The PhysEd-Academy collective action unfolded across three distinct but interconnected layers of Communities of Practice (CoP), illustrated in the figure above:
A large international CoP: This network brought together teacher educators, in-service teachers, and some pre-service teachers from across partner countries. It served as a hub for strategic dialogue, comparative analysis, and high-level synthesis of emerging insights.
Three small international CoPs: Focused primarily on teacher educators, these groups engaged in deep dives into the design, testing, and reflection on signature pedagogies in diverse teacher education contexts.
Six local CoPs: Embedded in specific national or regional contexts, these communities brought together in-service teachers and teacher educators to experiment with pedagogical innovations directly in schools.
The outputs from these studies are shared here, including both academic sources, such as peer-reviewed journal articles and slides from conference presentations, and other sources, such as blog posts and podcasts. Research outputs hold key implications for improving the quality of initial teacher education, teacher induction and teachers’ continuous professional learning in physical education.
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