Ms Amanda Croston

Amanda is a lecturer in pedagogy and child development in physical education and sport and is the course leader for Undergraduate Sport Sciences. She has extensive experience as a coach and as a physical education teacher. She came to Brunel from London Metropolitan University where she set up and ran the PGCE in PE. She studied physical education and sport psychology in the United States during her Masters degree.

Teaching

Module Leader

• Child and Youth Development in Physical Education
• Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Research Details

Amanda is currently working towards completing her PhD focusing on ability in physical education. She has also completed a collaborative project on mixed gender football funded by the FA.

Presentations

Croston, A. (2007). Social inclusion and the gifted and talented strand in PE. Paper presented at the Researching Youth Sport Conference 2007, Brunel University, UK.

Croston, A. (2009). Identifying and supporting talented youth in PE. Paper presented at the Researching Youth Sport Conference 2009: Supporting Youth and Ability, Brunel University, UK.

Research Centre

Publications

Journal Papers

(2012) CROSTON, A., "A clear and obvious ability to perform physical activity": revisiting physical education teachers' perceptions of talent in PE and sport, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

(2011) Hills, L. and Croston, A., 'It should be better all together': exploring strategies for 'undoing' gender in coeducational physical education, Sport, Education and Society