Education (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Critical thinking in undergraduate general nursing students
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This study investigated critical thinking in general nursing students registered in a four year undergraduate BSc. Honours degree course in nursing, at two university sites in Ireland. A main aim was to find out the critical ... -
Teacher Agency: Do teachers want to shake the tree? A study of teachers' responses to agency in the redeveloped curriculum
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This dissertation reports the findings of a qualitative practitioner study into teacher agency among teachers of junior classes in one Irish primary school. Teachers engaged in an inquiry-based learning intervention and ... -
"Bee-Bot only speaks Irish." A sociocultural investigation of the use of programmable floor robots for second language learning and developing computational thinking skills in the early years of primary school.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This thesis presents a sociocultural theory (SCT) investigation of the use of robotics for second language learning (SLL) and computational thinking (CT) skills development in the early years of primary school. The research ... -
Thinking, Feeling, Including. An Exploratory Study of Emotional Intelligence and Attitudes and Intentions Towards Inclusion Among a Sample of Irish Primary School Teachers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)This study explores emotional intelligence and attitudes and intentions towards inclusion among a sample of Irish primary school teachers. Research has suggested that teachers? attitudes (Boyle et al., 2020; Sharma & Sokal, ... -
Platformization of Academic Work in a COVID-19 Reality: Experiences of Foreign Language Faculty in Research-Intensive Universities in the United States
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)Despite research on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed work generally, a paucity of studies exists on the impact of the pandemic on academic work. One study suggests that remote, hybrid, and educational platform-mediated ... -
Roads less travelled: Narratives of Adult Male Former Prisoners in Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)This study explores the lived experience of adult male former prisoners in the context of prison education through a narrative research approach. The theoretical framework incorporates theories of transformation, recognition, ... -
Shaping transdisciplinary, challenge-based education using knowledge creating teams from five European universities: A realist evaluation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)There are increasing calls both within universities (Gibbons, Limoges, Nowotny, Schwartzman, Scott & Trow, 1994; Sterling, 2004; Stauffacher, Walter, Lang, Wiek & Scholz, 2006; Kueffer, Underwood, Hirsch Hadorn, Holderegger, ... -
Desire Lines in Open Space:: An Exploration of the TeachMeet Phenomenon
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)Desire Lines in Open Space :: An Exploration of the TeachMeet Phenomenon Margaret Mary Amond Abstract TeachMeet is a recent phenomenon in which informal gatherings are arranged by teachers in order to share and discuss ... -
Why Are You Here? A Case Study of Persistence in Higher Education.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)The Irish Higher Education system has undergone significant structural change in the past three years, culminating in the re-designation of the majority of the Institutes of Technology (IoTs) as Technological Universities ... -
Exploring the use of Communities of Practice and Communities of Inquiry in online postgraduate Higher Education settings.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)A supportive, collegial environment which fosters engagement and persistence is considered to be fundamental to learner success. Higher education online learning options are available to students which allows them to ... -
Curriculum, Accreditation and Transition Pathways; pupils with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Schools (Ireland)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)The focus of this study was to explore what curriculum is available for students with ID, at Senior Cycle, in special schools in Ireland? Secondly, what are the accreditation outcomes for students with intellectual ... -
"Dads are there, they are not gone missing.": The Role and Involvement of Fathers/Dads in the Lives and Education of Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEN/D) within an Early Intervention (EI) Context
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)For families of young children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEN/D), the role and involvement of fathers/dads in such a parenting context does not appear to be of much research interest. Regardless ... -
Is Tusa an Muinteoir: Engaging Children and Parents as Learners of the Irish Language in an English-Medium School
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)The lack of opportunity for the majority of children attending English-medium primary schools to speak Irish outside of school, coupled with a documented decline in attainment in Irish language proficiency in recent decades ... -
An exploration of female adolescent experiences of abortion and miscarriage from an adult retrospective bio-psycho-social perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)The current research presents an exploratory bioecological understanding of female experiences of miscarriage or abortion during secondary school-ages. A systematic review revealed that the topic area is empirically sparse, ... -
A National Study of Leadership in the Irish Primary Sector: STEM Education and Wellbeing during Crisis
Principals are leaders in school communities and their role is becoming increasingly more autonomous. Specifically, the role of the principal is evolving given the continuous implementation of new reforms and policies. ... -
An Exploration of Students’ Experiences in one DEIS second level school
Existing qualitative studies on DEIS and the lived experiences of students in DEIS schools are limited, particularly at second level. There has not been much analysis of the ways in which the affective elements of education, ... -
The perceived relevance and benefit of Personal Development modules for social care learners, social care workers and practice educator supervisors
Personal Development (PD) is a mandatory module across the four years of the B.A (Hons) in Social Care work (SCW) at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT). The aim of this study was to examine if PD is relevant and ... -
Spanners in the Works: Quality Professionals in Irish Higher Education
In the context of the debate as to the future of Irish higher education, the purpose and identity of emerging professional roles such as quality offices and education developers that straddle both the academic and ... -
Self and identity of emergency nurses who pursue higher education in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)Higher education is a significant feature of contemporary nursing practice. The nursing profession has witnessed significant professional, political, and educational reform over recent years, both nationally and internationally. ... -
Exploring Home-School Partnership through Epstein's Framework: A comparative study of two post primary schools.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)Historically the role of parents in the Irish education system has not been part of a planned programme of partnership but the result of unlinked government policies and initiatives which involved parents in school life. ...
