Jan Mustell
Jan Mustell Position: Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: amFuLm11c3RlbGw7b3J1LnNl
Phone: +46 19 303935
Room: G2110

About Jan Mustell
Jan Mustell holds a PhD in Sport Science (2025). He also holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a teaching degree in Physical Education and English. Jan is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Sport Science.
Research
Jan’s research focuses on subject didactics in physical education and health. His doctoral thesis investigates how ball games become legitimized content in physical education teacher education, and how this knowledge is transformed and applied in teaching practices in schools. He is particularly interested in the transitions between teacher education and school practice, as well as issues related to grading and assessment.
Teaching
Jan teaches in the Secondary School Teacher Education Program with a specialization in Physical Education and Health, primarily within courses on didactics and ball games. He also teaches in the Sport Management program and is responsible for commissioned education within Physical Education and Health offered as part of the national continuing professional development initiative "Lärarlyftet."
Academic Service
Jan has previously held various leadership and administrative roles, such as Deputy Head of School of Health Sciences and Head of the Department of Sport Science. He has also served as a member of the Faculty Board of Medicine and Health, and as a member of the University Board.
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Mustell, J. (2024). Beginning teachers' descriptions of ball games as pedagogic practice in Swedish physical education. European Physical Education Review. [BibTeX]
- Mustell, J. , Geidne, S. & Barker, D. (2024). How ball games experts legitimate ball games knowledge within Swedish physical education teacher education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 29 (6), 621-635. [BibTeX]
- Mustell, J. , Geidne, S. & Barker, D. (2024). The transformation of ball games as pedagogic discourse within physical education teacher education. European Physical Education Review, 30 (3), 343-360. [BibTeX]
- Eriksson, C. , Gustavsson, K. , Johansson, T. , Mustell, J. , Quennerstedt, M. , Rudsberg, K. , Sundberg, M. & Svensson, L. (2003). Skolämnet idrott och hälsa: en nationell utvärdering. Tidskrift i gymnastik och idrott (4), 12-15. [BibTeX]
- Eriksson, C. , Gustavsson, K. , Johansson, T. , Mustell, J. , Quennerstedt, M. , Rudsberg, K. , Sundberg, M. & Svensson, L. (2003). Skolämnet idrott och hälsa hösten 2002: uppläggning och huvudresultat från en nationell utvärdering. Svensk Idrottsforskning: Organ för Centrum för Idrottsforskning (3), 30-34. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Mustell, J. (2025). Legitimating ball games: The recontextualisation of ball games knowledge in Swedish physical education and physical education teacher education. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]