Brent Bradford

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Full Professor at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE)

Earning a doctorate can be a daunting, yet rewarding, venture; the doctoral journey can include immeasurable sacrifice (e.g., health, family, finances). This edited volume—a collective narrative—comprises diverse educationalist perspectives from scholars who have successfully navigated the doctoral journey. Clearly articulated throughout this colle...

In March 2020, schools worldwide closed due to COVID-19 and students were required to continue learning from home. Following a review of principles for inclusive practice in schools, we share related literature focusing on how school systems employed these principles during online delivery. After describing emergent themes, we provide a commentary...

The rise of school sports academies provides a privileged space for young elite athletes whose needs are not met in traditional schools. These academies have a long history of promoting their desire to have homogenous communities to represent national prowess on the world stage at sports events like the Olympics. This chapter will call into questio...

The aim of this study was to systematically review the protocols to assess the built environment in the context of early childhood and physical activity. Three databases were systematically searched for studies that examined associations between the built environment and preschoolers’ physical activity levels. A total of 27 studies were included in...

Research in inclusive education reveals multiple studies that explore the efforts of individual stakeholders to create an equitable educational experience for students with disabilities. However, these individual efforts are often examined discretely, compartmentalising the contributions of various stakeholders. As a consequence, the complex interp...

This article discusses the importance of PE teacher embracement of AEAs, provides several specific practical examples for PE teachers looking to enhance AEA inclusion in their PE programs, and concludes with practical strategies to help overcome common PE teacher-cited barriers related to embracing AEAs.

Teacher preparation in Canada benefits from innovative programming that supports vibrant, inclusive classrooms. We examine two Canadian-made programmes: The Three-Block Model of Universal Design for Learning, with particular focus on the social emotional learning block, and the Teaching Continuum, a model for inclusive physical education settings....

Due to the overemphasis of traditional sports at the expense of other movement domains in physical education (PE) programmes, there is a need to consider what factors might enable or limit PE teachers’ incorporation of some of these other domains that can support student learning. The focus of this article is on one such marginalized domain – alter...

The Doctoral Journey: International Educationalist Perspectives assembles a collective narrative related to the doctoral journey of recent graduates in the field of education. Clearly, the doctoral journey is not a linear process but rather a lattice of ever-evolving professional and personal relationships, experiences, perspectives, and insights....

Background and Purpose : Despite widespread evidence suggesting the numerous benefits from being active in outdoor environments, children in many Western nations have recently been spending less time outdoors. This cross-sectional exploratory study provides a descriptive examination of physical education teachers’ embracement of alternative environ...

The purpose of this study was to gather the thoughts and opinions of students and their teachers around the benefits of outdoor exploration time. Students within three grade 3 classes in one western Canadian province were afforded opportunities to connect with the outdoor elements and each other in designated forested areas near their school, while...

The production of mood-regulating chemicals (e.g. serotonin) may be impacted through prolonged or acute stress events. If a serotonin-deficit exists, depression-related illnesses may result, with such illnesses projected to become the second highest lifetime burden of disease. Critically, physical activity has been found to assist in increasing ser...

This study explored various aspects of Canadian post-secondary student views on wellness. Primarily based around physical and mental wellness, this work looked specifically at student self-reporting on a small Canadian post-secondary campus in northern Alberta, Canada. Participants were asked a series of open- and closed-ended questions relating to...

In British Columbia (BC), Canada, a school district effort was launched to focus on mental wellbeing in middle and senior secondary schools. The initiative “Got Health?” was intended to help students take the lead, through action research, in program development and delivery of information. The purpose of this action research project was to evaluat...

In this paper, we explored various aspects of Canadian preservice elementary school teacher views about inclusive physical education. Based on prior work by Loreman (2014) that broadly examined preservice teacher views on inclusive education, in this study we looked specifically at inclusive physical education using a different sample of participan...

When planning for effective lessons in primary school physical education, there are many teaching style choices available for teachers. The purpose of this article was to examine what these choices might be and how such selection can impact student learning. Although theory and practice is integrated to allow for a synthesis of information, it is s...

This book has been written to provide knowledge, guidance and support to people who teach physical education. The content of the book is presented within a framework showing how quality programs of physical education meet provincial/ state, national and international mandates, standards and expectations related to the educational needs of all child...

Teachers of physical education (PE) have the responsibility to develop and teach programs that physically educate primary school children. How teachers achieve this aim is a critical consideration. Issues such as planning, delivery, and evaluation are constant themes of consideration; however, other areas of preparedness such as personal presentati...

In Canada, three provinces and one territory have Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policies in their respective curriculum policies. While focusing on a 2016 study that examined whether or not school boards and individual schools in Alberta and BC present DPA policy information on their websites, it was found that the majority of school websites are n...

Most children in Canada are not physically active enough to achieve health benefits. The Daily Physical Activity (DPA) policy was mandated in Alberta and British Columbia (BC) to help children accumulate more physical activity during the school day. Dissemination of DPA policy requirements is necessary to ensure that policy adoption at a provincial...

The development of fundamental movement skills is essential in quality physical education. It has become widely accepted that school-age children who fail to reach the automatic phase in fundamental movement-skill development may choose physically inactive and unhealthy lifestyles. Therefore, physical educators must continue to discover ways to hel...

An array of teaching styles is available to elementary school teachers of physical education. Often, however, teachers employed to work in elementary schools are generalist trained. The instruction offered by these teachers throughout the school year encompasses all subject areas. Many generalist trained teachers do not generally feel confident tea...

A comparison study found both similarities and differences regarding personal reflections of two educators undertaking career changes. One educator moved from being an elementary school physical educationalist to being a physical education teacher educator at a university setting, while the other educator undertook the opposite path, swapping the u...