Mike Waring BEd(Hons) MSc PhD
Senior Lecturer
Contact details
Room: ZZ.1.10
Phone: +44 (0)1509 223212
Fax: +44 (0)1509 226301
Email: M.J.Waring@lboro.ac.uk
Background
Mike Waring is currently Senior Lecturer of Physical Education in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Having been awarded a first class B.Ed. (Hons.) degree in physical education from Leeds Carnegie, he taught physical education in secondary schools before receiving an ESRC Scholarship and then a Departmental Scholarship to complete an MSc (Sports Science) and PhD respectively in the Department of PE, Sport Science and Recreational Management at Loughborough University. He then took up a lecturing position at Canterbury Christ Church College to establish the Secondary PE PGCE programme. In 1997 he moved to the University of Durham to similarly establish and direct the Secondary PE PGCE course in the School of Education. In 2001 he received the University of Durham's Excellence in Teaching Award. He took up his present position on 20th October 2003.
Research Interests
His research interests focus on three complementary areas. The first is 'teaching and learning', one element of which involves the critical debate and research on current and future directions of teaching and learning in physical education. The second area is the critique and development of grounded theory methodology. The third is the level and determinants of young peoples' involvement in physical activity.
With regards to teaching, Mike currently contributes to the Secondary PE PGCE programme and is Director of the MSc in Physical Education (from January 2004).
Selected Publications
Calman, K., Waring, M. & Warburton, P. (1999) The Role of Sport and Exercise Medicine in the NHS. British Journal of Sports Medicine., 33, (6). (ISSN 0306-3674)
Penney, D. & Waring, M. (2000) The Absent Agenda. Pedagogy and Physical Education. Journal of Sport Pedagogy. 6(1): pp 4-37. (ISSN 1369-8524)
Waring, M. & Warburton, P. (2000) Working with the Community: A necessary evil or a positive change of direction? Chapter in S. Capel and S. Piotrowski (Eds.) Issues in Physical Education. Routledge. (ISBN 0-415-18689-7)
Sleap, M., Warburton, P. & Waring, M. (2000) Couch Potato Kids: Lazy Layabouts - the Role of Primary Schools in Relation to Physical Activity Among Children in Primary Schools PE. Chapter in A. Williams (Ed.) Primary School Physical Education: Research into Practice. David Fulton Publishers. (ISBN 0-7507-0970-7)
Wormald, H., Sleap, M., Brunton, J., Hayes, L., Warburton, P., Waring, M., Wright, M. (2003) Methodological Issues in Piloting a Physical Activity Diary with Young People. Health Education Journal, 62 (3) pp220-233. (ISSN 0017-8969)
Waring, M. & Boardman (in press) Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn: A Developmental Framework for Teacher Training. In D. Preston (Ed.) Probing the Boundaries: At the Interface. Rodolpi Publishers.
Waring, M. (in press) Planning, Expectations and Targets for Effective Learning and Teaching. In G. Nicholls (Ed.) (Second Edition) Learning to Teach: Handbook for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. Kogan Page.
You can view a fuller publications list on the University Publications Database.
External Activities
Selected External Research-Related Roles:
Member of editorial board of the British Journal of Educational
Studies (2006 -.
Member of the editorial board Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (2003 - 06).
Society of Educational Studies Executive and Research Committee member (2006 -.
Sub-editor book reviews (Physical Education) Sport in Society (2003 - 07).
Selected Invited Conference Keynote and Presentations:King's Institute of Teaching and Learning, King's College London, lecture series; E-Learning: Taking a princ(e)pled approach. 2004-05
Developing Assessment in ITT through ICT, TTA/EMBC ITT Partnership Project Conference: Using some aspects of ICT to enhance the quality of ITT, Nottingham, 8th July 2005.
Physical Education ITT Scenario-based e-education as part of blended learning. E-learning and Teacher Training Conference, TTA, Hotel Russell, London, 11th November 2005.
Promoting a Critical Pedagogy in ITE Using a Virtual Learning Environment. Graduate School of Education, University of Hiroshoma, Japan, 2nd March 2007.
Grounded Theory a Framework for Enquiry. School of Graduate Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan 6th March 2007.
Physical Education Curriculum Review and Development Strategy for a PE National Curriculum in Qatar, Qatar Ministry of Education/Qatar Olympic Committee, Qatar, March 12 -16 & April 9 -16 2007.
Selected Recent Research Projects and
Sources of Funding:
Supporting E-Learning Communities in ITT (Teacher Training Agency)
£15,000 (2004-05)
Enhancing the Quality of ITT through using ICT, National Partnership Project: Phase IV (Teacher Training Agency) £20,000 (2004-05)
Promoting E-Learning Communities in ITT and Induction (Teacher Training Agency): PE ITT Scenario-based e-education as part of blended learning £10,000 (2005)
Achieving High Quality Pupil Outcomes in PE. Wheldon Sport College,
Nottingham, £17,861. (2005-07) co-investigator.
English as an Additional Language (EAL) in Iinitial Teacher Education Teacher
Training. Physical Education ITT Network Innovation Grant, £6.000 (2005-07)
co-investigator.