Education: Recent submissions
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Disciplinary practices and their effects on students attending secondary public schools in Cyprus
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2012)A growing body of literature indicates that the traditional disciplinary practices, such as suspension and expulsion, which are being widely used by the majority of schools around the world, are not only ineffective in ... -
Peer learning in international higher education: the experience of international students in an Irish university
(2018)Some of the main concerns in international higher education are the feeling of isolation among international students and their inability to adapt to the host environment, which may result in sub-optimal academic performance. ... -
A Sound Beginning for Reading: The impact of a phonological awareness programme on junior infant children attending a DEIS urban Band 1 school
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Phonemic awareness -"the conscious awareness that spoken words are made up of individual speech sounds?" (Walsh, 2009)- is an important prerequisite for later reading proficiency, as it acts as a bridge between spoken ... -
Coteaching music in a primary school: teacher perspectives
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Within the parameters of this research study, an in-service - preservice teacher partnership, which was developed from the work of Murphy & Beggs (2005), was employed to explore teacher perspectives on coteaching music. ... -
Heurism in science teaching in Irish schools, 1878-1924
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2003)Introduction: The period 1878 to 1924 encompassed by this thesis was one in which profound educational changes which began with the Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act and ended in 1924 with the establishment of the present ... -
Religious pluralism and education in postreformation Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This dissertation examines the phenomenon of multiculturalism and investigates how religious pluralism can help to bring about a greater understanding of the problems on the island of Ireland. It is argued that religious ... -
The Board of Management : a study of operational effectiveness of the Boards of Management as vehicles for the participation of trustees, teachers, and parents in a sample of voluntary secondary and community schools in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)Boards of management are part of an approach aimed at democratismg local school management through the involvement of parents and teachers with the school trustees in the local educational decision-making process. Board ... -
The preparatory colleges 1926-1961 : an experiment in Irish education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This dissertation examines recruitment to primary teaching through the preparatory system during the period: 1926-1961. The system consisted of seven residential second-level schools, mainly situated in the Gaeltacht, three ... -
Adult learner responses to semi-autonomy in intensive ELT : a systematic replication case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)The emerging field of classroom learner autonomy is defined by interest in complementing or replacing institutional group tuition, or 'other-directed learning' (ODL), with 'self-directed learning' (SDL). The enquiry addresses ... -
An investigation into chaplaincy in Irish Catholic voluntary secondary schools
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This qualitative study investigates chaplaincy in voluntary Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland. It is an exploratory study in which focus groups, interviews and a questionnaire were used to elicit the ... -
Education as a preparation for work : an investigation of an episode of mathematics curriculum development in Ireland based upon the participant objectivation methodology of Pierre Bourdieu
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This work examines a specific curriculum development initiative - the mathematics element of the Leaving Certificate Applied programme introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 1995. Chapter One shows that the methodology ... -
School development planning : a pathway to school improvement
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)The concept of school development planning is currently a significant policy issue in primary education. The White Paper Charting Our Education Future envisages that school development plans will form an important basis ... -
An Examination of the Impact of Mobile Technology on Quality of Education in a Large Public School in Mozambique
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)This study was carried out in parallel with a wider study on the impact of the introduction of a mobile technology project, IADT s School in a Box, on the quality of education in a large public school in Mozambique. The ... -
Reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities/learning disabilities: perspectives of university faculty, staff and students
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)In recent years, in Saudi Arabia, students with disabilities (SWDs) including students with a learning disability (SLD) have been enroling in post-secondary education in growing numbers. The growth of this population within ... -
Mapping the journey: Supporting transition from preschool to primary school for children on the autism spectrum in Ireland. A mixed methods exploratory study.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Transition to primary school is reported as being a key moment in a child's life (Dockett & Perry 2001), however, for children on the autism spectrum it can be challenging, as difficulty coping with change is reported as ... -
Exploring the use of social constructivist methodologies in teacher practice and student engagement in chemistry.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)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 ... -
A comparative study of the internal educational politics of Australian Catholic education in relation to the contribution of some Irish religious teaching orders
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2001)The study commences with an overview of the Irish Diaspora in Australia, whose descendants were the pupils of the Australian Catholic Education System. The 370,000 Irish persons, who emigrated to Australia between 1791 and ... -
Perceptions of Play and Drama in Education in Early Years Classrooms in China
(2019)Set against the background of the Chinese government’s commitment to universalise early childhood educational provision, this exploratory study investigated the value attributed to play and drama-based teaching and learning ... -
The aims, objectives, expectations and outcomes of Catholic schools in Imo state, Nigeria
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2006)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 ... -
The application of repertory grid analysis in eliciting conceptual frameworks and classificatory knowledge of biological natural kinds concepts
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2008)Concepts give structure and order to the world around us. However, many learners are impeded by the perceived difficulty of concepts presented to them, and as a result of the mode of presentation. Students' conceptual ...
