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Teaching interests
Dr. Shaun Williams is a Senior Lecturer and currently Director of Professional Education in the Department for Health.
Shaun completed his Professional Doctorate at the University of Bath and his research/teaching activities span across various learning, coaching and education contexts. Specifically coach education and development, coach education systems, the transition of knolwedge(s) to applied practice, and the implications of technology and AI in elite sporting contexts.
Shaun is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA), an accredited RFU mentor, and a member of the Centre for Qualitative Research.
Current research interests/projects
- Coach Developer Learning and Practice
- AI and Technology Cultures in Elite Sport
- Loneliness and Professional Coaching
- Student Learning and Assessment through Drama
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Establishing growth-oriented, caring relationships in sport-based interventions: employer perspectives on sport coaching for social change
Bush, A., Morgan, H., Williams, S. & Bowles, H., 20 Jan 2025, In: Sport, Education and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using narrative biography to explore how the formation of ‘funds of knowledge’ mediate coach developer practice: “I don’t want it to be a post-code lottery whether you get a good coach or not”
Williams, S. & Bush, A., 5 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“It is an incredibly painstaking, time-taking domain to work in”: Examining the work-life tensions and meaningful experiences of data work in elite sport
Manley, A., Millington, B. & Williams, S., 27 Jul 2025, In: Communication & Sport.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting the professional sports coach in the workplace: Presenting the pedagogue as the ‘missing scientist’
Williams, S., Bush, A. & Baker, C., 4 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Coaching Review. 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The McDonaldization of football’s formal coach education? Creating the McCoach.
Bush, A. & Williams, S., 8 Feb 2023, Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game. Roberts, W., Whigham, S., Culvin, A. & Parnell, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 38-50 12 p. (Critical Research in Football).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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Thesis
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Game based pedagogies and the volunteer coaching community: (re)imagining coach learning and knowledge through a collaborative approach
Williams, S. (Author), Carr, S. (Supervisor) & Bush, A. (Supervisor), 27 Jul 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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Activities
- 1 Conference presentation / attendance
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Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) Conference 2025
Williams, S. (Speaker)
16 Jun 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance