Dr Dean Dudley
Honorary Associate Professor
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Book Chapters
Dudley, Dean, Cairney, John, Ava, Aue Te and Lauff, Jackie (2022). Education in sport and physical activity across the Pacific. Education in sport and physical activity: future directions and global perspectives. (pp. 126-136) edited by Karen Petry and Johan de Jong. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003002666-14
Keegan, Richard, Dudley, Dean and Barnett, Lisa (2019). A brief history of physical literacy in Australia. Physical literacy across the world. (pp. 105-124) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203702697-8
Journal Articles
Dudley, Dean Alan (2025). Educating Character Through Quality Physical Education: A Pedagogical Model. Quest, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/00336297.2025.2473423
Martins, João, Ramirez Varela, Andrea, Costa, João, Onofre, Marcos, Dudley, Dean, Cristão, Rafael, Pratt, Michael, Hallal, Pedro C. and Tassitano, Rafael (2025). Worldwide Policy, Surveillance, and Research on Physical Education and School-Based Physical Activity: The Global Observatory for Physical Education (GoPE!) Conceptual Framework and Research Protocol. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0170
Jerebine, Alethea, Arundell, Lauren, Watson-Mackie, Kimberley, Keegan, Richard, Jurić, Petra, Dudley, Dean, Ridgers, Nicola D., Salmon, Jo and Barnett, Lisa M. (2024). Effects of Holistically Conceptualised School-Based Interventions on Children’s Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine - Open, 10 (1) 105. doi: 10.1186/s40798-024-00766-w
Barratt, Jaime, Dudley, Dean, Stylianou, Michalis, Thomas, George, Wheeler, Kai and Cairney, John (2024). Construct validity and reliability of the effective early childhood physical literacy pedagogue (ECE-PLP) self-report instrument. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/1091367x.2024.2422309
Carl, Johannes, Mazzoli, Emiliano, Mouton, Alexandre, Sum, Raymond Kim-Wai, Singh, Amika, Niederberger, Marlen, Martins, João, Kriellaars, Dean, Green, Nigel, Elsborg, Peter, Dudley, Dean A., Cairney, John, Barratt, Jaime and Barnett, Lisa M. (2024). Development of a Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework: Study protocol for a consensus process. PLoS One, 19 (8) e0307000, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307000
White, Rhiannon Lee, Taylor, Nicole, Dudley, Dean, Cotton, Wayne, Peralta, Louisa, Young, Carmen and Nguyen, and Tatiana (2024). A systematic observation of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in Australian natural blue space locations. Health Promotion International, 39 (4) daae101. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daae101
Moore, Brian, Woodcock, Stuart and Dudley, Dean (2024). Martial arts and school violence: Examining the potential of martial arts training to reduce or foster aggressive behaviour in schools. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 6 100313. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2023.100313
Amoroso, José Pedro, Coelho, Luís, Boulton, Rebecca A., González-Toro, Christie M., Costa, Felipe, Christodoulides, Efstathios, Cools, Wouter, Dudley, Dean, Moore, James E., Furtado, Guilherme Eustáquio, Cheng, Ming-Yang and Calmeiro, Luís (2024). Assessing ethical behavior and self-control in elite ultimate championships: a cross-sectional study using the spirit of the game scoring system. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6 1297821, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1297821
Barratt, Jaime, Dudley, Dean, Stylianou, Michalis and Cairney, John (2024). A conceptual model of an effective early childhood physical literacy pedagogue. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 22 (3), 381-394. doi: 10.1177/1476718x231219580
Martins, João, Onofre, Marcos and Dudley, Dean (2024). Editorial: Health and physical literacy interventions in education, sport, and public health settings. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 1353743, 1-3. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1353743
Mota, João, Martins, João, Onofre, Marcos and Dudley, Dean (2023). Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment for adolescents (15–18 years): validation using confirmatory factor and composite analyses. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5 1192025, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1192025
