Browsing Master in Education (M.Ed.) Theses by Date of Publication
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Migrant Children’s Experiences of Learning English as an Additional Language in Irish Primary Schools.
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2019)This study aimed to investigate migrant learners’ experiences of learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) in Irish primary schools, within the context of the school community and the larger language-in-education ... -
An Exploration of Supports Provided for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in both Mainstream and Specialised Preschool Settings in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)An Exploration of Supports Provided for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in both Mainstream and Specialised Preschool Settings in Ireland. There is limited research available on the supports for deaf and hard ... -
Systematic Literature Review of the intervention that can inform the design of Access Maths
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)It is widely acknowledged that opportunities for learning maths are not equal for all students. The general myth that maths is difficult and the tableau of identifying a person as “maths person” or” not a maths person”; ... -
Equity in Access to Higher Education : A Study Focused on China’s Hunan Province -- A Province With Sizeable Minority Populations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Since the 1990s, higher education has undergone significant growth and expansion throughout the world, including China. This study aims to explore issues related to equity and access to higher education in China in the ... -
The Lived Experiences of Special Needs Assistants working with Children with Social Emotional and Behavioural Disorders.
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Despite research on children with SEBD, little is known about their main support, the SNA. SNA’s work has changed to include a pedagogical and behavioural management role. SNAs experience physical and verbal assaults ... -
The Combination of Drama in Education and Digital Storytelling Pedagogy to Improve Students' Speaking Fluency
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Language is integral to the Chinese basic education curriculum (Liu & Fang, 2009) . Learning Mandarin is about successful communication since various dialects are spoken in various regions of China. Good communication in ... -
Views on Creativity and Secondary Language Teaching in Higher Education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)In the higher education field, creativity has become one of the significant qualities of learners in the 21st century. Accordingly, creativity is also seen as a developmental goal in language education. In the course ... -
Feeling the Music Teaching Instrumental Music through Drama in Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)This study uses Drama in Education as an effective medium of knowledge transfer and an interdisciplinary approach to Music Education. In this way, the study demonstrates that Drama in Education as an effective pedagogical ... -
Chinese College Students Experiences of the Chinese Education System
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)The function of education in Chinese society is essential. Having access to higher education is crucial. Gaokao, the most comprehensive and fierce test, is a major strategy for people to realize their potential and gain ... -
The Museum and The Drama: The Experience of the Object as Intercultural Education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Drama-in-education can create an “in-between” time and space for audiences to explore the past in the immediacy of the present moment. The main role of a museum is to preserve the past in the present moment for future ... -
On the Origin of Understanding: Using Mathematics to Dispel Misconceptions of Evolution
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)On the Origin of Understanding: Using Mathematics to Dispel Misconceptions of Evolution Evolution is the central unifying theory of Biology and a key part of science education. It has an overwhelming amount of evidence ... -
How makerspaces can support learning across disciplines
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)In this systematic literature review, various papers on makerspaces in education, and their impact across disciplines were studied. This study is more focused on the senior school settings and children of related age groups ... -
An exploration of tutor and provider perspectives of tutor CPD in the private FET sector in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)This study focuses on the gap in literature and research on tutor CPD in the private Further Education and Training (FET) sector in Ireland. The study explores a) FET tutor’s perspectives and experiences of their own ... -
Social-Emotional Learning: An Exploration of Purpose in Primary Schools
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Emotions and feelings are experienced by people on a daily occurrence (Allyn, 2022). Understanding what causes reactions to these emotions is key in building on one’s emotional intelligence (Allyn, 2022). To build on this, ... -
The role of nationhood in citizenship education curricula: a comparison of Mexico and the Netherlands
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)This paper aims to answer the research question: to what extent is nationhood an educational outcome in the prescribed national citizenship education curricula of secondary schools in Mexico and the Netherlands? This ... -
Cultivating awareness-based well-being: An exploratory study of the use of mindfulness in and as Inclusion in the Early Years
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Increasing mental well-being challenges for children with additional support needs, their parents and early years educators have been reported in literature, especially during the covid-19 pandemic. The use of mindfulness ... -
Translanguaging in Higher Education: Students’ Perceptions and Its Pedagogical Implications
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)This dissertation attempts to synthesise the literature on translanguaging practised in diverse academic disciplines and social contexts, especially in the context of higher education. Its primary purpose is to use an ... -
Developing wellbeing at school: a study on the effects of literature on students’ mental health in the Irish Junior Cycle
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)The low levels of adolescents’ wellbeing are currently concerning many associations and Nations, including Ireland. In this Country, to buffer this phenomenon, the NNCA introduced in 2017 a core Wellbeing Programme in the ... -
Collaborative Practice: perspectives, experiences, and expectations of primary teachers in relation to learning support systems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)Internationally, the critical emphasis on collaborative practice and special education continues to be the centre of a tenacious debate in world education. Additionally, the collective engagement and implementation of ... -
Knowledge Graphs in Education: A Systematic Literature Review and Directions for Future Work
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2022)In the last decade, a new technology and tool named ‘knowledge graph’ has caught the attention of experts in a variety of fields, such as education, artificial intelligence, big data, natural language processing and the ...
