Vaughan Cruickshank
Biographic Data
| ID | 5072867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vaughan Cruickshank |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vaughan |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruickshank |
| SIGNATURE | CRUICKSHANK V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tasmania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9766-6807 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Contradictions and counter-narratives
The representation of male primary school teachers in British and Australian newspapers is a topic of increasing importance, given the ongoing discussions surrounding gender equality in education and broader societal perceptions of men in caregiving roles. Despite efforts to diversify the teaching profession, male teachers remain a minority in primary education. In this paper, we argue that media representations play a crucial role in shaping soc…
Physical education across international media (2018−2024)
International consensus on school health literacy responsiveness
There is a lack of validated tools to assess health literacy responsiveness, defined as the organizational capacity of schools to create accessible and equitable environments that support health literacy development, in school settings internationally. This study, the second phase of a three-part research program, aimed to develop a school-based health literacy assessment tool through a systematic, multi-step development process. Building on a pr…
Health literacy and digital health literacy profiles of final year Health and Physical Education pre-service teachers
Research shows that teacher and preservice teacher health literacy development should be a priority, with preliminary research reporting that higher levels of teacher’s health literacy are associated with health evaluation and other critical health literacy capabilities. However, little is known about Australian preservice teachers’ digital health literacy. The aims of this study are to build upon the previous smaller Australian studies with one …
A second apprenticeship of observation
This study examined the perceived influence of peer feedback on pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) development as teachers. Research has noted the potential benefits of peer feedback, yet little is known about its perceived influence on the development of PSTs in Australian physical education teacher education programmes. Occupational socialisation theory guided the research, which employed a qualitative methodology consisting of an online survey with…
Exploring health literacy development through co-design
Health promotion efforts that enhance health literacy among individuals, organizations, and communities are gaining attention globally. Additionally, co-designed and community-led health promotion interventions have gained recognition as an effective strategy for addressing health issues through more effective and sustainable health outcomes. This qualitative study conducted in Tasmania, Australia, aimed to co-design the emerging Health Literacy …
What motivates adults to participate in Australian Masters sport
Community voices in health literacy
Health literacy is a vital asset needed to empower individuals to take control of their health. An individual’s health literacy is the ability to find, use and apply health information and services to manage their health. They interact with the health services and members of their community who can offer additional support. Creating the role of a health literacy mediator (HLM) may help to improve health literacy outcomes for all. For this role to…
Assessing children’s health literacy
Objectives: Increasing childhood health literacy (HL) is a crucial means of improving health outcomes and reducing preventable deaths globally. Understanding how to best support children’s HL development in schools is essential. However, identifying pedagogical strategies that develop children’s HL relies on a fit-for-purpose measure. Currently, no universally accepted approach for measuring HL among children exists. The purpose of this paper was…
A systematic review of figurational sociology within physical education research
The influence of school location, enrolment and socio-economic status on participation and success in inter-school swimming and track and field athletics competitions
Looking forwards and backwards
This study examined how physical education (PE) teachers in one Australian state approached and implemented their practice following the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 14 primary and high school PE specialist teachers who participated in our previous COVID-19-focused studies to understand the changes that occurred in their practice over time. Analysing teachers’ experiences as part of the figurations they form …
Changing masculinities? Using caring masculinity to analyse social media responses to the decline of men in Australian primary school teaching
Commentators have predicted that Australian male primary school teachers will be extinct within 50 years. Drawing upon sociological ideas about the emergence of ‘caring masculinities’, this article qualitatively examines popular Australian understandings about male primary school teachers, their importance, why they are declining and whether, and how, this gender imbalance can be addressed. The study analyses data from 541 comments posted in resp…
Pre-service teacher perceptions of teaching health education online