Barnett, Lisa M., Jerebine, Alethea, Keegan, Richard, Watson-Mackie, Kimberley, Arundell, Lauren, Ridgers, Nicola D., Salmon, Jo and Dudley, Dean (2023). Validity, reliability, and feasibility of physical literacy assessments designed for school children: a systematic review. Sports Medicine, 53 (10), 1905-1929. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01867-4
Moore, Brian, Dudley, Dean and Woodcock, Stuart (2023). The effects of a martial arts-based intervention on secondary school students’ self-efficacy: a randomised controlled trial. Philosophies, 8 (3) 43, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/philosophies8030043
Jurić, Petra, Dudley, Dean A. and Petocz, Peter (2023). Does incorporating high intensity interval training in physical education classes improve fitness outcomes of students? A cluster randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine Reports, 32 102127, 102127. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102127
Carl, Johannes, Barratt, Jaime, Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Kelly P., Barnett, Lisa M., Dudley, Dean A., Holler, Peter, Keegan, Richard, Kwan, Matthew, Scurati, Raffaele, Sum, Raymond Kim-Wai, Wainwright, Nalda and Cairney, John (2023). Development, explanation, and presentation of the Physical Literacy Interventions Reporting Template (PLIRT). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20 (1) 21, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01423-3
Murrin, Emma, Taylor, Nicole, Peralta, Louisa, Dudley, Dean, Cotton, Wayne and White, Rhiannon Lee (2023). Does physical activity mediate the associations between blue space and mental health? A cross-sectional study in Australia. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 203, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15101-3
Gandrieau, J., Schnitzler, C., Cairney, J., Keegan, R., Roberts, W. M., Barnett, L. M., Bentsen, P., Dudley, D. A., Raymond Sum, K. W., Venetsanou, F., Button, C., Turcotte, S., Berrigan, F., Cloes, M., Rudd, J.R., Riga, V., Mouton, A., Vašíčková, J., Blanchard, J., Mekkaoui, L., Derigny, T., Franck, N., Repond, R-M., Markovič, M., Scheuer, C. and Potdevin, F. (2023). Development of ELIP to assess physical literacy for emerging adults: a methodological and epistemological challenge. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 94 (4), 1169-1182. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2022.2125927
Wilson, Kim, Dudley, Dean, Dutton, Janet, Preval-Mann, Renee and Paulsen, Elizabeth (2023). A systematic review of pedagogical interventions on the learning of historical literacy in schools. History Education Research Journal, 20 (1). doi: 10.14324/herj.20.1.09
Dudley, Dean and Cairney, John (2022). How the lack of content validity in the canadian assessment of physical literacy is undermining quality physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 42 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2022-0063
Clark, Heather J., Dudley, Dean, Barratt, Jaime and Cairney, John (2022). Physical literacy predicts the physical activity and sedentary behaviours of youth. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25 (9), 750-754. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.04.008
Dudley, Dean, Mackenzie, Erin, Van Bergen, Penny, Cairney, John and Barnett, Lisa (2022). What drives quality physical education? A systematic review and meta-analysis of learning and development effects from physical education-based interventions. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 799330, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.799330
Peralta, L. R., Cotton, W. G., Dudley, D. A., Hardy, L. L., Yager, Z. and Prichard, I. (2021). Group-based physical activity interventions for postpartum women with children aged 0–5 years old: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Women's Health, 21 (1) 435, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01581-1
Moore, Brian, Woodcock, Stuart and Dudley, Dean (2021). Well-being warriors: a randomized controlled trial examining the effects of martial arts training on secondary students’ resilience. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 91 (4) e12422, 1369-1394. doi: 10.1111/bjep.12422
Martins, João, Onofre, Marcos, Mota, João, Murphy, Chris, Repond, Rose-Marie, Vost, Helen, Cremosini, Bruno, Svrdlim, Andjelko, Markovic, Mojca and Dudley, Dean (2021). International approaches to the definition, philosophical tenets, and core elements of physical literacy: a scoping review. Prospects, 50 (1-2), 13-30. doi: 10.1007/s11125-020-09466-1
