure of schools has forced many educators into new and uncertain territory and practices. Teaching online has been challenging in different terms and has also forced a deeper reflection on the nature of education. A self-study methodology was used to analyse the perceptions and feelings …
Perspectives on social justice when becoming a teacher-researcher in the practicum
Understanding the role teachers must play in fostering social justice is one of many tasks student teachers learn on practicum. This self-study is a collaborative endeavour between eight Brazilian teacher-researchers who work in multiple teaching positions and settings in different regions of the country. Our assumption within the broader research scope is that being a teacher-researcher has commonalities related to social justice whether teachin…
Sociology (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (4 works) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (3 works) · Physical education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Engineering (2 works)