This thesis comprises a self-study action research inquiry into the practice of a post-primary chemistry teacher in Ireland. The research had a collaborative aspect to it, as a number of students were invited to participate ...

The aims, objectives, expectations and outcomes of Catholic schools in Imo State, Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria, like in other countries, operates Catholic schools. Catholic missionaries introduced Catholic education ...

This thesis examined the developments in cultural diversity in Irish society in conjunction with intercultural education in primary schools. A number of prominent themes emerged from the data which included: language, ...

The links between Applied Theatre and Critical Pedagogy (CP), a social justice oriented educational paradigm, have been studied by a number of authors (Dawson, Cawthon, & Baker, 2011; Doyle, 1993; Freebody & Finneran, 2013; ...

This study explores the effects of domestic violence on teenagers’ social emotional development. The young peoples’ perspective on their experience, and how it affected them, is explored by means of an active social emotional ...

Within this research study, a legally-robust children's rights-based methodology developed from the work of Lundy (2007) and Lundy and McEvoy (2011) was employed to explore children's perceptions of, and aspirations for, ...

This doctoral study explores the nature of the learning experience with an eportfolio and whether it enhances the development of critical thinking among online distance learners. The project adopts a case study approach, ...

In the century from 1868 to 1969 approximately 200,000 Irish children were forcibly removed from their families and detained in prison-like residential industrial schools. These were harsh places where children were neglected ...

This dissertation reports the findings of a quasi-experimental research study, on the impact of the implementation of a key skills approach, to teaching and learning in second level schools. The last decade has seen many ...

C.S. Lewis has received the critical attention primarily of theologians and literary critics who have focused on his work as a scholar, critic, novelist and apologist. This thesis offers a new focus for his writings. It ...