Purpose The forced shift to online teaching delivery during COVID-19 suppression measures in 2020 was a complex challenge for Australian teachers. Teachers were given very little time to prepare online content and very little professional development to teach online. Their experiences prompted discussion about the abilities of pre-service teachers (PST) to adapt content to online delivery if another pandemic occurred while they were teaching in t…
The battle of the colours
In the years either side of Federation in 1901, Australia’s Irish Catholics balanced two often contradictory impulses: their determination to retain their cultural and religious links with Ireland in the face of an often unsympathetic Protestant majority, and the desire to become ‘good’ Australians in order to make ‘a go’ of their lives in the new land. This paper explores how this process played out at St Joseph’s Nudgee College, a Christian Bro…
Segregation and success in Tasmanian primary school sport carnivals
Australian schooling is one of the most segregated systems in the OECD, with much focus on the inequality between schools from poorer areas compared with those from wealthier suburbs. These inequalities have been explored in terms of infrastructure and funding, as well as their relative academic achievement. Previous research has also found that children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have poorer health than their wealthie…
The curriculum took a back seat to huff and puff
This study examined secondary (high) school teachers' experiences of online delivery of health and physical education (HPE) during Covid-19 suppression measures in one Australian state in 2020. Research has noted the use of blended learning and flipped classrooms in HPE, yet little is known about the delivery of fully online school HPE. Semi-structured interviews occurred with eight high school HPE specialist teachers, providing qualitative data …
Strangers on a train
HealthLit4Kids
Objective: To ascertain teachers’ articulation and experiences of navigating dilemmas that inhibit and/or enable the fostering of health literacy in primary school settings. Design: Qualitative analysis of teachers’ written reflections on introducing health literacy into their school and classroom. Setting: Tasmania, Australia. Method: Eighty-four teachers in five primary schools participated in the HealthLit4Kids programme. Teacher reflections w…
Encounters in a marginalised subject
Subjects such as Health and Physical Education (HPE) can be marginalised in schools because they are construed as less academically rigorous and less important to the primary mission of education. Teachers of all subjects face challenges, yet, teaching a marginalised subject can result in additional challenges for HPE teachers. Previous research has noted these challenges; however, less is known about how these challenges vary according to studen…
How Did Parents View the Impact of the Curriculum-Based HealthLit4Kids Program Beyond the Classroom
The HealthLit4Kids program aims to build health literacy in a participatory and contextually relevant way. Whole-of-school and curriculum strategies aim to empower and build capacity to make informed health choices amongst students, teachers, parents, and their local community. The aim of this study was to evaluate the HealthLit4Kids program from the perspective of parents, using a Self-Determination Theory framework. This is one component within…
It takes a special type of teacher. An investigation into the capabilities of staff working with disengaged students
The primary purpose of Flexi schools in Australia is to serve students for whom traditional school has not been a good fit and are largely comprised of students who have disengaged and disconnected from traditional education. The reasons behind disengagement are diverse, but young people in Flexis typically have in common a negative prior experience of school, are more likely to have been affected by poverty, marginalisation, trauma, and to exper…
Male primary school teachers, masculinity and identity work in regional Australia
This paper reports on the experiences of male primary school teachers in regional Australia. Drawing on 53 open-ended survey responses and interviews undertaken with five male teachers in Tasmania, the paper analyses their perspectives of their work and roles, and the additional labour of ‘career identity work’ through sport. For the men in this study, these additional roles find their antecedents in particular constructions of hegemonic masculin…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
The curriculum took a back seat to huff and puff
This study examined secondary (high) school teachers' experiences of online delivery of health and physical education (HPE) during Covid-19 suppression measures in one Australian state in 2020. Research has noted the use of blended learning and flipped classrooms in HPE, yet little is known about the delivery of fully online school HPE. Semi-structured interviews occurred with eight high school HPE specialist teachers, providing qualitative data …
It takes a special type of teacher. An investigation into the capabilities of staff working with disengaged students
The primary purpose of Flexi schools in Australia is to serve students for whom traditional school has not been a good fit and are largely comprised of students who have disengaged and disconnected from traditional education. The reasons behind disengagement are diverse, but young people in Flexis typically have in common a negative prior experience of school, are more likely to have been affected by poverty, marginalisation, trauma, and to exper…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
Changing masculinities? Using caring masculinity to analyse social media responses to the decline of men in Australian primary school teaching
