Ann MacPhail

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Ann MacPhail is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann MacPhail has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 92 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 53 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ann MacPhail's work include Physical Education and Pedagogy (99 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (72 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (30 papers). Ann MacPhail is often cited by papers focused on Physical Education and Pedagogy (99 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (72 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (30 papers). Ann MacPhail collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Ann MacPhail's co-authors include David Kirk, Deborah Tannehill, Gary Kinchin, Ashley Casey, Antonio Calderón, Ainat Guberman, Gerry Czerniawski, Trish Gorely, Doune Macdonald and Sarah Meegan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, British Journal of Sociology and Teaching and Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Ann MacPhail

149 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Adopting a models-based approach to teaching physical edu... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Adopting a models-based approach to teaching physical education
    2018 156 citations Ann MacPhail et al. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ann MacPhail Ireland 34 2.3k 1.8k 1.3k 1.3k 898 154 4.1k
Dawn Penney Australia 34 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 795 0.6× 743 0.6× 720 0.8× 188 3.5k
Catherine D. Ennis United States 38 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 918 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 992 1.1× 96 4.0k
Kathleen Armour United Kingdom 34 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 883 0.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.8k 2.0× 76 4.5k
K. Andrew R. Richards United States 31 2.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 925 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 478 0.5× 213 4.0k
Peter A. Hastie United States 43 4.7k 2.0× 2.8k 1.6× 735 0.6× 3.0k 2.3× 1.9k 2.2× 189 5.9k
Robyn L. Jones United Kingdom 39 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 566 0.4× 2.9k 2.2× 3.9k 4.3× 93 5.6k
Ramón Spaaij Australia 39 737 0.3× 3.1k 1.8× 224 0.2× 661 0.5× 198 0.2× 159 4.0k
Rena D. Harold United States 22 210 0.1× 870 0.5× 2.5k 1.9× 1.7k 1.3× 837 0.9× 41 5.2k
Emma Rich United Kingdom 29 728 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 303 0.2× 346 0.3× 160 0.2× 99 2.8k
Jacquelyn Allen‐Collinson United Kingdom 30 267 0.1× 1.3k 0.7× 264 0.2× 1.0k 0.8× 611 0.7× 120 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ann MacPhail

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2024). Guerrilla teacher educators: identity considerations of school-based teacher educators in Ireland. Irish Educational Studies. 1–17.
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Graça, Amândio, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the enactment of assessment for learning principles during school placement: preservice teachers as practitioner researchers within a learning community. European Journal of Teacher Education. 47(2). 330–347. 3 indexed citations
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Vidoni, Carla, et al.. (2024). Exploring Solidarity in Action: Key Methodological Features for Collaborative Research in Physical Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 44(4). 660–667. 1 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2023). Encouraging Students to Co-Construct and Co- and Self-Regulate Their Learning Within a Cooperative Learning Environment in Physical Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 43(1). 11–20. 2 indexed citations
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Graça, Amândio, et al.. (2023). Student’s perspectives about their learning profile before and after Covid-19. Retos. 48. 235–243. 1 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2022). Providing physical education preservice teachers with opportunities to interrogate their conceptions and practices of assessment. European Physical Education Review. 29(1). 162–179. 8 indexed citations
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Graça, Amândio, et al.. (2020). Aligning the principles of assessment for learning to learning in physical education: A review of literature. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 26(4). 388–401. 27 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2018). Initial Post-Primary Physical Education Teacher Education: A Comparative Exploration across European Countries. View. 4(4). 15–22. 1 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2018). The professional development of higher education-based teacher educators: needs and realities. Professional Development in Education. 45(5). 848–861. 114 indexed citations
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Batista, Paula, et al.. (2016). Reconstructing a supervisory identity. European Physical Education Review. 24(2). 240–254. 10 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2015). Physical activity experiences of young people in an area of disadvantage: ‘there's nothing there for big kids, like us’. Sport Education and Society. 21(8). 1161–1175. 18 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann. (2011). Professional learning as a physical education teacher educator. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 16(4). 435–451. 22 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, et al.. (2010). Curriculum dissemination and implementation in Ireland: principal and teacher insight. Irish Educational Studies. 29(1). 25–40. 12 indexed citations
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O’Donovan, Toni M., Ann MacPhail, & David Kirk. (2010). Active citizenship through sport education. Education 3-13. 38(2). 203–215. 22 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann, Connie S. Collier, & Mary O’Sullivan. (2009). Lifestyles and gendered patterns of leisure and sporting interests among Irish adolescents. Sport Education and Society. 14(3). 281–299. 13 indexed citations
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Cothran, Donetta J., Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Dominique Banville, et al.. (2005). A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Use of Teaching Styles. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 76(2). 193–201. 82 indexed citations
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MacPhail, Ann & Gary Kinchin. (2004). The use of drawings as an evaluative tool: students' experiences of sport education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 9(1). 87–108. 64 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Joyce R., et al.. (1995). A Study of Therapeutic Effects of Horseback Riding for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. 15(1). 17–34. 87 indexed citations

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