Special Issue: Moving people moving forward. Guest editorial.

The papers presented in this special issue are those that were successful in being shortlisted through the peer review process following an open call for submission of all papers delivered at the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education / Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d’Education Physique (AIESEP) 2011 International Conference held at the University of Limerick, Ireland 22-25 June, 2011. The conference attracted upwards of 340 international delegates from over 35 countries and five continents with the international contributions to this special issue spanning this breadth including research carried out in Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA. The AIESEP 2011 Book of Proceedings can be accessed on the Physical Education Physical Activity and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Research Centre web page at www.ul.ie/pepays. These proceedings are a result of an open call for submitted research papers presented by delegates at the conference. The journal Quest (volume 64, number 2) has recently published a special edition of the Keynote Lectures from the AIESEP 2011 International Conference.