Education: Recent submissions
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An fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste? – Examining supports available for Irish-medium second-level schools to promote teachers’ professional and language development
This dissertation presents an analysis of teacher professional and language development in Irish-medium second-level education in Ireland. In particular, the study examines the challenges which face teachers in this ... -
Knowing me, Knowing you. A Study of Post Primary Deputy Principals’ Understanding of Emotional Intelligence and how it Relates to the Role of School Leader
Research in the area of leadership over the past two decades points to Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a driver of success and efficacy at work. Following research that leadership is an emotion-laden process, it is important ... -
An auto ethnographic account of one woman’s experience on school retention as a female student in Uganda.
ABSTRACT. I am the living embodiment of the experiences of one female student, teacher, wife, mother and educator living with female students who are still in school. My interest in this thesis is in those female students ... -
Exploring Current Development of Policy and Practice of Early Intervention Services in Taiwan
Exploring Current Development of Policy and Practice of Early Intervention Services in Taiwan CHIEN-TSO, YEH In Taiwan the Early Intervention services have been developed for decades. However, during the long ... -
Early Childhood Educators and the Early Identification of Additional Needs in Early Years Settings
Early intervention has been recognised internationally as essential for children with additional needs, in order to achieve optimal development. To obtain early intervention an assessment is required, and the earlier a ... -
An Investigation of how to support oral language development and emergent literacy skills of preschool children coming from a diverse linguistic and cultural background
Research has shown that Ireland has traditionally had an extended history of emigration , however, recent immigration moves have been changing the country’s population scenario. A lack of research was identified in the ... -
Tiptoeing the line: towards the development of an international school drama curriculum for social justice.
2020 has been a difficult year: events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted some of the inequities that exist in the world. For those working in education, such global contexts ... -
TITLE: MIND THE GAP! AN EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE TEACHING FROM PRIMARY TO POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL, FROM THE TEACHER PERSPECTIVE, IN THE IRISH CONTEXT.
Title: Mind the gap! An exploration of science teaching from primary to post-primary school, from the teacher perspective, in the Irish context. Research Question: Do teachers feel that Primary Science adequately ... -
Cultivating the Curiosity Amplifier: An Investigation into the use of the iPad as a tool for learning in the Irish Primary Music Curriculum
The iPad has become ubiquitous in Irish education with its efficacy in supporting school inclusion, as well as learning in core subjects well documented. The iPad has also proven to be popular with musicians availing of ... -
What alternatives can BRICS countries offer to the world of global higher education? A thematic policy analysis of the WCU policies of BRICS nations through the lens of multiple modernities
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2021)The formation of higher education policy in BRICS nations, particularly in recent decades, has been increasingly affected by the advent of global educational trends, particularly those which have been laid down by the ... -
Science and Gender Relations: The Development of Science Identity of Female Students and Early Career Researchers in Physics and Physical Sciences in Higher Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2021)This thesis investigates women s science identity development in physics and the physical sciences in higher education through a gender perspective. It arises from the real-life sociological issue of women s lower level ... -
Guidance to an Independent Adult Life
(National Centre for Guidance in Education, 2021)In this article, Des Aston of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID), provides an insightful reflection on Post-School Transitions for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in the The ... -
Supporting quality in science communication: insights from the QUEST project
(2021)The promotion of quality is a critical aspect to consider in the re-examination of science communication. This problem is analysed in the research carried out by the QUEST project, as featured in this paper. Engaging key ... -
The trouble with STEAM and why we use it anyway
(2021)As an emerging field of theory, research, and practice, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) has received attention for its efforts to incorporate the arts into the rubric of STEM (Science, ... -
Quality indicators for science communication: results from a collaborative concept mapping exercise
(2021)Although the need to improve quality of science communication is often mentioned in public discussions, the science communication literature offers few conceptualizations of quality. We used a concept mapping approach, ... -
The landscape of European science communication
(2021)European science communication project QUEST surveyed and reviewed different aspects of European science communication, including science journalism, teaching and training in science communication, social media activity, ... -
Citizen Science in Ireland
(2021)Ireland has a rich history of public engagement with science and the growing number of national citizen science initiatives is in keeping with developments seen in other European countries. This paper explores several ... -
Citizen Science, Education, and Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
(2020)Citizen science is a growing field of research and practice, generating new knowledge and understanding through the collaboration of citizens in scientific research. As the field expands, it is becoming increasingly important ... -
Time to Listen: Children s Voice in Geoscience Education Research
(2021)Arguably the greatest threat facing society is that posed by irreversible climate change. Intandem with mitigating the effects of climate change, we must now make decisions aboutissues such as renewable energy, sustainable ...
