Dr Luke Jones
Senior Lecturer
Dr Luke Jones is a senior lecturer in physical education. He finished his first degree in Sports Science at what was then known as Chester College in 1994. After completing his post-graduate teacher training at Cardiff, he worked as a secondary physical education teacher and a Head of Department for ten years. He then moved into higher education and taught at Liverpool John Moores University before returning to Chester in 2007.
In his current role, he works with secondary associate teachers in the School of Education and also with physical education students in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. He is the subject leader for physical education and programme leader for the PGCert in Coaching and Mentoring programme.
Dr Luke Jones has taught undergraduate students in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences and postgraduate students in the School of Education. He also works with established teachers as part of the Childhood, Education, and Professional Development team - he supervises doctoral students and leads the PG Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring.
Dr Luke Jones is interested in research in three main areas:
1. Mentoring and coaching in physical education
2. Professional learning and practitioner research
3. Teaching and learning in physical education, health and school sport
Selected publications:
Jones, L., Tones, S., Foulkes, G., & Newland, A. (2023). Physical education mentors in initial teacher training: who cares?, International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-05-2023-0042
Matthews, M., Bamber, S., & Jones, L. (2023). Using found poetry to explore creativity in the professional lives of English teachers, Teachers and Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2023.2201422
Jones, L., Tones, S., & Foulkes, G. (2023). Talking the talk: Dialogic Mentoring in Physical Education, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 94(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2023.2185328
Jones, L. (2022). Lesson Study in Physical Education: A collaborative and contextualised approach to Initial Teacher Training, Sport, Education and Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2022.2155128
Jones, L., Tones, S., Foulkes, G., & Jones, R. C. (2022). Levelling the playing field: A Review of Mentoring in the CaBan Initial Teacher Education programme, Wales Journal of Education 24(2). https://doi.org/10.16922/wje.24.2.3
Jones, L. (2022). Integrating theory and practice in physical education: Preservice Teachers' views on practitioner research, Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2022.2056066
Jones, L. (2021). The ‘Teacher Research Group’ as a collaborative model of professional learning, Educational Action Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2021.1960577
Jones, L., Tones, S., Foulkes, G., & Jones, R.C. (2021). Associate teachers’ views on dialogic mentoring. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2021.1933421
Jones, L., Tones, S. and Foulkes, G. (2020), "Associate teachers' learning networks: a figurational analysis of initial teacher education", International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 205-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-09-2019-0088
Tones, S., Jones, L., & Foulkes, G. (2019). Peer coaching as a CollectivPE (in writing for an academic purpose). A practice insight working paper, CollectivED [8], pages 44-48, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University.
Jones, L., Tones, S., & Foulkes, G. (2019). Exploring Learning Conversations between Mentors and Associate Teachers in Initial Teacher Education. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. DOI
Jones, L., Tones, S., & Foulkes, G. (2018). Mentoring Associate Teachers in Initial Teacher Education: The Value of Dialogic Feedback. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Vol. 7 Issue: 2, pp.127-138. DOI
Jones, L., & Green, K. (2017). Who teaches primary physical education? Change and transformation through the eyes of subject leaders. Sport, Education and Society. 22(6), 759-771. DOI
Jones, L., & Green, K. (2015). Who teaches primary physical education? Change and transformation through the eyes of subject leaders. Sport, Education and Society. Advance online publication. DOI
Tones, S., & Jones, L. (2011). Global ‘snap shot’ 2 of Physical Education in the Primary School. Primary Physical Education Matters, 6(1), 23.
Tones, S., & Jones, L. (2011). Anatomy of a lesson…building learning power with a focus on improving athletic performance. Physical Education Matters,6(1), 17-20.
Tones, S., Keeley, G., & Jones, L. (2011).The Use of Process Boards to Support Planning for Grass Roots Coaching. The Boot Room: The FA Licenced Coaches’ Club Magazine, 1(1), 60-85.
Tones, S., & Jones, L. (2010). Global ‘snap shot’ of Physical Education in the Primary School. Primary Physical Education Matters, 5(1), 10.
Tones, S., & Jones, L. (2009). Revisiting Reciprocal Learning and Teaching with a focus on Key Stage 3 Swimming. Physical Education Matters, 4(1), 14-16.
Books
Tones, S., Jones, L., & Foulkes, G. (2019). Peer coaching as a CollectivPE (in writing for an academic purpose). A practice insight working paper, CollectivED [8], pages 44-48, Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University.
Jones, L., & Tones, S. (2009). Physical Education and the Global Dimension. In Pickford, T. (Ed.), Get Global! A practical guide to integrating the global dimension into the primary curriculum (pp.97-107). Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books.
Conferences
Jones, L., & Foulkes, G. (2022). Dialogic, rather than monologic? Approaches to mentoring in Initial Teacher Education. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, 6th – 8th September 2022, Liverpool University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Jones, L. (2021). Disseminating and publishing research. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Research Conference, 3rd of November 2021, University of Chester, online.
Jones, L., Foulkes, G. & Tones, S. (2019). Valuing the informal mentoring conversations and feedback in Initial Teacher Education. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, 10th - 12th September 2019, Manchester University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Jones, L. (2016). The nature and practice of primary physical education: A study of the perceptions of subject leaders. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, United Kingdom. Retrieved from: https://chesterrep.openrepository.com/cdr/handle/10034/620389
Jones, L. (2015). Who teaches primary physical education? Poster session presented at the Association for Physical Education National Conference, St. George’s Park, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.
Jones, L., & Green, K. (2015, June). Who teaches primary physical education? Paper presented at the Faculty of life science Post Graduate Research Conference, Chester, United Kingdom.
Jones, L., Tones, S. & Keskitalo, V. (2011, June). Tiered Reciprocal Learning and Teaching in the Context of Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE). Paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AEISEP), Limerick, Ireland.