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Personal profile
Biography
Laura is a Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia, with her main responsibilities relating broadly to Health and Physical Education. Her research has inclusion and teacher professional learning as it's central threads. Recent publications have explored phenomena such as fitness testing as a context for learning, critical inquiry, and stereotypes in Physical Education.
Research interests
Laura utlises mixed-method approaches to explore Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum and pedagogy. Much of her work has been with HPE teachers (pre-service and in-service), and has focused upon the ways in which they identify and respond to diversity in their classrooms. Laura is also interested in the enactment of policy in school contexts.
Keywords
- Professional Learning
- Teachers
- Physical Education
- Health and Wellbeing
- Sociology
- Inclusion
Network
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Projects 2009 2020
Drawing intergenerational connections between museum and community for health and wellbeing: Developing a pedagogy for restoration
Alfrey, L., Tkachenko, N., Burke, G., Hall, C., O'Connor, J. & Price, A.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
12/06/17 → 15/12/18
Project: Research
Skills4Life Evaluation Proposal for 2017-2019
Penney, D., Alfrey, L. & Jeanes, R.
31/05/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
Sports without Borders: Youth Action Project
O'Connor, J., Alfrey, L. & Jeanes, R.
27/11/11 → 30/09/14
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2019
Attitudes of pre-service physical education teachers to healthism: Development and validation of the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale (ATHS)
Alfrey, L., O’Connor, J., Phillipson, S., Penney, D., Jeanes, R. & Phillipson, S., 1 May 2019, In : European Physical Education Review. 25, 2, p. 424-437 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Figuring out the prevalence of fitness testing in physical education: a figurational analysis
Alfrey, L. & Gard, M., 2019, In : European Physical Education Review. 25, 1, p. 187-202 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Intergenerational understandings of personal, social and community assets for health
O'Connor, J. P., Alfrey, L., Hall, C. & Burke, G., May 2019, In : Health and Place. 57, p. 218-227 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Using a scale to explore pre-service physical education teachers’ attitudes towards difference: methodological opportunities and tensions
O'Connor, J., Alfrey, L., Jeanes, R. & Penney, D., 2019, Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity. Medcalf, R. & Mackintosh, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 85-98 14 p. (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
A digital story about museums, arts and wellbeing
Burke, G., Hall, C., O'Connor, J., Alfrey, L., Kaye-Hardie, S., Price, A., Sproul, L. & Tkachenko, N., Jul 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Audio / Visual Recording › Research
Open Access
Prizes
Best Paper award for 2017 in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy journal
Laura Alfrey (Recipient), Justen O'Connor (Recipient) & Ruth Jeanes (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
First Prize: Research Poster Presentation
Laura Alfrey (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)