Dudley, Dean, Dean, Hayley, Cairney, John and Van Bergen, Penny (2021). Pedagogical constraints of physical literacy based on cognitive load theory. Prospects, 50 (1-2), 151-164. doi: 10.1007/s11125-020-09496-9
Barnett, Lisa M., Mazzoli, Emiliano, Hawkins, Melanie, Lander, Natalie, Lubans, David R., Caldwell, Sallee, Comis, Pierre, Keegan, Richard J., Cairney, John, Dudley, Dean, Stewart, Rebecca L., Long, Gareth, Schranz, Natasha, Brown, Trent D. and Salmon, Jo (2020). Development of a self-report scale to assess children’s perceived physical literacy. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 27 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2020.1849596
Cotton, Wayne, Dudley, Dean, Peralta, Louisa and Werkhoven, Thea (2020). The effect of teacher-delivered nutrition education programs on elementary-aged students: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports, 20 101178, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101178
Dudley, Dean and Cairney, John (2020). Physical literacy: answering the call for quality education and sustainable development. Prospects, 50 (1-2), 5-11. doi: 10.1007/s11125-020-09512-y
Moore, Brian, Dudley, Dean and Woodcock, Stuart (2020). The effect of martial arts training on mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 24 (4), 402-412. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.06.017
Peralta, Louisa R., Werkhoven, Thea, Cotton, Wayne G. and Dudley, Dean A. (2020). Professional development for elementary school teachers in nutrition education: a content synthesis of 23 initiatives. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 7 (5), 374-396. doi: 10.14485/HBPR.7.5.1
Barnett, Lisa M., Dennis, Rea, Hunter, Kate, Cairney, John, Keegan, Richard J., Essiet, Inimfon A. and Dudley, Dean A. (2020). Art meets sport: What can actor training bring to physical literacy programs?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (12) 4497, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124497
St. John, Laura, Dudley, Dean and Cairney, John (2020). A longitudinal examination of enjoyment of physical education in children with developmental coordination disorder through a physical literacy lens. Prospects, 50 (1-2), 127-139. doi: 10.1007/s11125-020-09469-y
Parrila, Rauno, Dudley, Dean, Song, Shuang and Georgiou, George K. (2020). A meta-analysis of reading-level match dyslexia studies in consistent alphabetic orthographies. Annals of Dyslexia, 70 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s11881-019-00187-5
Dudley, Dean, Weaver, Nathan and Cairney, John (2020). High-intensity interval training and health optimizing physical education: achieving health and educative outcomes in secondary physical education—a pilot nonrandomized comparison trial. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2019-0264
Moore, Brian, Dudley, Dean and Woodcock, Stuart (2019). The effects of martial arts participation on mental and psychosocial health outcomes: A randomised controlled trial of a secondary school-based mental health promotion program. BMC Psychology, 7 (1) 60. doi: 10.1186/s40359-019-0329-5
Kriellaars, Dean J., Cairney, John, Bortoleto, Marco A.C., Kiez, Tia K.M., Dudley, Dean and Aubertin, Patrice (2019). The impact of circus arts instruction in physical education on the physical literacy of children in grades 4 and 5. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 38 (2), 162-170. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2018-0269
Wright, Bradley, Winslade, Matthew, Dudley, Dean, Cotton, Wayne and Hamer, Alexandra (2019). Protect your skin and let the fun begin: the results of an intervention to improve NSW primary schools’ implementation of the SunSmart Program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 30 (2), 267-271. doi: 10.1002/hpja.27
Barnett, Lisa M., Dudley, Dean A., Telford, Richard D., Lubans, David R., Bryant, Anna S., Roberts, William M., Morgan, Philip J., Schranz, Natasha K., Weissensteiner, Juanita R., Vella, Stewart A., Salmon, Jo, Ziviani, Jenny, Okely, Anthony D., Wainwright, Nalda, Evans, John R. and Keegan, Richard J. (2019). Guidelines for the selection of physical literacy measures in physical education in Australia. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 38 (2), 119-125. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2018-0219
