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Research group: MEES
Education and Society (MEES)
The research group in sports science is interdisciplinary and conducts social science research on teaching and learning about movement, body, health, and sustainability. Studies are conducted in several areas such as the school subject of physical education, sustainable movement education, the teaching profession, outdoor education, artistic and aesthetic learning processes, and health and sustainability issues.
MEES draws inspiration from different philosophical and theoretical traditions. Our research is characterised by its ability to address social, psychological, and material dimensions of teaching and learning where movement, body, health, and sustainability are in focus. On this basis, a rich variety of methods and designs are used to conduct empirical investigations and development projects.
Objective
The activities of the research group are conducted in line with the research profile for sport science at Malmö University where research is multidisciplinary and closely linked to society. Based on a collegially organised context, the group works to strengthen the department's research environment in terms of teaching and learning about movement, body, health, and sustainability.
The group works with theoretical and methodological developments empirical research, quality review of research and research applications, collaboration activities with teachers and schools, and in-service material for practitioners. We run several externally funded research projects, are active in two international graduate schools, and work to support education and competence development.
Publications
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2024 | Article in journal
Power of movement capability
Gunn Nyberg, Jan-Eric Ekberg, Dean Barker, Håkan Larsson
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2024 | Article in journal
Does it run in the family? How family background influences grades in physical education and health in Sweden
Alexander Jansson, Torun Mattsson, Göran Gerdin
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Exploring ways of empowering pupils in physical education through circus: an action research project
Matilda Lindberg
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Likvärdighet i idrott och hälsa?
Alexander Jansson
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2024 | Report
Mindfulness inom idrottsforskning: En forskningsöversikt
Joacim Andersson
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2024 | Article in journal
Knowledge contributions from different school subjects to cross-curricular didactics for Bildung and sustainability
Jesper Sjöström, Catarina Economou, Ann-Mari Edström, Jan-Eric Ekberg, Petra Svensson Källberg, Marie Larneby, Bodil Liljefors Persson, Ulrika Ryan, Per Schubert, Björn Wangen, David Örbring
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2024 | Article in journal
Creative dance - practising and improving … what?: A study in physical education teacher education
Håkan Larsson, Dean Barker, Jan-Eric Ekberg, Christopher Engdahl, Anders Frisk, Gunn Nyberg
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2024 | Article in journal
(How) should environmental sustainability be a part of physical education?: Analysing Swedish teachers' voices through a Bernsteinian perspective
Erik Backman, Marie Larneby, Robin Rudelius
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2024 | Article in journal
‘I did not know that the pupils loved dancing … until the projector came': constructions of dance as learning activity in school-age educare
Torun Mattsson, Märtha Pastorek Gripson
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2024 | Article in journal
A comparative analysis of movement and physical activity in early childhood teacher education policy in five Nordic countries
Lars Breum Christiansen, Jan-Eric Ekberg, Anne Soini, Robert Larsen, Gudrun Kristjansdottir, Karsten Froberg, Ann-Christin Sollerhed, Arja Sääkslahti, Ingunn Fjørtoft, Runar Vilhjalmsson, Line Grønholt Olesen
Research projects
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Research project
Researching the Teaching and Learning of Action Competence in Relation to Sustainability
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Health in relation to learning and teacher training
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Movement subject knowledge in physical education teacher education
jan-eric.ekberg@mau.se -
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Movements and Transitions in Everyday School Life
joacim.andersson@mau.se -
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Mistra Sport and Outdoors
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se
Collaboration partners
Through various projects and positions of trust, MEES has several collaboration partners both nationally and internationally.
Uppsala University
In particular, we cooperate with the Laboratory for Teaching Practices (TepLab) at Uppsala University in terms of seminar activities and quality review of research.
Laboratory for Teaching Practices (TepLab)
Oslo Met
We collaborate with the equivalent of our research group at Oslo Met, Body, Learning and Diversity.
Researchers
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Joacim Andersson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
joacim.andersson@mau.se
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Mikael Derakhti - Doctoral student
mikael.derakhti@mau.se
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Jan-Eric Ekberg - Senior lecturer
jan-eric.ekberg@mau.se
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Anna Fabri - Senior lecturer/Head of department
anna.fabri@mau.se
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Hanna Hofverberg - Associate senior lecturer/Associate Professor
hanna.hofverberg@mau.se
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Maria Howding - Doctoral student/Lecturer
maria.howding@mau.se
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Alexander Jansson - Doctoral student/Lecturer
alexander.jansson@mau.se
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Veronica Jägerbrink - Doctoral student
veronica.jagerbrink@mau.se
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Marie Larneby - Senior lecturer
marie.larneby@mau.se
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Torun Mattsson - Vice Dean/Senior lecturer
torun.mattsson@mau.se
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Gunn Nyberg - Professor
gunn.nyberg@mau.se
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Sofia Sebelius - Lecturer
sofia.sebelius@mau.se
External group members
Activities
The MEES Seminar
The MEES Seminar
Movement and Embodiment in Education and Society, MEES, holds monthly seminars on Fridays from 10:15-12:00.
Nordic Sport Science Forum
Nordic Sport Science Forum
The online journal idrottsforum.org publishes scientific and popular articles on sports studies and sports science research, mainly in the social sciences and humanities.