Publications

McNeill, M. C., Fry, J. M., Wright, S. C., Tan, W. K. C., & Rossi, T. (In-press). Structuring time and questioning to achieve tactical awareness in games lessons. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.

Wang, C. K. J., Lim, B. S. C., Aplin, N. G., Chia, M., McNeill, M., & Tan, W. K. C. (2008). Students’ Perceived Purposes of Physical Education in Singapore: Perspectives from a 2 x 2 Achievement Goals Framework. European Physical Education Review, 14, 51-70.

Rossi, T., Fry, J. M., McNeill, M., & Tan, W. K. C. (2007). The games concept approach (GCA) as a mandated practice: Views of Singaporean teachers. Sport, Education and Society, 12(1), 93-111.

Wright, S., McNeill, M., Fry, J., Tan, S., Tan, C., & Schempp, P. (2006). Implications of student teachers’ implementation of a curricular innovation. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 25(3),

310-328.

Wright, S., McNeill, M., Tan, C., Tan, S., Fry, J., & Schempp, P. (2006). Participant evaluation of a mentor training workshop: Implications for faculty development. The ICHPER-SD Journal of Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 1(2), 27-34.

McNeill, M.C., Wright, S.C., Fry, J.M., Tan, W.K.C., Tan, K.S.S., Rossi, A.J., Sugumaram, R., & Schempp, P.G. (2005). A study of the implementation of a physical education curricular innovation in Singapore Schools: The games concept approach (GCA). (MOE EDRF Grant, EP2/01 SW)

McNeill, M.C., Fry, J.M., Wright, S.C., Tan, W.K.C., Tan, S.K., & Schempp, P.G. (2004).  'In the local context': Singaporean challenges to teaching games on practicum, Sport Education and Society, 9(1), 3-32.

Schilling, T., Martinek, T., & Tan C. (2002).  Fostering youth development through empowerment.  In B.J. Lombardo, T.J. Caravella-Nadeau, H.S. Castagno, & V.H. Mancini (Eds.), Sport in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 169-179).   Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.  

Conference Papers

Tan, W.K.C (Keynote address) (2007, July). Teaching Games for Understanding: Singapore.

Paper presented at National Taiwan Normal University: Teaching Games for Understanding Conference 2007, Taipei.

Tan, W.K.C, & Fry, J.M. (2007, November). A Study of the Implementation of a Physical Education Curricular Innovation in Singapore Schools: The Games Concept Approach.

Paper presented at National Sport and Education Conference, Singapore.

Lee, B.P.H., Tan, W.K.C., Araki, K., Poh, Y.K., Zhao, J.H., & Ng, M.G.H. (2006, September).

Sport Psychology Service Provision in Singapore: a proposed model of delivery.

Paper presented at Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology National Convention, Miami, Florida.

Tan, W.K.C., & Fry, J.M. (2006, September). Gender Equity in Physical Education.

Paper presented at Singapore Physical Education Association Conference: Physical Education and Sports in a Changing World, Singapore

Tan, W.K.C., & Fry, J.M. (2005, April). Reconciling pupils’ concern about de-contextualised physical education: learning in communities.

Paper presented at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi: Learning Organization in Learning World, Bangkok.

Workshops & Seminars

Tan, W.K.C (2007, July). Teaching Games for Understanding: Net/Wall Games. Taiwan.

Tan, W.K.C (2007, July). Teaching Games for Understanding: Invasion/territorial games. Taiwan.

Tan, W.K.C., & Ong, H.M.V (2007, November). Study Tour Project for Leaders of Asian Youth Sports in Japan 2007. Japan.