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2024

Book Chapter

Outsourcing in H/PE: Teachers and sports coaches working together effectively

Sperka, Leigh and Rynne, Steven (2024). Outsourcing in H/PE: Teachers and sports coaches working together effectively. Routledge Resources Online - Sport Studies. (pp. _-_) edited by Vassil Girginov and Risto Marttinen. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367766924-ress129-1

Outsourcing in H/PE: Teachers and sports coaches working together effectively

2024

Journal Article

An audit of commercialisation and outsourcing across the primary school curriculum

Cowan, Jackie, Sperka, Leigh, Hogan, Anna and Enright, Eimear (2024). An audit of commercialisation and outsourcing across the primary school curriculum. Teachers and Teaching, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/13540602.2024.2355178

An audit of commercialisation and outsourcing across the primary school curriculum

2023

Journal Article

Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and methods

Clish, Meg, Enright, Eimear, Sperka, Leigh and Tweedy, Sean (2023). Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and methods. European Physical Education Review, 29 (3), 331-350. doi: 10.1177/1356336x221141598

Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and methods

2022

Conference Publication

Outsourcing as a disruptor in education: transforming the ways that teachers and coaches work together

Sperka, Leigh and Rynne, Steven (2022). Outsourcing as a disruptor in education: transforming the ways that teachers and coaches work together. Australian Association for Research in Education, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 28 November - 1 December 2022.

Outsourcing as a disruptor in education: transforming the ways that teachers and coaches work together

2022

Journal Article

Students and academics in dialogue: Experiences of two Students-as-partners projects in a health and physical education teacher education program

Cross, Jacinta, Clive, Grace and Sperka, Leigh (2022). Students and academics in dialogue: Experiences of two Students-as-partners projects in a health and physical education teacher education program. International Journal for Students as Partners, 6 (2), 91-98. doi: 10.15173/ijsap.v6i2.4961

Students and academics in dialogue: Experiences of two Students-as-partners projects in a health and physical education teacher education program

2022

Journal Article

Vistas of the field: examining quality indicators of health and physical education journals

Sperka, Leigh and Phillips, Murray G. (2022). Vistas of the field: examining quality indicators of health and physical education journals. Sport, Education and Society, 28 (8), 990-1006. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2022.2096585

Vistas of the field: examining quality indicators of health and physical education journals

2022

Conference Publication

Learning from students with disabilities about their experiences of physical education: a critical narrative review

Clish, Meg, Enright, Eimear, Sperka, Leigh and Tweedy, Sean (2022). Learning from students with disabilities about their experiences of physical education: a critical narrative review. The International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education World Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 15-18 June 2022.

Learning from students with disabilities about their experiences of physical education: a critical narrative review

2022

Book Chapter

Proposals for engaging students in outsourced health and physical education

Sperka, Leigh, Stirrup, Julie and Hooper, Oliver (2022). Proposals for engaging students in outsourced health and physical education. Critical pedagogies in physical education, physical activity and health. (pp. 210-220) edited by Julie Stirrup and Oliver Hooper. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003003991-14

Proposals for engaging students in outsourced health and physical education

2021

Conference Publication

Looking in the rear view mirror, out the side window, and through the windscreen: Examining the past, current, and emerging quality indicators of Health and Physical Education journals

Sperka, Leigh and Phillips, Murray G. (2021). Looking in the rear view mirror, out the side window, and through the windscreen: Examining the past, current, and emerging quality indicators of Health and Physical Education journals. Australian Association for Research in Education, Online, 29 November - 2 December 2021.

Looking in the rear view mirror, out the side window, and through the windscreen: Examining the past, current, and emerging quality indicators of Health and Physical Education journals

2021

Conference Publication

Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and method

Clish, Meg, Enright, Eimear, Sperka, Leigh and Tweedy, Sean (2021). Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and method. Australian Association for Research in Education, Online, 29 November - 2 December 2021.

Engaging young people with disabilities in research about their experiences of physical education and sport: a scoping review of methodologies and method

2021

Book Chapter

It's time to predict the implications of outsourcing health and physical education and extra-curricular physical activity programming

Sperka, Leigh (2021). It's time to predict the implications of outsourcing health and physical education and extra-curricular physical activity programming. Before- and after-school physical activity programs: Frameworks, Critical Issues, and Underserved Populations. (pp. 216-226) edited by Risto Marttinen, Erin E. Centeio and Thomas Quarmby. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003051909-18

It's time to predict the implications of outsourcing health and physical education and extra-curricular physical activity programming

2020

Journal Article

(Re)defining outsourcing in education

Sperka, Leigh (2020). (Re)defining outsourcing in education. Discourse, 41 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2020.1722429

(Re)defining outsourcing in education

2019

Conference Publication

#AD: The ethical and educative outsourcing of physical education teacher education

Sperka, Leigh, Enright, Eimear and Hogan, Anna (2019). #AD: The ethical and educative outsourcing of physical education teacher education. Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, Australia, 2-5 December 2019.

#AD: The ethical and educative outsourcing of physical education teacher education

2019

Conference Publication

Outsourcing and precarity

Sperka, Leigh (2019). Outsourcing and precarity. University of Tsukuba Summer Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 8-18 July 2019.

Outsourcing and precarity

2019

Conference Publication

Key learnings and career path: Tsukuba Summer Institute 10th Anniversary

Sperka, Leigh (2019). Key learnings and career path: Tsukuba Summer Institute 10th Anniversary. University of Tsukuba Summer Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 8-18 July 2019.

Key learnings and career path: Tsukuba Summer Institute 10th Anniversary

2019

Journal Article

And if you can’t hear us?: students as customers of neo-HPE

Sperka, Leigh and Enright, Eimear (2019). And if you can’t hear us?: students as customers of neo-HPE. Sport, Education and Society, 24 (6), 570-583. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2019.1611556

And if you can’t hear us?: students as customers of neo-HPE

2019

Book Chapter

What we talk about when we talk about gender: constructing and deconstructing gender through physical education teacher education

Sperka, Leigh, O'Brien, Rachel and Enright, Eimear (2019). What we talk about when we talk about gender: constructing and deconstructing gender through physical education teacher education. Teaching about social justice issues in physical education. (pp. 133-143) edited by Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette, Sue Sutherland and Joanne Hill. Charlotte, NC, United States: Information Age Publishing.

What we talk about when we talk about gender: constructing and deconstructing gender through physical education teacher education

2018

Conference Publication

(Re)defining outsourcing in health and physical education

Sperka, Leigh (2018). (Re)defining outsourcing in health and physical education. Australian Association for Research in Education, Sydney, Australia, 3-6 December 2018.

(Re)defining outsourcing in health and physical education

2018

Other Outputs

The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment

Sperka, Leigh (2018). The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.762

The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment

2018

Other Outputs

The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment

Sperka, Leigh (2018). The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland.

The impact of the outsourcing of Health and Physical Education on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment