| Complexity theory: Supporting curriculum and pedagogy developments in Scottish physical education M Jess, M Atencio, M Thorburn Sport, Education and Society 16 (2), 179-199, 2011 | 132 | 2011 |
| Are we ready to go outdoors now? The prospects for outdoor education during a period of curriculum renewal in Scotland M Thorburn, P Allison The Curriculum Journal 21 (1), 97-108, 2010 | 90 | 2010 |
| Achieving conceptual and curriculum coherence in high-stakes school examinations in Physical Education M Thorburn Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 12 (2), 163-184, 2007 | 90 | 2007 |
| Articulating a Merleau-Pontian phenomenology of physical education: The quest for active student engagement and authentic assessment in high-stakes examination awards M Thorburn European Physical Education Review 14 (2), 263-280, 2008 | 82 | 2008 |
| Thinking differently about curriculum: Analysing the potential contribution of physical education as part of ‘health and wellbeing’during a time of revised curriculum ambitions … M Thorburn, M Jess, M Atencio Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy 16 (4), 383-398, 2011 | 66 | 2011 |
| Embodied learning and school-based physical culture: Implications for professionalism and practice in physical education M Thorburn, S Stolz Sport, Education and Society 22 (6), 721-731, 2017 | 63 | 2017 |
| Integrated curriculum models and their effects on teachers' pedagogy practices M Thorburn, D Collins European Physical Education Review 9 (2), 185-209, 2003 | 55 | 2003 |
| Theoretical constructs of well‐being and their implications for education M Thorburn British Educational Research Journal 41 (4), 650-665, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
| Dewey, interest, and well-being: Prospects for improving the educational value of physical education M Thorburn, J MacAllister Quest 65 (4), 458-468, 2013 | 52 | 2013 |
| The effects of an integrated curriculum model on student learning and attainment M Thorburn, D Collins European Physical Education Review 12 (1), 31-50, 2006 | 52 | 2006 |
| Cultivating lived-body consciousness: Enhancing cognition and emotion through outdoor learning M Thorburn, A Marshall Journal of Pedagogy 5 (1), 115-132, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
| Analysing attempts to support outdoor learning in Scottish schools M Thorburn, P Allison Journal of Curriculum Studies 45 (3), 418-440, 2013 | 42 | 2013 |
| John Dewey, subject purposes and schools of tomorrow: A centennial reappraisal of the educational contribution of physical education M Thorburn Learning, culture and social interaction 19, 22-28, 2018 | 36 | 2018 |
| “Still game”: an analysis of the life history and career disappointments of one veteran male teacher of physical education in Scotland M Thorburn Educational Review 63 (3), 329-343, 2011 | 34 | 2011 |
| A genealogical analysis of Peter Arnold's conceptual account of meaning in movement, sport and physical education SA Stolz, M Thorburn Sport, Education and Society 22 (3), 377-390, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Translating change into improved practice: Analysis of teachers' attempts to generate a new emerging pedagogy in Scotland M Thorburn, N Carse, M Jess, M Atencio European Physical Education Review 17 (3), 313-324, 2011 | 32 | 2011 |
| Educating for well-being in Scotland: policy and philosophy, pitfalls and possibilities M Thorburn Oxford Review of Education 40 (2), 206-222, 2014 | 30 | 2014 |
| Accuracy and authenticity of oral and written assessments in high‐stakes school examinations M Thorburn, D Collins The Curriculum Journal 17 (1), 3-25, 2006 | 28 | 2006 |
| Promoting perseverance and challenge in physical education: the missing ingredient for improved games teaching J Sproule, S Ollis, S Gray, M Thorburn, P Allison, P Horton Sport, Education and Society 16 (5), 665-684, 2011 | 27 | 2011 |
| The effects of an integrated curriculum model on teachers’ pedagogy practices M Thorburn, D Collins European Physical Education Review 9 (2), 187-211, 2003 | 27 | 2003 |
Matthew AtencioCalifornia State University East BayVerified email at csueastbay.edu
