Doctoral thesis defence Sara Hoy

This thesis aims to attain new knowledge on how to rethink how to promote physical activity in school settings. This thesis addresses how school contexts for adolescents' physical activity are thought of and articulated as a means of responding to the intensified well-being agenda across interventionist, pedagogical, and critical research.

The Swedish title is "Fysisk aktivitet i kontext – Interdisciplinära perspektiv på ungas fysiskt aktiva liv i skolan".

• Read about the thesis in the database DiVA External link, opens in new window.

Disputation

On Friday 17 October at 09.00, the dissertation will take place in GIH's auditorium.

The opponent is Professor Eva-Carin Lindgren External link, opens in new window., Halmstad University.

The main supervisor is Professor Håkan Larsson, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences. Co-supervisors are Senior Lecturer Britta Thedin Jakobsson, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, and Associate Professor Åsa Norman External link, opens in new window., Karolinska Institutet.

The examining committee consists of:

• Professor Thomas Skovgaard External link, opens in new window., University of Southern Denmark
• Professor Stefan Lund External link, opens in new window., Stockholm University
• Professor Åse Strandbu External link, opens in new window., The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

The chairs of the dissertation are Associate Professor Ida Alfakir, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.

A warm welcome!