Paul Mcmillan

Biographic Data

ID4638578
NAMEPaul Mcmillan
GIVEN NAMESPaul
FAMILY NAMEMcmillan
SIGNATUREMCMILLAN P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Edinburgh
ORCID0000-0003-1877-535X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Complexity and the reframing of the school curriculum

    Open AccessMike Jess, Paul Mcmillan et al.ARTICLESport Education and Society2026

    This second paper in our series exploring how complexity thinking can help to reframe school physical education (PE) introduces ‘Physical Education is for Life’ (PEL): an innovative vision for school PE as the ‘connective catalyst’ for the life-wide and lifelong physical activity journeys of all young people. To set the case for PEL, we first consider how the school PE curriculum has evolved from its physical training beginnings to become a ‘wick…

  • Professional learning through the lens of boundary crossing in an international physical education and sport pedagogy project

    Tim Fletcher, Mats Melvold Hordvik et al.ARTICLESport Education and Society2026

    The aim of this research is to analyse the professional learning experiences of eight physical education and sport pedagogy (PESP) academics involved in an international project focused on supporting how coaches could prioritise meaningful experiences for children aged 6–12 years in youth sport contexts. Project participants partnered with coaches from youth sport clubs to create an accessible resource that volunteer coaches could use. Our focus …

  • Health first, safety first

    Open AccessXuan Meng, Andrew Horrell et al.ARTICLESport Education and Society2025References: 27

    Nation-states have concerns about the health and wellbeing of their citizens and these concerns have directly or indirectly influenced educational reform and curriculum development.In 2000, China issued a directive of 'Health First' which applied to all elements of the education system.In its scale and scope, this represented a significant and far-reaching reform, ushering in a period where school leaders and teachers were expected to engage with…

  • Becoming physical education

    Open AccessMike Jess, Kristy Howells et al.ARTICLESport Education and Society2023Cited by: 3References: 14

    In this paper, we present the view that an ontological shift to complexity thinking will be significant in the future of physical education (PE). Complexity thinking not only moves PE beyond long dominant modernist approaches but also offers the opportunity to integrate many of the postmodern perspectives that currently seek to frame PE. Four interconnected complexity commonalities, becoming, lived time, self-organisation and boundaries, are pres…

  • Health First’ and curriculum reform in China

    Open AccessXuan Meng, Andrew Horrell et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2020Cited by: 4References: 5

    Globally, nation states have concerns about health, and this has led to a proliferation of initiatives and policies, which either have a direct or indirect influence on education in schools. This article focuses specifically on how China, with the largest public education system in the world, has sought to transform the health of the nation through national curriculum reform informed by policies from other nations, which has significant implicati…

  • The potential of Lesson Study in primary physical education

    Open AccessSeiichiro Kihara, Mike Jess et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2020Cited by: 4References: 2

    This paper presents the view that Lesson Study has the potential to make a significant contribution to future developments in primary physical education. To set the paper in context, we explore the concerns that have long been voiced about primary physical education, particularly the nature of the professional development experiences of generalist primary class teachers. Contemporary approaches to teachers’ professional development, one of which …