Dr Justen O'Connor - Researcher Profile

Biography

Justen has research experience that utilises an emerging socio-ecological approach to explore problems associated with physical education, sport and lifetime physical activity and wellness, often with a focus on children. His research has been applied to sporting organisations,community recreation, schools and community settings. Justen is currently finishing off writing up the Connect Hastings Project - a funded project that aims to implement a multi-layered strategy to impact children's independent mobility within the community of Hastings. He has started working on the Youth Action - curriculum project in schools. It draws upon a socio-ecological frame to address issues of physical activity for children within particular community contexts. Areas of expertise include, community based physical activity; physical education pedagogy; skill learning; lifetime physical activity; children and exercise and; community sport programs.

 

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Research & Supervision Interests

Socio-Ecological drivers of pysical activity and wellness; Physical Education Curriculum and Pedagogy; Physical activity in community settings; Children and Community Sport / Physical activity

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Year awarded: 2000

APPLIED SCIENCE HONOURS

Institution: Royal Melbourne Institute of Techology

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Book Chapters

O'Connor, J., 2006, Making sense of teaching skills and games, in Teaching Health and Physical Education in Australian Schools, eds Tinning, R., Mc Cuaig, L., and Hunter, Lisa., Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest NSW, pp. 192-199.

Journal Articles

O'Connor, J., Alfrey, L., Payne, P., 2011, Beyond games and sports: A socio-ecological approach to physical education, Sport, Education and Society [P], vol E, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 1-16.

O'Connor, J., Brown, T.D., 2010, Riding with the sharks: Serious leisure cyclist's perceptions of sharing the road with motorists, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport [P], vol 13, issue 1, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 53-58.

Brown, T.D., O'Connor, J., Barkatsas, A., 2009, Instrumentation and motivations for organised cycling: The development of the cyclist motivation instrument (CMI), Journal of Sports Science and Medicine [P], vol 8, issue 2, Asist Group, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 211-218.

O'Connor, J., Brown, T.D., 2007, Real cyclists don't race: Informal affiliations of the weekend warrior, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, vol 42, issue 1, SAGE Publications, http://irs.sagepub.com/content/vol42/issue1/, pp. 83-97.

O'Connor, J., 2006, Active children in care, Every Child, vol 12, issue 2, pp. 6-7.

O'Connor, J.P., Temple, V.A., 2005, Constraints and facilitators for physical activity in family day care, Australian Journal of Early Childhood, vol 30, issue 4, Early Childhood Australia Inc., ACT Australia, pp. 1-9.

Temple, V., O'Connor, J., 2004, Family day care environments and physical activity, ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal, vol 51, issue 4, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc., Hindmarsh SA Australia, pp. 12-17.

Temple, V., O'Connor, J., 2001, Getting on track: Documenting the need for and process of change in Little Athletics, A C H P E R Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal [P], vol 48, issue 2, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Victoria, pp. 5-8.

O'Connor, J., Walkley, J., Holland, B.V., 2000, An investigation into the hierarchical nature of motor skill development, Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport [P], vol 71, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Washington, US, p. 71.

Conference Proceedings

O'Connor, J., 2008, The concept of community and its social ecology, Proceedings of the AARE 2008 International Education Research Conference, 30th November - 4th December, 2008, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Australia, pp. 1-14.

Brown, T.D., O'Connor, J., 2007, What members want: Voices about what cycling organizations provide for existing and potential members, Thinking on Two Wheels Cycling Conferences 2005-2007, 15 January 2007 to 16 January 2007, University of South Australia, Adelaide, pp. 1-15.

Temple, V.A., O'Connor, J.P., 2003, Fostering physical activity for children in child care, Educational research, risks and dilemmas, 29/11/2003 to 03/12/2003, AARE, http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/index.htm, pp. 1-16.

Wattchow, B., O'Connor, J., 2003, re(Forming) the 'physical' in a curriculum/pedagogy for health: a socio-ecological perspective, Educational research, risks and dilemmas, 29/11/2003 to 03/12/2003, AARE, http://www.aare.edu.au/03pap/index.htm, pp. 1-16.

Other

O'Connor, J., Brown, T.D., 2006, Real cyclists don't race - informal affiliations of the 'weekend warrior', Abstract presented at 2nd Thinking on Two Wheels Cycling Conference, University of South Australia.

Brown, T.D., O'Connor, J., 2006, What members want - voices about what cycling organizations can provide for existing and potential members, Abstract of paper presented to 2nd Thinking on Two Wheels Cycling Conference, University of South Australia.

O'Connor, J., Brown, T.D., 2005, Opportunities and constraints: An investigation into competitive cycling within Victoria, Monash University, Victoria, pp. 1-27.

Teaching Commitment

• EDF1613
• EDF1614
• EDF2615

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring the perceptions of personal, socio-cultural and environmental factors of active transport by walking as a means of physical activity among young people in Hong Kong.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Singapore national registry of coaches: perspectives of and practices of nutritional health in college sports.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

sports.

Supervisors:

Jeanes, R (Joint-co), O''Connor, J (Joint).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Bradley, V.

Program of Study:

ACTIVE PASS: A SCALE TO MEASURE ECOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SCHOOL SETTINGS. (Masters) 2007.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, J (Main).

Student:

Hobbs, D.

Program of Study:

Extended Stay Outdoor Education School Program: An Action Research Study. (Masters) 2006.

Supervisors:

Wattchow, B (Main), O''Connor, J (Associate).