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Primary school pupils’ life skills development the case for primary school pupils development in Uganda
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)Life skills education was introduced as part of the thematic curriculum in Uganda between 2007 and 2012. An infusion approach to life skills is taken within that curriculum, whereby life skills are to be taught through the ... -
Primary teachers with expertise in PE: a win-win for all?
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Principled pattern curation to guide data-driven learning design
(Elsevier, 2022-08-06)Insights from corpus linguistics (CL) have informed language learning and materials design, among many other areas. An important nexus between CL and language learning is the use of Data-Driven Learning (DDL), which draws ... -
"Prison-paradise"?: das internat als entwick-lungsraum in deutschsprachigen romanen nach 1968
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)The PhD thesis at hand is entitled “Prison-Paradise? The boarding school as space for individuation in German-language novels after 1968”. It is about the literary depiction of disciplinary institutions and their speci-fic ... -
The problem of a subjective authenticity and the articulation of belonging among the Irish in England-a psychosocial approach (pre-print version)
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This paper presents the question of identity and authenticity as a problematic one, capable of investigation through a psychosocial lens. ‘Authenticity’, as explored by Erickson (1995) and Weigert (1988, 2009) may be ... -
Problem posing and primary pre-service teachers: An initial study
(St. Patrick’s College, Dublin, 2011)Problem solving is an important component of primary mathematics. Central to the activity of problem solving is the task of problem posing. This study examines the skills and predispositions of pre-service teachers when ... -
A process of change in the teaching and learning of traditional music performance in Ennis, Co. Clare 1961-1980 (Pre-published version)
(St. Patrick's College, Dublin, 2011)Ennis, Co. Clare is now considered to be one of the principal strongholds of traditional Irish music practice in the world. However prior to 1961, the music practice in the town appears to have been limited to a few ... -
Processes for communal discernment: diocesan synods and assemblies
(The Catholic University of America Press, 2011)Some years ago the English theologian. Nicholas Lash. reflecting on belief in God in contemporary western culture. repeatedly used the image ofa school when referring to the Church. At one point he said. "this, ... is the ... -
Professional identity in early childhood care and education: perspectives of pre-school and infant teachers (Pre-Published Version)
(Routledge, 2010)This paper explores perceptions of professional identity in the early childhood care and educations sector (ECCE) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It is concerned with the status, salary and conditions of those working ... -
Promoting democratic values in initial teacher education: findings from a self-study action research project
(Centre for Global Education, 2023)Democracy and global education are intrinsically linked in their shared commitment to debate and the opportunity to evaluate multiple perspectives and make informed decisions on topics that impact the world around us. A ... -
Prospective primary teachers understandings of graphicacy (Pre-published version)
(Springer Verlag [Germany], 2016)This paper reports on the statistical knowledge of 456 entry-level, prospective teachers relating to data representation. We report on the responses of participants to three items sourced from the OECD Programme for ... -
Protein extraction and bioactive hydrolysate generation from two microalgae, Porphyridium purpureum and Phaeodactylum tricornutum
(International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, 2018)Microalgae are a relatively underutilised source of valuable nutritional compounds and biochemicals. Their high protein contents make them an interesting target for the generation of bioactive peptides for the functional ... -
Providing challenge in pattern work in the infant classes
(NCE-MSTL [National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning], University of Limerick, 2012) -
The provision of disability services in Limerick 1930-1990
(2013-12-18)This thesis explores the evolution of services for the disabled in Limerick from the 1930s to end of the twentieth century. It examines the development of services, the prominent role of religion and the church in this ... -
Psychological approaches to enhancing fair play (Pre-published version)
(Nova Science Publishers, 2013)This article reviews approaches to studying sportspersonship, moral behavior in sport and broader morality theory to offer practical strategies to enhance fair play. By identifying stages and levels of morality and reviewing ... -
Psychosocial factors related to children’s active school travel: A comparison of two European regions
(Berkeley Electronic Press, 2014)Inequalities in health behaviors exist between regions of Europe, along a North West/South East axis. This study investigated whether prevalence of walking to school and associated psychosocial antecedents differed between ... -
Public exercises in othering: Irish print media coverage of asylum seekers and refugees (pre-published version)
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008)