Stephanie Beni

738 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 454 citations indexed

About

Stephanie Beni is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephanie Beni has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 454 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Stephanie Beni's work include Physical Education and Pedagogy (17 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (15 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers). Stephanie Beni is often cited by papers focused on Physical Education and Pedagogy (17 papers), Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (15 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers). Stephanie Beni collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Norway and Ireland. Stephanie Beni's co-authors include Tim Fletcher, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Mary O’Sullivan, Maura Coulter, Kenneth Aggerholm and Ken R. Lodewyk and has published in prestigious journals such as Teaching and Teacher Education, Quest and Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.

In The Last Decade

Stephanie Beni

18 papers receiving 440 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Meaningful Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport: A Review of the Literature

2016 240 citations Stephanie Beni, Tim Fletcher et al. Quest profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephanie Beni Canada	10	356	240	171	145	81	19	454
Sarah Doolittle United States	10	344 1.0×	249 1.0×	180 1.1×	88 0.6×	93 1.1×	24	452
Jennifer L. Fisette United States	12	338 0.9×	255 1.1×	91 0.5×	110 0.8×	89 1.1×	24	464
Connie S. Collier United States	9	359 1.0×	242 1.0×	234 1.4×	97 0.7×	121 1.5×	18	507
Teresa Carlson Australia	8	496 1.4×	331 1.4×	337 2.0×	123 0.8×	109 1.3×	18	642
Bonnie Tjeerdsma Blankenship United States	10	232 0.7×	189 0.8×	179 1.0×	68 0.5×	46 0.6×	23	334
Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette United States	14	383 1.1×	333 1.4×	105 0.6×	37 0.3×	135 1.7×	26	521
Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson Finland	10	179 0.5×	186 0.8×	82 0.5×	127 0.9×	71 0.9×	17	324
Lynn E. Couturier United States	5	232 0.7×	132 0.6×	113 0.7×	154 1.1×	40 0.5×	11	339
Diego Martínez de Ojeda Spain	8	333 0.9×	184 0.8×	253 1.5×	105 0.7×	50 0.6×	26	412
Maura Coulter Ireland	10	175 0.5×	131 0.5×	73 0.4×	68 0.5×	61 0.8×	25	242

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All Works

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19 of 19 papers shown

Beni, Stephanie, Tim Fletcher, & Déirdre Ní Chróinín. (2024). Two teachers’ positioning toward Meaningful PE: agency, sensemaking, and ownership. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Beni, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). The role of reflection in the enactment of student voice pedagogies in primary physical education. 16(2). 174–190. 2 indexed citations

Beni, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). Signature pedagogies of teacher education in physical education: a scoping review. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 1–17. 2 indexed citations

Beni, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). Postdoctoral Fellowships in Physical Education and Sport Sciences/Kinesiology: An International Investigation of Structures and Experiences. Quest. 76(4). 443–461.

Aggerholm, Kenneth, et al.. (2024). Meaningful physical education: Towards an embodied pedagogy. European Physical Education Review. 31(4). 638–654. 1 indexed citations

Beni, Stephanie, et al.. (2023). Learning to facilitate student voice in primary physical education. European Physical Education Review. 30(3). 381–396. 9 indexed citations

Beni, Stephanie, et al.. (2023). Teachers’ sensemaking in implementation of Meaningful Physical Education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 30(6). 593–606. 12 indexed citations

Chróinín, Déirdre Ní, et al.. (2023). ‘Just let them have a say!’ Students’ perspective of student voice pedagogies in primary physical education. Irish Educational Studies. 42(4). 659–676. 10 indexed citations

Lodewyk, Ken R., et al.. (2023). A Qualitative Inquiry of Females’ Experiences With a Novel High School Intramural Program. The Physical Educator. 2 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Tim Fletcher, & Déirdre Ní Chróinín. (2022). ‘It's not a linear thing; there are a lot of intersecting circles': Factors influencing teachers' implementation of Meaningful Physical Education. Teaching and Teacher Education. 117. 103806–103806. 16 indexed citations

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Chróinín, Déirdre Ní, et al.. (2021). Children’s experiences of pedagogies that prioritise meaningfulness in primary physical education in Ireland. Education 3-13. 51(1). 41–54. 17 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, & Tim Fletcher. (2021). ‘It’s how PE should be!’: Classroom teachers’ experiences of implementing Meaningful Physical Education. European Physical Education Review. 27(3). 666–683. 20 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Tim Fletcher, & Déirdre Ní Chróinín. (2021). Teachers’ Engagement With Professional Development to Support Implementation of Meaningful Physical Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. 41(4). 570–579. 9 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie. (2021). ‘It’s Messy and It’s Frustrating at Times, but It’s Worth It.’ Facilitating the Professional Development of Teachers Implementing an Innovation. Studying Teacher Education. 17(3). 273–291. 6 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Tim, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Mary O’Sullivan, & Stephanie Beni. (2020). Pre-service teachers articulating their learning about meaningful physical education. European Physical Education Review. 26(4). 885–902. 18 indexed citations

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Chróinín, Déirdre Ní, et al.. (2019). Using meaningful experiences as a vision for physical education teaching and teacher education practice. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 24(6). 598–614. 19 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, & Tim Fletcher. (2019). A focus on the how of meaningful physical education in primary schools. Sport Education and Society. 24(6). 624–637. 38 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Tim Fletcher, & Déirdre Ní Chróinín. (2018). Using features of meaningful experiences to guide primary physical education practice. European Physical Education Review. 25(3). 599–615. 32 indexed citations

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Beni, Stephanie, Tim Fletcher, & Déirdre Ní Chróinín. (2016). Meaningful Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport: A Review of the Literature. Quest. 69(3). 291–312. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

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