Education: Recent submissions
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Discovering gems: authentic listening to the "voice" of experience in teaching pupils with autism.
(Education Matters, 2018)Empirical research on evidenced-based practice provision for people with autism values quantitative methods (Bond & Symes, 2014; Westerveld et al. 2015) over the qualitative methods that relay ‘voice’ through, for example, ... -
Cyberbullying or cyber aggression: A review of existing definitions of cyber-based peer-to -peer aggression
(MDPI AG, 2016)Due to the ongoing debate regarding the definitions and measurement of cyberbullying, the present article critically appraises the existing literature and offers direction regarding the question of how best to conceptualise ... -
The Coping with Cyberbullying Questionnaire: development of a new measure
(MDPI AG, 2016)Victims of cyberbullying report a number of undesirable outcomes regarding their well-being, especially those who are not able to successfully cope with cybervictimization. Research on coping with cyberbullying has ... -
Cyberbullying: from "old wine in new bottles" to robots and artificial intelligence
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This chapter provides a review of the research knowledge in the area of cyberbullying. We first explore the important debate as to whether there is an overlap between traditional face-to-face (f2f) bully/victim problems ... -
A case for developing normative bereavement suport through the SPHE curriculum in Irish primary and post-primary schools
(Hibernia College Dublin, 2018)Throughout the school-age years (approximately 4 to 18 years of age), young people are faced with various crises that can significantly affect development and normative task fulfilment; bereavement is one such crisis. ... -
Doing things right or doing the right things: the case of inclusion in the Republic of Ireland
(Word & Deed Publishing, 2018)The move towards inclusion, nationally and internationally, over the past three decades is a socio-political response. Warnock (1978) drew attention to categorization and labeling and its use in justifying placement and ... -
Making the transition to post-secondary education: opportunities and challenges experienced by students with ASD in the Republic of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)International and national policy initiatives have begun to focus on enabling people from traditionally marginalised groups to fully participate within society. In the Republic of Ireland there has been a concerted struggle ... -
A study of cultural diversity and intercultural education in the early childhood classroom. An Irish perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2007)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, ... -
An exploration of the state and status of nature awareness, appreciation and education in the Irish primary school system
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Abstract This research explores the state and status of nature awareness, appreciation and education in the Irish primary system. The research was undertaken because personal observation, anecdotal evidence, media reports ... -
Opening spaces for Critical Pedagogy through Drama in Education in the Chilean classroom
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)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; ... -
'"Dochum glorie De agus onora na hEireann": Revising History in Ireland'
(Palgrave, 2020)This chapter discusses the details of the widely proposed “downgrading” of history in the Irish school curriculum. -
The Influence of Operating a Professional Learning Community on Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Level of Efficacy in Two North Indian Schools: Lessons for Indian Schools Generally?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)A belief that the quality of learning and teaching can be enhanced by teachers working and learning together has led to increased interest in the potential of professional learning communities [PLCs] for school improvement ... -
A culture of silence: a study of a social emotional learning (SEL) intervention for teenages affected by domestic violence.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)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 ... -
Critical Thinking: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)This dissertation seeks to cultivate a deeper conceptual understanding of critical thinking within the philosophy of education tradition. For until such time as theorists understand what critical thinking is, including, ... -
Children's aspirations and perceptions of science learning beyond the teacher-led
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)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, ... -
'It'll always be a part of him but it's not going to define him': paternal incarceration and the academic lives of primary and pre-school children in Ireland – pathways to resilience or maladaptation?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Despite a growing interest, both nationally and internationally, in the experiences of children with incarcerated parents, relatively little is known about these children’s academic lives. This research sets out to describe ... -
Developing critical thinking through eportfolio based learning: an exploration of the experiences of non-traditional online distance learners
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)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, ... -
Insights from practice A handbook for supervisors of modern doctorate candidates
(2017)The supervision of work-based research requires complex capabilities from supervisor(s) as they seek to: • address the diverse needs of a candidate operating at doctoral level within a work environment where their ... -
Creating a Supportive Working Environment for Academics in Higher Education: Country Report Ireland
(Teachers Union of Ireland & Irish Federation of University Teachers, 2015)In March 2010 the Higher Education Ministers of the European Higher Education Area issued the Budapest-Venue Ministerial Declaration. This statement, inter alia called for “a more supportive environment” for academic ... -
The Spectrum of Inclusive Practice for Pupils with Autism Attending Mainstream Primary Schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)The experiences and attitudes of inclusion for pupils with autism attending mainstream primary schools and relevant stakeholders in Leinster were ascertained through the use of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, ...
