Staff Publications: Recent submissions
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PAINT: Self study Research Investigating Possibilities and Pitfalls of Arts Integration
(2021)Developing an arts-rich practice is an ongoing process that must be sustained with ongoing professional development. Research indicates that professional learning communities (PLCs) have considerable potential for teachers’ ... -
Beyond Belief? Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives on Teaching RE in Ireland.
(Springer, 2021)This article overviews the contemporary context for teaching RE in Ireland and profiles changing religious demographics in an increasingly secular context. It presents the findings of a two-year mixed-methods study undertaken ... -
Why are Catholic Schools Afraid to be Catholic Schools?': Challenges to Leaders of Catholic Secondary Schools
(Veritas, 2021)The population in the Republic of Ireland (hereafter, Ireland) has become increasingly diverse over the past two decades. New demographics in terms of culture, language and belief systems are enriching her once relatively ... -
The 'Family Project': Investigating multi-belief peer learning in two Irish primary schools
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)In 2007, a new model of state-run primary schools was established in Ireland in response to the growing pluralism in this country. These are publicly-managed, multidenominational schools with the Irish state, through the ... -
Blending Catholicism with Chi, Chakras and Crystals: Research on the Lived Reality of Catholicism Among Pre-Service Postgraduate Student Teachers In Catholic Third-Level Colleges in the Republic of Ireland (ROI)
(Brill, 2022)This article presents the findings of a two-year research project investigating four hundred third-level Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students’ perceptions of the religiously unaffiliated in Ireland. The research was ... -
‘The New Nones’: Implications of Ticking the ‘No Religion’ Census Box for Educators in Ireland
(The Furrow, 2020)In recent decades every census in the Republic of Ireland has given a snapshot of the rising number of people who self-identify under the category of ‘No Religion’. In 2016, one in ten people in Ireland belonged to this ... -
Guidelines on the Inclusion of Students of Different Beliefs in Catholic Secondary Schools
(JMB, 2019)This second edition of the Inclusion of Students of Different Beliefs in Catholic Secondary Schools arises out of an acknowledgement that the make-up of the Catholic school population in Ireland has continued to change ... -
Gendered Expectations on the Recognition of ADHD in Young Women and Educational Implications
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022-02)Although sometimes perceived as a well-known condition, there are numerous aspects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) which we do not fully understand. Given the preponderance of previous ADHD research with ... -
PGR StudentSurvey.ie Qualitative Data Analysis Report
(THEA, 2021)The StudentSurvey.ie Steering Group is pleased to publish the results of five research projects analysing the qualitative data generated by the free-text response questions in StudentSurvey.ie and PGRStudentSurvey.ie. The ... -
Literacy in the kitchen
Short video for parents to support young children learning to read and write. -
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 ... -
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 ...
