School of Physical Education
The School of Physical Education's strength is its multi-disciplinary approach to research that covers a wide range of study fields (e.g. biomechanics, cultural studies, psychology epidemiology, etc) and embraces many different theoretical and/or methodological paradigms.
Recent Deposits
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An Ecological Dynamics Approach for Movement Assessment
Ecological dynamics has gained increasing acceptance as a theoretical framework in the field of motor development. This framework underpins this research programme, which postulates that humans are open, complex systems ... -
National Sport Organisation Responses to Independent Reviews
Sustained government involvement in sport over the past 30 years has modified the sporting landscape, bringing increasing emphasis on accountability and results. Accordingly, National Sport Organisations (NSOs) or central ... -
Effects of high intensity interval training vs moderate intensity continuous training on fitness and body composition in active breast cancer survivors
Background: Breast cancer and its treatment are associated with worsened body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in breast cancer survivors. These negative effects can increase overall, cardiovascular and ... -
Making it ordinary : an unexceptional history of the early olympic movement in New Zealand
Making it ordinary presents an alternative history of the olympic movement in New Zealand. The crux of my argument is that the history of the local olympic movement is unexceptional given the contexts of international sport ... -
Does the mode of heat acclimation affect the kinetics of adaptation?
Background: Heat acclimation can improve exercise performance in the heat, cardiovascular function and longevity in the general population. However, the most effective method of acclimation is unknown. Each method (i.e., ... -
The role of brain blood flow in thermoregulatory and respiratory control during exercise
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of brain blood flow (BBF) on respiratory control during exercise-induced increases in body temperature. BBF is controlled largely by vascular responses ... -
The Affect of Exercise Past, Present, and Future: The Role of Affective Memory and Affective Forecast in the Affective Response-PA Behaviour Relation
Affective responses experienced during exercise have predicted future physical activity (PA) behaviour (Williams, Dunsiger, Jennings & Marcus, 2012). When applied to exercise, the premise of the affect heuristic (Slovic ... -
Development of an on snow athlete tracking tool
Background The performance standard in snowboard slopestyle competitions is very high, as shown by their inclusion in the Winter Olympic program. Snowboard slopestyle is acrobatic in nature, with athletes combining technical ... -
The Effect of Educational Gymnastics on Young Children's Movement Skills
Postural control underlies and constrains performance of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and the development of FMS is important for engagement in physical activity throughout the lifespan. Self-perceived physical ... -
Kia mārama ai te ihi, te wehi o Mukukai: The influence of swimming on whānau engagement with water
Māori consider water to be the foundation of all life (Royal, 2010). It is a valued taonga gifted by our ancestors for the use of future generations (Hall, 2012). Māori have a long history of engagement with water through ... -
A Journey to Belonging: Explorations of Māori Perspectives of Water Safety
Māori are intimately connected to wai (water). There are many Māori sayings and phrases that include wai, such as: wairua (spirit), waimāori (freshwater), waiora (wellness), ko wai koe (what waters are you, who are you?) ... -
Adolescent sports participation: a case study of the Maldives
Throughout the world participation in sport and physical activity is considered to be one of the most important leisure time activities among adolescents (e.g. Rees, Brettschneider & Brandl-Bredenbeck, 1998; Eitzen & Sage, ... -
The Stress and Strain of Triathlon Racing in Different Thermal Environments
Athletic endurance competitions in hot environments have become more relevant in professional sports. The inception for this thesis was to understand why a group of elite endurance triathletes repeatedly failed to perform ... -
Developing a first principles approach to educating water skills for life to children
In New Zealand, despite the fact that the majority of drownings occur in open water, most swimming teaching occurs in public swimming pools. It is possible that learning to swim in a public swimming pool does not sufficiently ... -
Ngā tapuwae o te haka - Māori perspectives on haka in sport
The most prominent element of tikanga Māori which is consistently integrated, adopted and adapted into the sporting realm is haka. Haka has a multitude of meanings, as a ritual of encounter, as an expression of identity ... -
Gait stability during shod and barefoot walking and running on a treadmill assessed by correlation entropy
This study tests correlation entropy, 𝐾2, as a measure of stability for gait analysis. An average of 13 strides from 10 participants in each combination of one footwear (barefoot vs shod) condition and one gait mode ... -
Acute and adaptive responses to endurance swimming in warm water
Human thermoregulation and exercise performance have been investigated extensively in warm terrestrial environments but not warm aquatic environments. Open-water swimming (OWS) is an increasingly popular sport, with more ... -
The Effects of Intuitive Movement Re-embodiment on the Well-Being of Older Adults with Dementia: A Pilot Study
Background This ethnographic research is a pilot study that explores the effects of ‘Intuitive Movement Re-embodiment’ (IMR), an original community dance and music program on the well-being of older adults with dementia. ... -
Inclusion and diversity in our choreographies and classrooms
Dance is currently being implemented as a curriculum subject in primary and secondary schools throughout New Zealand. This thesis aims to support and advocate for the inclusion of dance in the curriculum, by exploring ...