Master in Education (M.Ed.) Theses: Recent submissions
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“Just play” the piano player inside: An exploration of an informal learning practice on formal piano education in a Dublin music school
This phenomenological study focuses on applying and assessing the impact of an informal learning approach, in a formal piano education setting in Dublin. The synthesis of two music worlds is investigated as polarities ... -
Standards for Evaluating Shared Knowledge Representation Interfaces in Teachable Agents
Teachable Agents are a unique type of learning technology that aim to harness Learning-ByTeaching theory in order to enhance student learning outcomes. With most Pedagogical Agents, students typically learn passively ... -
A Case Study on the Impact of Gender on Behaviour in the Playground in a Primary School Setting
What impact does gender have on behaviours and interactions in the playground? Do boys and girls interact with each other and play together? In order to answer these questions, this study aims to do extensive research ... -
Teacher Autonomy and the New Junior Cycle Curriculum: The effects the implementation of the Junior Cycle curriculum has had on the autonomy of Junior Cycle teachers.
In 2015, post-primary education began the roll-out of significant educational reform. The Junior Certificate course, first introduced in 1989, was replaced by the Junior Cycle Framework (DESa, 2015) officially in the ... -
How pupil and teacher perceptions of misbehaviour vary in an Irish primary school classroom: A case study
This research aimed to explore the contrast in pupil and teacher perceptions of misbehaviour in an Irish primary school classroom. The researcher had experienced challenging behaviour throughout her teaching career and ... -
The Impact of Teacher-Pupil Conflict on Staff Wellbeing: A Case Study
Wellbeing has become a priority in education. Schools have been identified as having a vital role in the promotion of wellbeing of all children and young people. Education is key to equipping children and young people ... -
What Do Teachers Really Think About Inclusive Education? A Qualitative Study Exploring Teachers' Perspectives and Experiences in Relation to How Children With Autism Are Included Within The Mainstream Setting of Gaelscoils.
Recently there has been a shift towards educating children with autism in the mainstream school as a result of the establishment of inclusive education policies and a move away from segregated provision for those children. ... -
The Transition to Higher Education: A Comparative Study of US and Irish Students
Current research on the mental health and wellbeing of undergraduate students indicates that many students are struggling to adjust to the social, emotional, and academic demands of undergraduate education. The key ... -
An fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste? – Examining supports available for Irish-medium second-level schools to promote teachers’ professional and language development
This dissertation presents an analysis of teacher professional and language development in Irish-medium second-level education in Ireland. In particular, the study examines the challenges which face teachers in this ... -
Knowing me, Knowing you. A Study of Post Primary Deputy Principals’ Understanding of Emotional Intelligence and how it Relates to the Role of School Leader
Research in the area of leadership over the past two decades points to Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a driver of success and efficacy at work. Following research that leadership is an emotion-laden process, it is important ... -
An auto ethnographic account of one woman’s experience on school retention as a female student in Uganda.
ABSTRACT. I am the living embodiment of the experiences of one female student, teacher, wife, mother and educator living with female students who are still in school. My interest in this thesis is in those female students ... -
Exploring Current Development of Policy and Practice of Early Intervention Services in Taiwan
Exploring Current Development of Policy and Practice of Early Intervention Services in Taiwan CHIEN-TSO, YEH In Taiwan the Early Intervention services have been developed for decades. However, during the long ... -
Early Childhood Educators and the Early Identification of Additional Needs in Early Years Settings
Early intervention has been recognised internationally as essential for children with additional needs, in order to achieve optimal development. To obtain early intervention an assessment is required, and the earlier a ... -
An Investigation of how to support oral language development and emergent literacy skills of preschool children coming from a diverse linguistic and cultural background
Research has shown that Ireland has traditionally had an extended history of emigration , however, recent immigration moves have been changing the country’s population scenario. A lack of research was identified in the ... -
Tiptoeing the line: towards the development of an international school drama curriculum for social justice.
2020 has been a difficult year: events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted some of the inequities that exist in the world. For those working in education, such global contexts ... -
TITLE: MIND THE GAP! AN EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE TEACHING FROM PRIMARY TO POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL, FROM THE TEACHER PERSPECTIVE, IN THE IRISH CONTEXT.
Title: Mind the gap! An exploration of science teaching from primary to post-primary school, from the teacher perspective, in the Irish context. Research Question: Do teachers feel that Primary Science adequately ... -
Cultivating the Curiosity Amplifier: An Investigation into the use of the iPad as a tool for learning in the Irish Primary Music Curriculum
The iPad has become ubiquitous in Irish education with its efficacy in supporting school inclusion, as well as learning in core subjects well documented. The iPad has also proven to be popular with musicians availing of ... -
The Implementation of In-Service Training Focusing on Young Children’s Social-Emotional Development, and how it Impacts on Early Years Practitioners’ Knowledge, Professional Confidence and Reporting Practices: An Action Research Project
This action research project explored the impact on Early Years practitioners of an in-service training programme focusing on social-emotional development in young children. The subsequent effects on Early Years practitioners’ ...