Commentators have predicted that Australian male primary school teachers will be extinct within 50 years. Drawing upon sociological ideas about the emergence of ‘caring masculinities’, this article qualitatively examines popular Australian understandings about male primary school teachers, their importance, why they are declining and whether, and how, this gender imbalance can be addressed. The study analyses data from 541 comments posted in resp…
Male primary school teachers, masculinity and identity work in regional Australia
This paper reports on the experiences of male primary school teachers in regional Australia. Drawing on 53 open-ended survey responses and interviews undertaken with five male teachers in Tasmania, the paper analyses their perspectives of their work and roles, and the additional labour of ‘career identity work’ through sport. For the men in this study, these additional roles find their antecedents in particular constructions of hegemonic masculin…
Male primary school teachers, masculinity and identity work in regional Australia
This paper reports on the experiences of male primary school teachers in regional Australia. Drawing on 53 open-ended survey responses and interviews undertaken with five male teachers in Tasmania, the paper analyses their perspectives of their work and roles, and the additional labour of ‘career identity work’ through sport. For the men in this study, these additional roles find their antecedents in particular constructions of hegemonic masculin…
Physical education across the international media
The message of physical education (PE) has been one of a ‘contested ground’ with regular debate around its purpose, alongside conceptual confusions. A major channel of communication that strongly influences public perceptions is through mainstream media, yet how media platforms have reported on the PE profession has received a scarcity of research attention. The aim of this research was to investigate international media reporting of PE over a fi…
How Did Parents View the Impact of the Curriculum-Based HealthLit4Kids Program Beyond the Classroom
The HealthLit4Kids program aims to build health literacy in a participatory and contextually relevant way. Whole-of-school and curriculum strategies aim to empower and build capacity to make informed health choices amongst students, teachers, parents, and their local community. The aim of this study was to evaluate the HealthLit4Kids program from the perspective of parents, using a Self-Determination Theory framework. This is one component within…
It takes a special type of teacher. An investigation into the capabilities of staff working with disengaged students
The primary purpose of Flexi schools in Australia is to serve students for whom traditional school has not been a good fit and are largely comprised of students who have disengaged and disconnected from traditional education. The reasons behind disengagement are diverse, but young people in Flexis typically have in common a negative prior experience of school, are more likely to have been affected by poverty, marginalisation, trauma, and to exper…
Strangers on a train
HealthLit4Kids
Objective: To ascertain teachers’ articulation and experiences of navigating dilemmas that inhibit and/or enable the fostering of health literacy in primary school settings. Design: Qualitative analysis of teachers’ written reflections on introducing health literacy into their school and classroom. Setting: Tasmania, Australia. Method: Eighty-four teachers in five primary schools participated in the HealthLit4Kids programme. Teacher reflections w…
Encounters in a marginalised subject
Subjects such as Health and Physical Education (HPE) can be marginalised in schools because they are construed as less academically rigorous and less important to the primary mission of education. Teachers of all subjects face challenges, yet, teaching a marginalised subject can result in additional challenges for HPE teachers. Previous research has noted these challenges; however, less is known about how these challenges vary according to studen…
Pre-service teacher perceptions of teaching health education online
Purpose The forced shift to online teaching delivery during COVID-19 suppression measures in 2020 was a complex challenge for Australian teachers. Teachers were given very little time to prepare online content and very little professional development to teach online. Their experiences prompted discussion about the abilities of pre-service teachers (PST) to adapt content to online delivery if another pandemic occurred while they were teaching in t…
The battle of the colours
In the years either side of Federation in 1901, Australia’s Irish Catholics balanced two often contradictory impulses: their determination to retain their cultural and religious links with Ireland in the face of an often unsympathetic Protestant majority, and the desire to become ‘good’ Australians in order to make ‘a go’ of their lives in the new land. This paper explores how this process played out at St Joseph’s Nudgee College, a Christian Bro…
Segregation and success in Tasmanian primary school sport carnivals
Australian schooling is one of the most segregated systems in the OECD, with much focus on the inequality between schools from poorer areas compared with those from wealthier suburbs. These inequalities have been explored in terms of infrastructure and funding, as well as their relative academic achievement. Previous research has also found that children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have poorer health than their wealthie…
The curriculum took a back seat to huff and puff
