ECR Coffee Hour
Come along to the BERA ECR Network’s coffee hour during which time you’ll have the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities as well as getting to know a little...
Convenor
Oliver Hooper, Dr
Lecturer at Loughborough University
Dr. Oliver Hooper is a Research Associate within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, having graduated with a PhD from the same institution in 2018. Oliver’s research explores young people’s experiences within physical education, health and youth sport contexts with a specific focus on the experiences of marginalised youth. He is particularly interested in ‘youth voice’ and the use of participatory methods to facilitate young people’s meaningful involvement within research. Oliver has published various articles, papers and book chapters in these areas and routinely attends international conferences to present on this work. He is a convenor for the Sport Pedagogy Network of the European Educational Research Association and sits on the Editorial Board of the Sport, Education and Society journal.
Within BERA, Oliver fulfils several roles including acting as one of the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network’s convenors, being a member of Engagement Committee and a member of Council, having been elected in 2018 as an ECR representative. Oliver’s multiple roles within BERA mean that he is involved in a range of activities from organising events and judging awards through to advocating for early career researchers at a strategic level.
Oliver Hooper's contributions
Comparing PE curricula across the UK home nations: Creating conditions for cross-border conversations
Understanding UK PE curricula In the UK and internationally, the subject of physical education (PE) has remained relatively unchanged and continues to be associated with the development of sport...
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The BERA ECR Network presents: Academic Writing and Publishing Experiences from an ECR
In this episode of the BERA Podcast Dr Yang Hu speaks to ECR Network Convenors Dr Oliver Hooper and Dr Yuwei Xu to share his experiences of publishing both during and after his PhD.
Academic Writing and Publishing Experiences from an ECR
This BERA-CERA event helped Early Career Researchers navigate the process of academic writing and publishing.
Academic Writing and Publishing Experiences from an ECR
What is it like to publish during your PhD? How can you continue to publish after your PhD? How is it different to publish a book as opposed to journal articles? How do you navigate the process of...
The coronavirus crisis: What impact for early career researchers?
From issue 144 of Research Intelligence, BERA's members' magazine.
As “PE With Joe Wicks” comes to an end, a BERA Blog highlights the marginalisation of PE within the Curriculum
In a BERA Blog this week,Julie Stirrup, Oliver Hooper, Rachel Sandford, Jo Harris,Ash Casey and Lorraine Cale from Loughborough University argue that the marginalisation of PE within the...
‘PE’ with Joe (Bloggs): The rise and risks of celebrity ‘teachers’
Long before Covid-19 altered the way learning and teaching takes place, the subject of physical education (PE) was somewhat marginalised in the school curriculum. Within the UK, as elsewhere,...
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