Dr Kim Wilcox
EdD, FHEA

Senior Lecturer

School of Health and Sport

kim.wilcox@solent.ac.uk

Room no. RM103

Biography

Kim Wilcox holds degrees from the University of Gloucestershire (BSc, 1st Class), the University of Birmingham (MEd, Distinction), is a qualified teacher of physical education (PGCE), and a Doctor of Education.

Kim's diverse skills, experiences and qualifications in education, coaching, sports development and sports events have shaped her ambitions and interests in sports education and development.

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Further information

Prior to taking up her post as lecturer in football at Solent, Kim was employed by the Hampshire Football Association. As strategic lead for the Football Association’s Just Play project and recreational participation for adult players, she worked collaboratively with a range of local and national organisations, clubs, and education providers to engage, develop and retain players at grassroots level. She also led the early development of Walking Football within Hampshire and subsequently contributed to advancements in the game at a national level.

Kim strives to remain abreast of developments in the sport and football development sector through membership of local working groups relating to the development of the female pathway and inspiring positive change through football.

Kim joined Solent University in 2015, having previously taught for five years in further education. During her career she has taught across a range of subjects including sports psychology, anatomy and physiology, injury, nutrition, exercise, fitness and physical education.

Kim’s teaching specialisms lie in sports education and development and she currently teaches on modules relating to study skills, football development and sports volunteering at Solent University.

Kim enjoys playing football recreationally and her discipline-specific research interests lie in the use of recreational and diversified formats of football as tool for wider social and economic development. In addition, her experiences as a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Jersey 2015 Island Games, Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and 2017 UEFA Champions League Final have ignited an interest in the academic field of sports event volunteerism.

She conducted research for her MEd thesis which investigated the effectiveness of vocational programmes in further education, focusing on relationships between teachers' and students' perceptions of teaching and learning opportunities and identifying pertinent issues for curriculum development where the assessment of coursework, work-based learning or practical activities is concerned.

Kim extended this interest through her studies for a professional Doctorate in Education (EdD). Her thesis explored the ongoing trend for collaborative work between education providers and external industry partners in the provision real-world learning experiences which effectively prepare students for a career in the sport sector. She is currently developing this work further to examine the role of assessment in enhancing students’ employability and future readiness.

Articles

Wilcox, K., 2021. Interrogating the discourses of ‘teaching excellence’ in higher education. European Educational Research Journal, 20(1), 42-58.

Conference presentations

Wilcox, K., 2018. Interrogating discourses of ‘teaching excellence’ in the context of a framework for measuring the quality of teaching in higher education. European Conference for Educational Research Emerging Researchers Conference, Bolzano, 4 September.

Wilcox, K. 2023. Establishing a Culture of Employability through University-Industry Collaboration in Real-World Learning. European Conference for Educational Research Emerging Researchers Conference, Glasgow, 21 August.

Courses

BSc (Hons) Football Studies

The course is designed and tailored for individuals passionate about football and enthusiastic to learn from the game to reach their aspirations to work within it.

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