Marino Institute of Education: Recent submissions
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Exploring Teachers’ Experiences of Inclusion Strategies for Deaf Children in Mainstream Primary Schools
(STER, 2019-04)This study aims to highlight the strategies used to meet the needs of the deaf children in their class. By doing so, teachers’ competencies in teaching deaf children in mainstream schools, alongside their views of the ... -
Investigating the Attitudes of Teachers to Science Education in the Irish Primary Classroom
(STER, 2019-04)This article aims to provide an insight into current attitudes to science education, which has been correlated from a larger research study conducted by the author. It will compare attitudes recorded in past studies to ... -
Older People and Well-Being: Perception and Influencing Factors
(STER, 2019-04)The dearth of research into the subjective experiences of older people living in the community setting was a key motivation for this study. The aim of which was to explore the older person’s subjective perception of the ... -
Work-Based Learning: Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Doing?
(STER, 2019-04)This article explores perspectives of adult learners within the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. This study is an exploratory, qualitative study, exploring students’ perspectives of work based learning in ... -
An Investigation into the Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers towards Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs
(2019-04)This article investigates the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching children with SEN. Understanding the views of pre-service teachers as they climb onto the first step in their professional career is essential ... -
An Investigation into Secondary School’s Approach to Collaboration and Communication with their Feeder Primary Schools
(STER, 2019-04)This article focuses on the management of information transfer from primary to secondary school on all incoming first years. The research investigates how secondary schools use data on new students to inform teaching and ... -
An Investigation into Five Methods of Student Reflection
(STER, 2019-04)Being the centre of the learning poses challenges for students and teachers and it is these challenges that this research seeks to investigate. Investigating the benefits and drawbacks of methods of reflection, five methods ... -
Aistear: A Journey Under Construction and Every Voice Matters
(2019-04)This research study sets out to investigate Early Years Teachers’ (EYTs’) engagement with Aistear - the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) settings in Ireland. It will explore ... -
‘AIMing’ for the Target: How has Policy on Inclusion Evolved since the 1990’s in Ireland
(2019-04)This article provides an overview of how inclusion policy for children with additional needs (AN) in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) has evolved in Ireland since the 1990’s. The motivation for this study is the ... -
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Multi-Belief Learning: Exploring Students’ Experiences of and Perspectives on the Family Project in the GMGY Curriculum.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2019-06)Irish classrooms are increasingly diverse in terms of cultures, languages, ethnicities and religions. Educators can engage with meaningful and relevant cultural elements from their students’ lives, and this can increase ... -
Exploring the capacity of human rights based actions in cultivating intercultural values in the Irish primary school.
As Ireland’s population continues to become more diverse, it is essential that we analyse the policies adopted to help encourage harmony in our society. This is especially pertinent for our schools which mirror this ... -
An investigation into the role of a Childrens’ Rights Education program in a diverse, urban, DEIS school, focusing on an Intercultural perspective. Is it a good fit? An action-research and self-reflective study.
This study investigates the ‘fit’ of a Childrens’ Rights Education program, in a diverse, urban, designated disadvantaged (DEIS) school. The program in this study is ‘Making Rights Real’ which was distributed to all ... -
Some English-Medium Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives of Using a Drama-Based Approach to Teach Irish
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-05)This dissertation examines a number of English-medium primary school teachers’ perceptions of using a drama-based approach to teach Irish. A tool of communicative language teaching (CLT), drama is often employed as a ... -
The Impact of the Implementation of the Yellow Flag Programme on teachers and students in a Multicultural Primary School
(Marino Institute of Education, 2019-06)Taking into account Ireland’s changing demographics, this study critically explores the impact of the implementation of an intercultural education programme on teachers and students in a multicultural primary school. There ... -
The Challenges of Teaching World Belief Systems in an Educate Together School Setting: A Case Study
(2018-05)A shift is taking place in Irish primary schools throughout the country. As a result of immigration, globalisation, and the desire for change from Irish parents, Irish schools have required to examine how they approach ... -
The Professional Identity of Junior Infant Teachers in a sample of Vertical Primary Schools
(2018-06)Internationally Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) ranges from birth to six years of age. In Ireland, ECEC provision spans both preschool settings and Junior and Senior Infant classes within primary schools. This ... -
A case study exploration of the connection between child observation and curriculum planning for individual children's interests and learning progression in Early Years settings.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-06)Recent policy developments in the Irish Early Years sector include a requirement to implement the national quality and curricular frameworks, Síolta and Aistear and to adhere to the guidance set out in the recently introduced ... -
Investigating the role of whole-school input on children's knowledge and selection of healthy foods.
(2018-05)In today's society, there is an increased emphasis on the importance of maintaining a balanced, nutritious diet. With this in mind, it should be understood that Irish primary schools should be one of the main bodies ... -
A Small Number of Student Teachers Reflect on the Role of Religion in Schooling
(2018-05)This research project explores the reflections of a small cohort of postgraduate student teachers on the role of religion in schooling in Ireland. All participants are postgraduate students at Marino Institute of Education, ... -
Investigating Teachers' Perspectives on Ability Grouping in the Primary School Classroom and Exploring the Implications for Education Policy
(2017-05)The chosen research question is 'Investigating teachers' perspectives on ability grouping in the primary school classroom and exploring the implications for education policy.' This question aims to explore teachers' ...
