About
Dean Barker is professor of physical education at the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education within the Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University.
Research
His research focuses on student learning in physical education. Ongoing projects aim to develop pedagogical strategies for teachers, which will enhance students' learning experiences.
Dean Barker is also involved in critical investigations of physical education practices. These have a focus on movement capability, fat stigma, and health within the school subject.
Other research focuses on aspects of physical education teacher education (PETE) and the preparation of pre-service teachers for professional life.
Dr. Barker has authored or co-authored more than 60 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a regular reviewer and speaker at national and international scientific meetings.
Teaching
Dean Barker gives lectures and is responsible for PETE courses at bachelors and advanced levels. He is currently supervising six doctoral candidates.
Collaboration and assignments
Editorial board member for 'Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education'.
Editorial board member for 'Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy'.
Board member for the European Association for the Sociology of Sport.
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Barker, Dean; Quennerstedt, Mikael; Johansson, Anna; Korp, Peter (2023). Fit for the job? How corporeal expectations shape physical education teachers’ understandings of content, pedagogy, and the purposes of physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy . Vol. 28.
Tolgfors, Bjørn; Barker, Dean (2023). The glocalization of physical education assessment discourse. Sport, Education and Society . Vol. 28.
Barker, Dean; Larsson, Håkan; Nyberg, Gunn (2022). Coaching for skill development in sport: A kinesio-cultural approach. Sports Coaching Review . Vol. 11.
Larsson, Håkan; Nyberg, Gunn; Barker, Dean (2022). Journeying into the kinescape of unicycling. A Deleuzian perspective. European Physical Education Review . Vol. 28.
Bergentoft, Helene; Annerstedt, Claes; Barker, Dean; Olander-Holmqvist, Mona (2022). Teachers’ actor oriented transfer of movement pedagogy knowledge in physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy .
Mustell, Janne; Geidne, Susanna; Barker, Dean (2022). How ball games experts legitimate ball games knowledge within Swedish physical education teacher education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy .
Barker, Dean; Varea, Valeria; Bergentoft, Helene; Schubring, Astrid (2022). Body image in physical education: A narrative review. Sport, Education and Society .
Barker, Dean (2021). Symbolic interactionism and movement learning. Larsson, Håkan (Ed.). Learning Movements: New Perspectives of Movement Education. Chapter. Routledge.
Barker, Dean; Bergentoft, Helene; Nyberg, Gunn (2021). Metaphors of movement learning. Larsson, Håkan (Ed.). Learning Movements: New Perspectives of Movement Education. Chapter. Routledge.
Larsson, Håkan; Nyberg, Gunn; Barker, Dean (2021). Juggling with gender. How gender promotes and prevents the learning of a specific movement activity among secondary school students. Gender and Education . Vol. 33.