Keegan, Richard J., Barnett, Lisa M., Dudley, Dean A., Telford, Richard D., Lubans, David R., Bryant, Anna S., Roberts, William M., Morgan, Philip J., Schranz, Natasha K., Weissensteiner, Juanita R., Vella, Stewart A., Salmon, Jo, Ziviani, Jenny, Okely, Anthony D., Wainwright, Nalda and Evans, John R. (2019). Defining physical literacy for application in Australia: A modified Delphi method. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 38 (2), 105-118. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2018-0264
Mills, Kathryn, Dudley, Dean and Collins, Natalie J. (2019). Do the benefits of participation in sport and exercise outweigh the negatives? An academic review. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 33 (1), 172-187. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2019.01.015
Dudley, Dean and Burden, Raewyn (2019). What effect on learning does increasing the proportion of curriculum time allocated to physical education have? a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Physical Education Review, 26 (1), 85-100. doi: 10.1177/1356336X19830113
Cairney, John, Dudley, Dean, Kwan, Matthew, Bulten, Rheanna and Kriellaars, Dean (2019). Physical literacy, physical activity and health: toward an evidence-informed conceptual model. Sports Medicine, 49 (3), 371-383. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01063-3
Moore, Brian, Woodcock, Stuart and Dudley, Dean (2018). Developing wellbeing through a randomised controlled trial of a martial arts based intervention: an alternative to the anti-bullying approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (1) 81, 81. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010081
Dudley, Dean A., Cotton, Wayne G., Peralta, Louisa R. and Winslade, Matthew (2018). Playground activities and gender variation in objectively measured physical activity intensity in Australian primary school children: a repeated measures study. BMC Public Health, 18 (1) 1101, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6005-5
Werkhoven, Thea, Cotton, Wayne and Dudley, Dean (2018). Australian tertiary students’ attitudes towards youth obesity in educational institutions. European Physical Education Review, 24 (2), 181-193. doi: 10.1177/1356336X16675774
Dudley, Dean, Cotton, Wayne, Peralta, Louisa and Winslade, Matthew (2018). A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention. BMC Public Health, 18 (1) 532, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5397-6
Dudley, Dean (2018). Physical Literacy: When the Sum of the Parts Is Greater than the Whole. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 89 (3), 7-8. doi: 10.1080/07303084.2018.1418998
Novak, Dario, Štefan, Lovro, Antala, Branislav, Dudley, Dean and Kawachi, Ichiro (2018). Association between social capital and self-rated health in small and large secondary school classes in Croatia. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 40 (2), 143-158.
Winslade, Matthew, Wright, Bradley, Dudley, Dean, Cotton, Wayne and Brown, Alexandra (2017). Australian primary school communities' understandings of SunSmart: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41 (5), 483-489. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12677
Peralta, Louisa, Rowling, Louise, Samdal, Oddrun, Hipkins, Rose and Dudley, Dean (2017). Conceptualising a new approach to adolescent health literacy. Health Education Journal, 76 (7), 787-801. doi: 10.1177/0017896917714812
Dudley, Dean A., Cotton, Wayne G., Winslade, Matthew J., Wright, Bradley J., Jackson, Kirsten S., Brown, Alexandra M. and Rock, Vanessa (2017). An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools. BMC Public Health, 17 (1) 21. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3917-9
Cotton, Wayne, Dudley, Dean, Jackson, Kirsten, Winslade, Matthew and Atkin, Janice (2017). Rationale and protocol paper for the Healthy Active Peaceful Playgrounds for Youth (HAPPY) study. BMC Public Health, 17 (1) 520, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4445-y
Barnett, Lisa M., Stodden, David, Cohen, Kristen E., Smith, Jordan J., Lubans, David Revalds, Lenoir, Matthieu, Iivonen, Susanna, Miller, Andrew D., Laukkanen, Arto, Dudley, Dean, Lander, Natalie J., Brown, Helen and Morgan, Philip J. (2016). Fundamental movement skills: an important focus. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 35 (3), 219-225. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2014-0209
Peralta, Louisa R., Dudley, Dean A. and Cotton, Wayne G. (2016). Teaching healthy eating to elementary school students: a scoping review of nutrition education resources. Journal of School Health, 86 (5), 334-345. doi: 10.1111/josh.12382
