Marino Institute of Education: Recent submissions
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Educators' Perspectives of the Processes of Communication between Preschool and Primary School Sectors
(2018-05)The interest in transition has grown over the past decade, in both national and international literature (CECDE, 2006a; Hopps, 2014; Hopps & Dockett, 2011; O' Kane, 2016; O'Kane & Hayes, 2006, 2010; Ring et al., 2016). The ... -
Philosophy with Children How does the practice of philosophy nurture a young child's natural ability to think philosophically and encourage him/her to participate in a democratic community of enquiry?
(2017-06)Philosophy enables us to be critical, independent thinkers particularly in a fast-paced digital world. Philosophy with Children is a pedagogy whereby the voice of the child is upheld, their agency is enabled and their ... -
Time to Breathe: An Investigation of Teachers' Experiences of Mindfulness in the Classroom
(2018-05)With the rising presence of mindfulness practices in schools in Ireland, it is important to review and assess the experiences of those implementing the practice. In particular, teachers' understanding of the topic needs ... -
Breathing ‘second life’ into art investigation: Examining the impact of MUVE functionality regarding scale, movement and mood in visual arts
Art investigation is an integral part of the world of visual arts. First hand exposure to, and engagement with diverse original works of art in a gallery setting is lauded as an ideal learning scenario. However gallery ... -
Online Continuing Professional Development: Discourse Analysis of Primary Teachers’ perspectives on Visual Arts Appreciation at Primary Level.
Online continuing professional development courses have been a highly popular choice in recent years with Irish primary teachers. For the researcher, computer-mediated communications from a virtual learning community can ... -
Nurturing pre-service teachers mindful persistence through visual arts
(2018)Persistence is deemed to be a critical disposition for 21st century learners, graduates and educators. Those who master persistence are abler in today’s innovation-driven and ever-changing world to work through challenges ... -
Increasing pre-service teacher ideation self- efficacy
(2018)Ideation, the capacity to conjure and develop ideas is a crucial part of creativity, creative teaching and learning. However, one of the key impediments to teachers’ creativity in the classroom is low ideation self-efficacy. ... -
Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) 2016
(Library Association of Ireland, 2016)Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) is organised by CILIP’s Information Literacy Group and is the biggest gathering of information literacy librarians in the UK. This year it was hosted by UCD in ... -
A comparative analysis of the addition and subtraction of fractions in textbooks from three countries
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2010)In this paper, we report on a comparison of the treatment of addition and subtraction of fractions in primary mathematics textbooks used in Cyprus, Ireland, and Taiwan. To this end, we use a framework specifically developed ... -
Assessment of teacher knowledge across countries: A review of the state of research
(Springer, 2012)This review presents an overview of research on the assessment of mathematics teachers’ knowledge as one of the most important parameters of school quality. Its focus is on comparative and international studies that allow ... -
Exploring Social Inclusion as a Factor for the Academic Achievement of Students Presenting with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Schools: A Literature Review
(Irish Association of Teachers in Special Education, 2019-01)This article presents a review of current research in social inclusion and how social inclusion may be a factor for the academic achievement of pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Attention is given to the placement ... -
Transformative Adult Education: Transformative learning experiences, in the self-evaluation of participants in the BA for Personal and Professional Development (ALBA), All Hallows College, Dublin, on completion of their first year of studies.
Educational theory tells us that adults who return to formal education often experience personal transformations as a result of their engagement with the education process. This can have a profound effect on a person’s ... -
Garden-based learning in primary schools: meeting the challenges and reaping the benefits
Garden-based learning can make an important contribution to primary education. The school garden can be a foundation for integrated learning in and across disciplines. The primary aim of this study was to build a picture ... -
Effects of Fluency Oriented Instruction on Reading Achievement and Motivation among Struggling Readers in First Class in Irish Primary Schools
This study uniquely looked at the effects of fluency oriented reading instruction (FORI) on reading achievement and motivation for reading among struggling readers in First Class in Irish primary schools. The study was ... -
Perspectives on consultation with parents in the development of the school plan
This dissertation traces the development of a more centralised role for parents in primary education. The Education Act, 1998 emphasises the importance of a partnership approach to the development of the school plan. ... -
The significance of a pre-service RE course, which recognises the importance of a focus on the inner life : exploring the experience of primary teacher education students in a small teacher education college in Dublin
(University of Exeter, 2014-08-29)This thesis reports the findings of a research study conducted in an initial primary teacher education college in Dublin, exploring how teacher education students experienced and constructed meaning from a pre-service RE ... -
Student-centred Teaching in Initial Teacher Education
(Infonomics Society, 2015-03)The student-centred approach to teaching advocated by Carl Rogers and others maintains that significant learning is most effectively promoted through facilitation of self-initiated, responsible action. Rogers describes his ...
