Education (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Challenges, changes and consquences : women and the college experience at midlife
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This study is a narrative inquiry into the transformation in women’s lives based on the experience of higher education at midlife viewed against the background of their previous educational experiences. The socio-cultural ... -
An Investigation of EFL writing strategies and cohesion of Kuwaiti undergraduate students
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)This study is the first of its kind in Kuwait. It aims to help writing curricula designers and teachers of writing at The University of Kuwait and hopefully those of the other Kuwaiti (and maybe other Arab) universities ... -
Promoting Teacher Engagement with Assessment for Learning through a Flipped CPD-based Community of Practice
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)Education systems are increasingly characterised by continuous cycles of reform. In the Republic of Ireland, recent reform of Junior Cycle aims to modify assessment structures and practices. This study describes a small-scale ... -
An examination of factors affecting student bystanders' decisions regarding reporting concerns about bullying in secondary schools to staff
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2017)Concerns are frequently raised and disappointments expressed regarding the failure of secondary school students to report bullying to teachers, thus alerting them to the plight of their bullied peers. This study examined ... -
Primary perspectives : the acquisition of literacy in children in Ireland - a study exploring the views of primary school principals, teachers and children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)This research explores the views of teaching professionals: primary school principals, primary teachers, academics and children in relation to the acquisition of literacy in children in an Irish context. This study includes ... -
"If I was not here I do not know where I would be" - Perspectives on the Potential of Second-level schools to Positively Affect Student Development in Urban Areas Characterised by Socioeconomic and Educational Disadvantage in the Republic of Ireland and State of Massachusetts
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)This study is a contribution to the field of Educational Effectiveness Research (EER). Its uniqueness lays in the use of an international comparative approach and student perspective to investigation the aspects of ... -
How can Spanish speakers from South America prepare for success in Universities of the Anglophone Europe: the case of Trinity College Dublin
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)The purpose of this interpretive qualitative study was to explore the views on the nature of success of Spanish-speaking students of South America (SSoSA) enrolled in an Anglophone European university and who self-reported ... -
An Inquiry into the Literacy Practices of Children with Autism, in Mainstream Primary Schools in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)AN INQUIRY INTO THE LITERACY PRACTICES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, IN MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Carol-Ann O?S?or?in ABSTRACT The increased prevalence of pupils with autism across the United States ... -
Pre-service teachers and their experiences of technology: A mixed methods study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)This research study explored pre-service teachers? experiences of technology in personal and professional capacities. It sought to establish if participants were millennials, by virtue of their uses of those technologies ... -
Gaeilge gaming : using technology to learn Irish in the primary school
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2017)This thesis presents the development and evaluation of an Irish language learning computer game for primary school children. Recent research demonstrates significant challenges for Irish at school, with a sharp decline in ... -
Perceptions of visual communication design education in higher education in Ireland: A multi-case study from the design industry, institutes and graduates perspectives
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)“Use your own vision and mentality in order to form design decisions + Don’t believe your professor” Annelys de Vet – (Kiosoglou & Frank, Ed. 2013., p 34). The aim of the study was to evaluate and construct an explanation ... -
Exploring teachers' conceptions and implementation of differentiated reading in primary and elementary schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)Reading is an essential life skill and an important component of learning. Effective teachers encourage and sustain children?s desire to read, restructuring teaching and learning activities to meet pupil variance towards ... -
From the 'Cinderella' to the 'Fourth Pillar' of the Irish Education System – a Critical Analysis of the Evolution of Further Education and Training in Ireland
The five years from 2010 to 2014 witnessed significant developments in the further education and training (FET) sector in Ireland. This period culminated in the launch, in 2014, of the first ever National FET Strategy in ... -
Exploring the role of cultural capital in Family-School relationships and connections: A case study of an Irish Postprimary school
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)There are many sociological arguments that have dominated and suffused the notion of family influence and the effect of family structures on children's educational and occupational success. It has been generally recognised ... -
An Exploration into the Psychology of Education: The Use of an Ecological Framework to Address Macro and Microsystemic Factors that Influence Individuals Working within Irish Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2017)This Ph.D. project is considered a two-part piece. The first aspect is methodological and theoretical, concerning the design of an ecological and context-driven grounded theory framework. The second aspect is a cross-sectional ... -
Citzenship in deed : a study of the Action Project component in Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) in Ireland 2001-2013
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) is a mandatory subject within the Irish education system. Citizenship education forms part of the core curriculum in the three year Junior Cycle programme in Irish secondary ... -
Dance education in Ireland : an examination of Smith-Autard's art of dance model in teacher education and the Irish primary school curriculum
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)A revised primary school curriculum was introduced to Irish schools in 1999. In that curriculum, dance is acknowledged as an area of arts education but delivered in physical education (Department of Education and Science, ... -
Towards a hermeneutic understanding of literacy identity : four case studies
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2014)Rather than conceive of literacy simply as a set of decoding and comprehension skills, some scholars now consider literacy to be tightly bound up with individual's evolving sense of identity. While some studies have explored ... -
Developing mathematics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through lesson study : a multiple case study at a time of curriculum change
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This research was interested in investigating a model of in-school professional development that would support teachers in their practices and in their learning, particularly within a backdrop of curriculum reform. Lesson ...
