Úna Kingston
Current Organizations / Institutes
The organizations/institutes from the scholar's latest article
Úna Kingston has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Diarmuid Lester
School of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education Programme, University College Cork
1 shared publication - João Costa
Munster Technological University
1 shared publication - Manolis Adamakis
School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Dafne, Greece
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 17 February 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 20 (4) , 3575
A Scoping Review on Quality Physical Education Programmes and Their Outcomes on Primary-Level Pupils
A scoping review was carried out on the literature relating to the evaluation of the implementation of quality physical education (QPE) programmes and related outcomes on final-stage primary-level pupils’ attitudes towards physical education (ATPE), physical activity behaviour (PAB), mental wellbeing (MWB) and academic achievement (AA). The scoping review included studies published between 2000 and 2020 in the PubMed, Elsevier, SCOPUS and CINAHL databases and was completed in accordance with the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews’ guidelines. Based on the inclusion criteria, 15 out of 2869 studies were included in the review. A thematic analysis was used to inductively and deductively analyse the studies for common themes of features of QPE programmes in primary schools, arising from nine different countries, considering the four outcome dimensions (ATPE, PAB, MWB and AA). The common themes identified as features of QPE across all four dimensions were as follows: (1) government leadership; (2) PE curriculum; (3) school principal and leaders; (4) organisational management from leadership in school; (5) teachers; (6) parental involvement; and (7) community partnerships. Based on these findings, recommendations were made for an evaluation framework on QPE in primary education.
- 17 February 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 20 (4) , 3575
Open AccessA Scoping Review on Quality Physical Education Programmes and Their Outcomes on Primary-Level Pupils
A scoping review was carried out on the literature relating to the evaluation of the implementation of quality physical education (QPE) programmes and related outcomes on final-stage primary-level pupils’ attitudes towards physical education (ATPE), physical activity behaviour (PAB), mental wellbeing (MWB) and academic achievement (AA). The scoping review included studies published between 2000 and 2020 in the PubMed, Elsevier, SCOPUS and CINAHL databases and was completed in accordance with the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews’ guidelines. Based on the inclusion criteria, 15 out of 2869 studies were included in the review. A thematic analysis was used to inductively and deductively analyse the studies for common themes of features of QPE programmes in primary schools, arising from nine different countries, considering the four outcome dimensions (ATPE, PAB, MWB and AA). The common themes identified as features of QPE across all four dimensions were as follows: (1) government leadership; (2) PE curriculum; (3) school principal and leaders; (4) organisational management from leadership in school; (5) teachers; (6) parental involvement; and (7) community partnerships. Based on these findings, recommendations were made for an evaluation framework on QPE in primary education.