About
Background
I have a broad academic background, with degrees in physics and education from the University of Cologne and in sport science from the German Sport University Cologne. In my doctoral research at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, I focused on diversity and intercultural education, with particular attention to the concept of unfamiliarity (strangeness) as a socially constructed phenomenon and to how encounters with the strange may contribute to learning and development.
Research and teaching
My research interests centre on didactics, Bildung, bodily learning, and professional development in physical education (PE) and physical education teacher education (PETE). In my current research, I explore, among other things, how perspectives grounded in Bildung theory can contribute to our understanding of bodily learning and its didactical relevance in PE.
I am also interested in how teacher education can support students’ personal and professional development. This includes research on systematic reflection on students’ teaching experiences and how such reflective processes may help them develop confidence in their role as teachers while remaining open to new experiences and perspectives.
Methodologically, I have experience with both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including the operationalisation of theoretical concepts and the development of measurement instruments and interventions. I have extensive teaching experience across bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programmes and teach both practical and theoretical subjects, including research methods.
Field of study
Didactics Ahtletics, Sports Professional development Physical education Bildung Bildung
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Facilitating change from within
The project investigates how core reflection and Bildung can be used to promote professional development in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
; Bjørke, Lars;
Lund, Siv
(2025).
Bildung encountering core reflection: an outline of a theoretical framework to guide reflective processes in physical education teacher education (PETE).
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2025.2606038
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
; Hegland, Linn
(2025).
PE teachers’ experiences with teaching outdoor swimming, self-rescue and lifesaving: A context for skill development or Bildung?.
European Physical Education Review.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X251358128
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
;
Lund, Siv
; Bjørke, Lars
(2024).
‘Facilitating change from within’: investigating students’ experiences of using core reflection in physical education teacher education.
Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2024.2400069
Haugen, Anders L. Hage
;
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Hatlevik, Ove Edvard
(2023).
Understanding Critical Health Literacy Among Adolescents: Psychometric Properties of the CHLA Questionnaire in Lower Secondary Schools in Norway.
Journal of School Health.
https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13352
Haugen, Anders L. Hage
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
;
Hatlevik, Ove Edvard
(2023).
Fostering pupils’ critical health literacy: examining the potential of physical education in lower secondary school.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1205716
Haugen, Anders L. Hage
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
;
Hatlevik, Ove Edvard
(2022).
Developing Indicators to Measure Critical Health Literacy in
the Context of Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19053116
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
;
Løndal, Knut
(2022).
Didactics in Organised Sport and Physical Education in Norway -- Several Concepts with Unclear Boundaries,.
Höger, Brigitta; Kleiner, Konrad (Ed.).
Sports Didactics in Europe
History, Current Trends and Future Developments. p. 195-216.
Waxmann Verlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5146862
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
(2021).
Inkludering i lys av allmenndanning og den kritisk-konstruktive didaktikken.
Standal, Øyvind Førland; Rugseth, Gro (Ed.).
Inkluderende kroppsøving. p. 145-165.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4042945
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
(2019).
Nye tverrfaglige temaer i et kroppsøvingsfaglig perspektiv.
Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen; Skrede, Joar (Ed.).
Fremtidens kroppsøvingslærer. p. 50-72.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3719505
Esser-Noethlichs, Marc
(2016).
Hvordan kan dannelsesprosesser fremmes i kroppsøving?
Dannelsens didaktiske dimensjoner eksemplifisert med judo.
Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen (Ed.).
Kroppsøvingsdidaktiske utfordringer. p. 115-142.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4269009