This study examined secondary (high) school teachers' experiences of online delivery of health and physical education (HPE) during Covid-19 suppression measures in one Australian state in 2020. Research has noted the use of blended learning and flipped classrooms in HPE, yet little is known about the delivery of fully online school HPE. Semi-structured interviews occurred with eight high school HPE specialist teachers, providing qualitative data …
Community voices in health literacy
Health literacy is a vital asset needed to empower individuals to take control of their health. An individual’s health literacy is the ability to find, use and apply health information and services to manage their health. They interact with the health services and members of their community who can offer additional support. Creating the role of a health literacy mediator (HLM) may help to improve health literacy outcomes for all. For this role to…
Assessing children’s health literacy
Objectives: Increasing childhood health literacy (HL) is a crucial means of improving health outcomes and reducing preventable deaths globally. Understanding how to best support children’s HL development in schools is essential. However, identifying pedagogical strategies that develop children’s HL relies on a fit-for-purpose measure. Currently, no universally accepted approach for measuring HL among children exists. The purpose of this paper was…
A systematic review of figurational sociology within physical education research
The influence of school location, enrolment and socio-economic status on participation and success in inter-school swimming and track and field athletics competitions
Looking forwards and backwards
This study examined how physical education (PE) teachers in one Australian state approached and implemented their practice following the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 14 primary and high school PE specialist teachers who participated in our previous COVID-19-focused studies to understand the changes that occurred in their practice over time. Analysing teachers’ experiences as part of the figurations they form …
Changing masculinities? Using caring masculinity to analyse social media responses to the decline of men in Australian primary school teaching
Commentators have predicted that Australian male primary school teachers will be extinct within 50 years. Drawing upon sociological ideas about the emergence of ‘caring masculinities’, this article qualitatively examines popular Australian understandings about male primary school teachers, their importance, why they are declining and whether, and how, this gender imbalance can be addressed. The study analyses data from 541 comments posted in resp…
Exploring health literacy development through co-design
Health promotion efforts that enhance health literacy among individuals, organizations, and communities are gaining attention globally. Additionally, co-designed and community-led health promotion interventions have gained recognition as an effective strategy for addressing health issues through more effective and sustainable health outcomes. This qualitative study conducted in Tasmania, Australia, aimed to co-design the emerging Health Literacy …
What motivates adults to participate in Australian Masters sport
Contradictions and counter-narratives
The representation of male primary school teachers in British and Australian newspapers is a topic of increasing importance, given the ongoing discussions surrounding gender equality in education and broader societal perceptions of men in caregiving roles. Despite efforts to diversify the teaching profession, male teachers remain a minority in primary education. In this paper, we argue that media representations play a crucial role in shaping soc…
Physical education across international media (2018−2024)
International consensus on school health literacy responsiveness
There is a lack of validated tools to assess health literacy responsiveness, defined as the organizational capacity of schools to create accessible and equitable environments that support health literacy development, in school settings internationally. This study, the second phase of a three-part research program, aimed to develop a school-based health literacy assessment tool through a systematic, multi-step development process. Building on a pr…
Health literacy and digital health literacy profiles of final year Health and Physical Education pre-service teachers
Research shows that teacher and preservice teacher health literacy development should be a priority, with preliminary research reporting that higher levels of teacher’s health literacy are associated with health evaluation and other critical health literacy capabilities. However, little is known about Australian preservice teachers’ digital health literacy. The aims of this study are to build upon the previous smaller Australian studies with one …
A second apprenticeship of observation
This study examined the perceived influence of peer feedback on pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) development as teachers. Research has noted the potential benefits of peer feedback, yet little is known about its perceived influence on the development of PSTs in Australian physical education teacher education programmes. Occupational socialisation theory guided the research, which employed a qualitative methodology consisting of an online survey with…
Psychology (14 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Pedagogy (12 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Medical education (7 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (6 works) · Literacy (6 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (6 works)