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Overview
Dr Luciana De Martin Silva is a Principal Lecturer and the Teaching Development Scheme Lead at Hartpury University. She has extensive experience teaching from level 4 to 7 as well as leading three different academic programmes including undergraduate and postgraduate level. Luciana is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE), a freelance endorsement moderator completing work for CIMSPA and Futsal Coach Developer for the Football Association.
Luciana has experience as an External Examiner/Validation panel member at five UK Institutions as well as Reviewer for different journals. She has also worked with a number of undergraduate and postgraduate students in a research project supervision capacity. This includes the supervision of a PhD to completion as well as currently supervising a PhD student at the University of Porto, Portugal.
From an industry perspective, Luciana has experience as a qualified PE teacher in Brazil and has experience as a Futsal Head Coach in a variety of settings including youth, national and international level. The highlights were winning a Gold medal in the World University Games in Beijing in 2001 with Brazil, FA Cup champion twice (2010 and 2015), co-leading the England Deaf Women’s Futsal team to 4th place in the Futsal European Championships in 2018 and recently winning the FA Women's Super Series Northern Futsal division in 2021.
Luciana also has experience engaging in community initiatives to enhance youth participation in sport and generate student placement opportunities. For example, she created opportunities for Hartpury students to engage in the delivery of Futsal sessions to hundreds of local girls during the winter months from 2014 to 2019 via the successfull partnership she created with the Gloucestershire County Girls Football League and a grant received from the Football Association.
Research interests
Luciana’s main research interest is on teaching and learning, with particular focus on Higher Education, Sport Coaching and Physical Education. She has developed research with colleagues from different countries including Portugal, Brazil and the UK which resulted in a number of peer reviewed articles, book chapters and presentations at international conferences.
Current teaching
Luciana currently leads modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The main focus of her teaching is on Pedagogy and the research process.
Education/Academic qualification
Sport Coaching, PhD, A longitudinal study of BSc Sports Coaching students' learning experiences and identity development, Cardiff Metropolitan University
1 Aug 2011 → 22 Sept 2016
Award Date: 22 Sept 2016
Teaching in Higher Education, Postgraduate Certificate, Cardiff Metropolitan University
2011 → 2013
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
Education, Ma, A Foucauldian analysis of parents' perceptions of their daughters' participation in Football., University of Bath
1 Sept 2006 → 1 Jul 2007
Award Date: 3 Jul 2007
Physical Education, BSc, Intensidade de Jogos Oficiais de Futsal Feminino. [Intensity of Women’s Futsal Official Matches]. , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
1 Jan 1999 → 20 Dec 2002
Award Date: 22 Dec 2002
External positions
Endorsement moderator, CIMSPA
Sept 2022 → …
Futsal Coach Developer, The Football Association
Sept 2022 → …
Critical Friend, The National Teaching Repository
Sept 2022 → …
External Examiner for the BSc Sport Coaching programme, University of Northampton
20 Sept 2020 → 20 Jul 2024
Board Member, International Science and Football Association (ISAFA)
2020 → …
Reviewer, ‘Sociology of Sport Journal’
2019 → …
External Assessor for BSc (Hons)Sport and Exercise Science (Distance Learning) and BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching and Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
2018
Editorial Board Member, The International Journal of Football Business and Management
2017 → …
External Examiner for the FdSc Sports Performance, University of Bath
20 Sept 2014 → 20 Jul 2018
External Review and Revalidation panel member - FdA Sports Development and Coaching programme, Staffordshire University
2014
Reviewer, ‘Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives’
2014 → …
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Teaching Development Scheme Evaluation ILM course
Wilkinson, K., De Martin Silva, L. & Bornemann, D.
1/3/22 → 31/10/23
Project: Research project
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How can learner-oriented scaffolding strategies be implemented in Coach Education? A case study.
Mesquita, I., Farias, C., De Martin Silva, L., Afonso, J. & Coutinho, P., 2 Jan 2023, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 94, 1, p. 216-225 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Helping players to learn
De Martin Silva, L., 25 Jan 2022Research output: Other contribution › Blog Post
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A Process Evaluation of A UK Classroom-Based Physical Activity Intervention—‘Busy Brain Breaks’
Cline, A., Knox, G., De Martin Silva, L. & Draper, S., 20 Jan 2021, In: Children. 8, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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"It is like a little journey”: Deaf international futsal players’ and coaches' experiences in collaborative blended learning.
De Martin Silva, L. & Francis, J. W., Aug 2020, In: International Sport Coaching Journal. 8, 2, p. 183-196 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Engaging students and employers as partners: a connected approach to curriculum development
Knox, G., De Martin Silva, L., Draper, S., Lee, S. & Legge, T., 23 Jul 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Prizes
Activities
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Endorsement moderation - CPD event for moderators - CIMSPA
Luciana De Martin Silva (Participant)
8 Feb 2023Activity: Other activity types › Industry Links and Experience
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Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRIC)
Martin Longworth (Participant) & Luciana De Martin Silva (Participant)
16 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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An Introduction to Futsal
Luciana De Martin Silva (Participant) & Pete Vallance (Participant)
20 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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External Examiner - University of South Wales
Luciana De Martin Silva (Examiner)
2022 → …Activity: Examination types › External Examiner
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Webinar: Planning And Delivering Futsal Practices
Ian Parkes (Speaker), Siôn Kitson (Speaker) & Luciana De Martin Silva (Speaker)
25 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Hartpury Sports Lecturer Luciana enjoys European experience with England
28/2/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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England Women's Deaf Futsal Squad finish fourth at Euro championship in Finland
14/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media