RSS 1.0Education (Theses and Dissertations)
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Third/Additional Language Learning Strategies in a Globalised World: Learning the Chinese language in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2025)This thesis investigates the language learning strategies (LLS) employed by multilingual learners in Ireland studying Chinese as a third or additional language (L3/AL). Given the growing global importance of Chinese and ... -
From Theory to Practice: Empowering Teacher Agency and Confidence through Cross-Sectoral Communities of Practice to Implement Universal Design for Learning.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2025)The literature highlights a critical need for practical, classroom-level guidance on effectively implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Researchers such as Edyburn and Edyburn (2015), Ok et al. (2017), and Rao ... -
School-based Constructive Play focusing on Anxiety and Autism: Evidence from a Novel "Build to PlayTM" Study with Children
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This study aims to enhance our understanding of anxiety experiences among 4-6-year-old children, both with and without co-occurring autism, within the context of infant classrooms in Irish schools. Key concepts are defined, ... -
An investigation of the intellectual skill implicit in the aims and assessment of some subjects in the Leaving Certificate in Ireland 2005 - 2010
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)The study investigated the intellectual skills implied by the syllabi and required by the examination papers in 23 Leaving Certificate subjects from 2005 to 2010. The study included the consideration as to what intellectual ... -
An examination of the work of William Glasser with special reference to control theory and reality therapy and their implications for the guidance counsellor
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 1995)The main purpose of this study is to examine the work of Dr. William Glasser, focusing particularly on Control Theory and Reality Therapy. It attempts to establish what he has to offer by way of a sound philosophical, ... -
Teacher utilisation of role-play to reduce bullying in a primary school setting
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)This thesis documents a study to analyse teacher usage of a bullying prevention resource, entitled the Bullying Prevention Pack (BPP), which uses role-play and ensuing discussion thereof, to create awareness of and reduce ... -
Analysing Female Academic Underrepresentation in Senior Leadership Positions in Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Gender inequality remains a pressing global issue, especially in Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) where the underrepresentation of women in senior positions has been a longstanding challenge. This research investigates ... -
"Please don't forget me!" An Exploration of Mathematical Preparedness in the context of Ireland's Curricular Middle Child, Transition Year.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)The literature identifies that there are growing international concerns about the basic mathematical abilities of students in mathematics-related courses at undergraduate level. These concerns are referred to as the ... -
Dynamic Multilingual Identities: A linguistic ethnography exploring identity, multilingualism and language policy in primary school aged, migrant learners and their families in Ireland.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Previously a country with a sustained history of emigration, Ireland has experienced significant immigration in the last thirty years, which has resulted in an increasingly diverse ethnolinguistic landscape (Central ... -
Inspiring Women - An Educational Design Research Study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)The under-representation of girls in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education and careers is a deep-rooted problem. Gender differences in the participation of STEM education are visible as early as ... -
Exploring the impact of a parent-designed family literacy programme in a DEIS primary school on family literacy practices, home school-relationships and confidence
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This doctoral research is set in an urban DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) band 1 primary school (a school at risk of educational disadvantage) in Ireland and explores family literacy, home-school ... -
Implementing Computer-Mediated Communication Learning Activities for Adolescent Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language in Ireland: Task Design, Learning Process, Affordances and Constraints
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Drawing together the development of Chinese as a curricular language subject in Ireland and the most advances in technology enhanced language learning, this doctoral study took place during the Covid pandemic to investigate ... -
From Oral Storytelling to Critical Thinking: A Design-Based Research Pedagogical Intervention
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Critical thinking is at the forefront of learning and gaining increasing attention as a 21stcentury skill that helps students make well-informed decisions that positively impact their learning and life opportunities. In ... -
New Ways of Evaluating, New Ways of Being: STEAM Zines and Non-Formal Learning
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Places in which art and science come together have proven to be fertile grounds for imagination, creativity, and the prototyping of ideas where different forms of inquiry and exploration become possible. Choosing effective ... -
An Exploration of the Trinity Access Mentoring Programme and the Perceptions and Experiences of 6th-year Students in Five of its Post-Primary Link Schools.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This research explored the effectiveness of the Trinity Access (TA) mentoring programme in supporting and/or informing the post-school aspirations and expectations of sixth-year students. It assessed the operational aspects ... -
"Kansas to Oz” – An exploration of post-primary teachers’ knowledge of transition from primary to post-primary in Ireland
This study focuses on the critical transition from primary to post-primary education from the perspective of post-primary in-service and pre-service teachers. The study aims to understand teachers’ knowledge and practices ... -
There Has to be More Than One Way - How the Learning Experience of People with Disabilities Can Inform Career Guidance
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This research explores Inclusion in the Career Guidance relationship and how Universal Design (UD)and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) might be applied to Career Guidance or Guidance Counselling. The research considers ... -
The lived experience of teachers working inclusively in the modern classroom, a systemic approach
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Inclusive education is well documented in the literature and in today’s educational settings, all schools are required to drafted inclusive policies. However, historically speaking, inclusive education referred only to ... -
The Utilization of Extended Reality to Facilitate Quality Education and Reduce Inequalities
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)Educational inequalities pose a significant global challenge, as they hinder sustainable development and perpetuate disparities in opportunities and outcomes for different populations. To address this dilemma and offer ... -
Losing the plot : a hermeneutic phenomenological study of the natue and meaning of psychological distress amongst third level students in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)Psychological distress, or mental health problems, constitute the leading form of disability worldwide (World Health Organisation, 2014). While much is known about the extent, or breadth, of the issue, less is known about ...
