Mark Edwards
- Field Worker
- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences
- Email: M.J.Edwards@bristol.ac.uk
Personal profile
Mark has a first class BA (hons) in Criminology and Sociology (Liv), an MSc in the Sociology of Sport (Lboro), an MA in Social Research Methods (Social Policy) (Dunelm) and a PhD in social policy (Dunelm). After completing his PhD, Mark moved down to Bristol where he currently works as a field worker on the TeamPlay and Pre-School initiatives in the Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences.
His PhD research evaluated the impact of School Sport Partnerships in primary schools in the North East of England. Adopting a critical realist evaluation methodology, the in-depth analysis examined the contexts and mechanisms (CMO configurations) in which SSPs operate, and the impact this has. Through allowing teaching staff to voice their opinions of the programme's impacts, the evaluation provides a unique assessment of the initiative.
Research interests
Qualitative research methods; policy evaluation; physical activity and healthy eating interventions (specifically in relation to primary/pre-primary aged children), and the application of critical realist evaluation methodologies to activity-based interventions.