Dudley, Dean, Goodyear, Victoria and Baxter, David (2016). Quality and health-optimizing physical education: using assessment at the health and education nexus. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 35 (4), 324-336. doi: 10.1123/jtpe.2016-0075
Werkhoven, Thea, Cotton, Wayne and Dudley, Dean (2016). Narrative review of pedagogical interventions on nutrition knowledge and weight prejudice. Cogent Education, 3 (1) 1251118, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/2331186X.2016.1251118
Goodyear, Victoria and Dudley, Dean (2015). “I’m a Facilitator of Learning!” Understanding What Teachers and Students Do Within Student-Centered Physical Education Models. Quest, 67 (3), 274-289. doi: 10.1080/00336297.2015.1051236
Dudley, Dean A., Pearson, Phil, Okely, Anthony D. and Cotton, Wayne G. (2015). Recommendations for policy and practice of physical education in culturally and linguistically diverse Australian secondary schools based on a two-year prospective cohort study. School Psychology International, 36 (2), 172-188. doi: 10.1177/0143034314566489
Dudley, Dean A., Cotton, Wayne G. and Peralta, Louisa R. (2015). Teaching approaches and strategies that promote healthy eating in primary school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12 (1) 28. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0182-8
Dudley, Dean A., Winslade, Matthew J., Wright, Bradley J., Cotton, Wayne G., Mciver, Jackie L. and Jackson, Kirsten S. (2015). Rationale and study protocol to evaluate the SunSmart policy intervention: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a primary school-based health promotion program. BMC Public Health, 15 (1) 42. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1371-8
Dudley, Dean and Baxter, David (2013). Metacognitive analysis of pre-service teacher conception of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) using blogs. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (2), 186-196. doi: 10.1080/1359866X.2013.777028
Dudley, Dean A., Okely, Anthony D., Pearson, Philip, Cotton, Wayne G. and Caputi, Peter (2012). Changes in physical activity levels, lesson context, and teacher interaction during physical education in culturally and linguistically diverse Australian schools. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9 114. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-114
Dudley, Dean A., Okely, Anthony D., Cotton, Wayne G., Pearson, Phil and Caputi, Peter (2012). Physical activity levels and movement skill instruction in secondary school physical education. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15 (3), 231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.10.005
Dudley, Dean, Okely, Anthony, Pearson, Philip and Cotton, Wayne (2011). A systematic review of the effectiveness of physical education and school sport interventions targeting physical activity, movement skills and enjoyment of physical activity. European Physical Education Review, 17 (3), 353-378. doi: 10.1177/1356336X11416734
Dudley, Dean A., Okely, Anthony D., Pearson, Philip and Peat, Jennifer (2010). Engaging adolescent girls from linguistically diverse and low income backgrounds in school sport: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13 (2), 217-224. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.04.008
Dudley, Dean and Baxter, David (2009). Assessing levels of student understanding in pre-service teachers using a two-cycle SOLO model. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 37 (3), 283-293. doi: 10.1080/13598660903052282
Conference Papers
Barnett, L., Dudley, D., Telford, R., Lubans, D., Bryant, A., Roberts, W., Morgan, P., Schranz, N., Weissensteiner, J., Vella, S., Salmon, J., Ziviani, J., Okely, A., Wainwright, N., Roberts, J. and Keegan, R. (2018). Paper 5: How can we assess physical literacy?. 2018 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 10-13 October 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.131
Barnett, L., Keegan, R., Randle, E. and Dudley, D. (2018). Symposium overview: Australia's pathway to physical literacy. 2018 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 10-13 October 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.126
Keegan, R., Dudley, D. and Barnett, L. (2018). Paper 1: A modified Delphi methodology to define and operationalise physical literacy. 2018 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 10-13 October 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.127