Pål Arild Lagestad

Pål Lagestad (Orcid:0000-0003-4608-8039) is a professor in physical education and sport science at Nord University, and leads the research group PEAH (physical education, activity and health).

Pål received his PhD in Sport Science at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in 2011. Thematically his research focuses on various themes within physical education, sport sociology, sport pedagogy, sport physiology and sport psychology, ranging from inclusion in school and sport, to the development of activity levels among adolescents. His research also varies related to methodological approaches, using bot qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods design.

Qualifications

• PhD in Sport Science (2011, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences)
• Master’s degree in Sociology (2003, The Arctic University of Norway)
• Master’s degree in Physical education (1997, Nord University)
• Bachelor’s degree Physical education and sport (1995, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences)

Current positions

• Professor in physical education and sport science, Department of Physical education and Sport Science, Faculty of teacher education and arts, Nord University, Norway (since 2018)
• Leader of research group PEAH (since 2014)

Previous positions

• Associate Professor in physical education and sport science, Department of Physical education and Sport Science, Faculty of teacher education and arts, at Nord University (2012-2018)
• Associate Professor in physical education, Department of physical education, Faculty of Teacher education, NTNU (2011-2012)
• PhD student. Department of Sport, Culture and Society, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (2006-2011)
• Lecturer at the Norwegian Police University Academy, Bodø (2006-2011)
• First lecturer at the Norwegian Police University Academy, Bodø (2000-2006)
• Lecturer in physical education and sport, Bodin high school, Bodø (1997-2000)

Research interests (keywords)

• Being seen as a pedagogical approach
• Inclusion and drop out from sport
• Development of activity levels
• Assessment in school
• Quality of physical education
• Health related factors among adolescence
• Outdoor recreation
• Inclusion and well-being at school

Ongoing and past projects

• Individual Investigator of the «Inclusion of minorities into organized sport” (2023-2024). Funded by Trøndelag fylkeskommune (300000 NOK)

EU projects

• Has an interest in applying

Supervision

• Master’s students: 33 Completed, 3 ongoing
• PhD students: 2 Completed, 2 ongoing

Major collaboration

• Professor, Idar Lyngstad, Department of Physical education and Sport Science, Faculty of teacher education and arts, Nord University. Topic: Assessment in Physical education, being seen as a pedagogical approach
• Associate Professor Hilde Mikalsen, Department of Physical education and Sport Science, Faculty of teacher education and arts, Nord University. Topic: Meaning making experiences

Track record

• A total of 70 peer reviewed scientific papers. An h-index of 14 and 535 citations on ResearchGate (October, 2023)