Jose Castro
Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Youth Sport
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
José is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education and Youth Sport. His teaching commitments include physical education, health and wellbeing; sports coaching; and research modules. José joined the School in 2015, after working as lecturer in Sports Coaching at University of Gloucestershire. Since then, he also achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Jose was also the Programme Director for the BSc (Hons) Sport, Physical Education and Health degree at Cardiff Met for four years.
José completed his PhD in Sports Pedagogy, which investigated coach and athlete's learning in team sports through critical implementation of a Teaching Games for Understanding approach using Action Research.
Research Publications
Action Research
Morgan, K., Harris, K. & Castro, J., 23 Jan 2025, Research Methods in Sport Coaching. Nelson, L., Groom, R. & Potrac, P. (eds.). 2nd ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Critical application of TGfU in sports coaching
Castro, J. & Morgan, K., 7 Jan 2025, In: Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reflecting on the challenges of first-person action research in sport coaching
Castro, J. & Morgan, K., 31 Oct 2023, In: Sports Coaching Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review