Olivia Flemmons
‘Embrace Your Space’: Shaping our Spaces to Enhance Physical Literacy, Meaningful Physical Activity, and Human Flourishing
PhD (part time)
Start date: October 2022
Progress: plan to submit PP1 in January 2024
Director of Studies: Dr Erica Cook
Second supervisor: Prof Angel Chater
Third supervisor: Dr Jane Williams
Part-funded by Lands Improvement Holdings Ltd.
Summary:
This research will draw from and triangulate the current theories within the literature on meaningful physical activity, physical literacy, and human flourishing. It hypothesises that if researchers can source the meaning-making behind how we move (physical), connect (social), think (cognitive) and feel (affective) about movement and physical activity, they may be able utilise meaningful attachments and schemas to build and develop physical literacy and therefore human flourishing, using a strengths based approach. There currently lies limited exploration investigating meaningful experiences in active living environments, which brings about interest in operationalising meaningful physical activity experiences within the context of this PhD, but also implementing theory to practice. The thesis aims to facilitate in providing approaches to promote positive sustainable behaviours within prospective communities, using the new Sport England consensus statement on physical literacy, to promote human flourishing. The thesis will be the first piece of research which utilises Sport England’s new consensus statement on physical literacy to apply within practical settings, using evidence based recommendations. In this case, application will be within a local residential community. The thesis will become the first exploration for how we may shape and develop our active living spaces to promote meaningful physical activity experiences, physical literacy, and human flourishing.
Contact:
olivia.flemons@study.beds.ac.uk
Hill, J., & Flemons, O. (2021, September 21-23). Meaningful and sustainable engagement in physical activity at home [conference presentation]. Institute of Sport and Physical Activity Research Conference 2021, University of Bedfordshire.
Flemons, O. (2022). Behaviour change and the determinants of physical activity both in and out of the home amongst young females after the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the construct of the COM-B Model [unpublished undergraduate thesis]. University of Chichester.
Hill, J., Flemons, O., Wintle, J., Ware, F., Hamblin, H., & Durden-Myers, L. (2023, June 5). Meaningful physical activity experiences in the home environment. AIESEP (Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique) Conference 2023, Santiago, Chile.
Conference abstract submission for ISPAH Congress 2024 “Promoting Meaningful Physical Activity, Physical Literacy, and Human Flourishing in a Developing Community”
telephone
University switchboard
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400
Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89
Admissions
admission@beds.ac.uk
International office
international@beds.ac.uk
Student support
sid@beds.ac.uk
Registration
sid@beds.ac.uk