Professor David Kirk
海角论坛 Institute of Education
Personal statement
I am currently听Professor of Education and former Head of the School of Education (2014-17) at the University of 海角论坛. I am an educational researcher with teaching and research interests in educational innovation, curriculum history, and physical education and sport pedagogy. I am founding editor of the peer reviewed journal Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (Routledge) and editor of Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport. I have held academic appointments previously in universities in England, Australia, Ireland and Belgium and am currently Honorary Professor of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland. My most recent single-authored book Precarity, Critical Pedagogy and Physical Education was published by Routledge in 2020. My most recent co-authored book with Professor Ash Casey, Applying Models-based Practice in Physical Education, was published by Routledge in 2024.听
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 6/10/2025
- Recipient
- 27/4/2017
- Recipient
- 22/11/2013
- Recipient
- 1/9/2012
- Recipient
- 1/7/2010
- Recipient
- 1/7/2005
Publications
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- International Perspectives on Physical Education (2026) (2026)
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- (2026)
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- International Perspectives on Physical Education (2026) (2026)
- Figueroa Claudia Quintana, Prat Susanna Soler, , Payeras Pedrona Serra
- Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, pp. 1-17 (2026)
- Saiz-Gonz谩lez Pablo,
- Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education , pp. 1-32 (2026)
- Barquero-Ruiz Carmen, Castro-Garc铆a Marina, Moreno-Do帽a Alberto,
- Sport, Education and Society Vol 31, pp. 989-1003 (2026)
Teaching
- Physical education and sport pedagogy
- Curriculum change, including curriculum history
- Curriculum design
Research Interests
Professor Kirk has research interests in curriculum innovation and change, curriculum history, and physical education and sport pedagogy.
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Professional Activities
- Contributor
- 25/2/2020
- Speaker
- 25/2/2020
- Member
- 2018
- Editor
- 1/7/2004
Projects
- Lamb, Cara (Principal Investigator) Kirk, David (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2026
- Kirk, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2023
- Kirk, David (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2023
- Kirk, David (Principal Investigator)
- Female Sports Fandom in the North East: A Historical study of Female Fandom & the Critical Intersections Between Sports Spectatorship and Participation (Mentor for Stacey Pope)
- 31-Jan-2016 - 28-Jan-2021
- Kirk, David (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2020
- Christie, Donald (Co-investigator) Hanley, Emma Mairi (Co-investigator) Kirk, David (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2021
Contact
Professor
David
Kirk
海角论坛 Institute of Education
Email: david.kirk@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8038