Browsing by Author "Ní Chróinín, Déirdre"
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Assessment tools in primary physical education: enhancing teaching and learning
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Murtagh, Elaine; O'Connor, Ann-Maria; Mulcahy, Catherine (afPE [Association for Physical Education], 2011) -
Beginning teacher standards for physical education: promoting a democratic ideal? (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Tormey, Roland; O'Sullivan, Mary (Elsevier, 2012)The framing of teaching standards within restrictive managerial or collaborative democratic ideologies impacts significantly on initial teacher education. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore teacher educators’ ... -
Developing deeper understanding of teacher education practice through accessing and responding to pre-service teacher engagement with their learning (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Fletcher, Tim; O'Sullivan, Mary (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2018)In this research we examined the ways we accessed and responded to students’ engagement with a set of pedagogical principles of teacher education focused on meaningful physical education. The research was cross-cultural, ... -
An evaluation of Irish primary school children’s physical activity during the segmented school-day
Murtagh, Elaine; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Hegarty, Deirdre (DCU [Dublin City University], 2013) -
Flying the ‘Active School Flag’: Physical activity promotion through self-evaluation in primary schools in Ireland
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Murtagh, Elaine; Bowles, Richard (Routledge, 2012)Primary schools are key sites where children can be active, advance their knowledge and understanding of how to participate in physical activity (PA) and develop an appreciation of its importance in their lives. This ... -
How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the ‘practical’ in teacher education? (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Mitchell, Eamonn; Kenny, Ailbhe; Murtagh, Elaine; Vaughan, Elaine Claire (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)This study examined pre-service primary teachers’ perspectives on teaching and learning experiences within college-based courses in ‘practical’ subject areas within a teacher education programme. Following three individual ... -
Implementing formative assessment in primary physical education: teacher perspectives and experiences (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Cosgrave, Caitríona (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)Background: Incorporating assessment as a regular practice can enhance teaching and learning in primary physical education. However, there is little evidence to suggest primary teachers use assessment strategies regularly ... -
‘In their shoes’: exploring a modified approach to peer observation of teaching in a university setting (Pre-published version)
Kenny, Ailbhe; Mitchell, Eamonn; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Vaughan, Elaine Claire; Murtagh, Elaine (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)Peer observation of teaching (POT) has become common practice in many universities. However, it could be argued that existing models often have limited scope for understanding the student experience. This study presents a ... -
Irish primary school teachers' experiences with Sport Education
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Kinchin, Gary; MacPhail, Ann (Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2012)Recent reviews illustrate the considerable literature on Sport Education (e.g. Kinchin, 2006; Wallhead & O’Sullivan, 2005). However, research on the experiences of non-specialist physical education teachers attempting Sport ... -
A layered approach to critical friendship as a means to support pedagogical innovation in pre-service teacher education (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Fletcher, Tim; O’Sullivan, Mary (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2016)In this paper we describe and interpret how two distinct layers of critical friendship were used to support a pedagogical innovation in pre-service teacher education. The innovation (called Learning About Meaningful Physical ... -
Multiple layers of interactivity in self-study of practice research: an empirically-based exploration of methodological issues (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Fletcher, Tim; O'Sullivan, Mary (Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices, 2016) -
Off-balance: the integration of physical education content learning and Irish language learning in English-medium primary schools in Ireland
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Ní Mhurchú, Siobhán; Ó Ceallaigh, T.J. (Routledge, 2016)Increased attention to integrated approaches has resulted from demands to prioritise literacy learning while maintaining a balanced curriculum in primary schools. Limited empirical evidence to support integrated approaches ... -
Playtime: the needs of very young learners in physical education and sport
Murphy, Frances; Ní Chróinín, Déirdre (Pearson Education, 2011) -
Primary teachers with expertise in PE: a win-win for all?
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Murtagh, Elaine (INTO [Irish National Teacher's Organisation], 2009) -
Pupils' and teachers' perceptions of a culminating festival within a sport education season in Irish primary schools
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Kinchin, Gary; MacPhail, Ann (Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2009)Background: Whilst there is considerable literature on Sport Education [SE] little attention has been afforded to an investigation into the use of a specific festival as a culmination to a season. Purpose: The purpose ... -
Snapshots: teacher educator professional learning shaping teacher educator practices
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Parker, Melissa; Coulter, Maura; Walsh, Ciaran; McFlynn, Paul (S-STEP, 2016) -
Teacher educators’ enactment of pedagogies that prioritise learning about meaningful physical education (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Fletcher, Tim; Price, Caitlin; Francis, Nancy (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2018)This research focused on supporting pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) learning through the development of pedagogical principles of learning about meaningful physical education (LAMPE) in two physical education teacher education ... -
Teacher educators’ perspectives on the implementation of Beginning Teacher Standards for Physical Education in Ireland: developing and regulating the profession? (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; O'Sullivan, Mary; Tormey, Roland (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)The physical education teacher education community in Ireland has developed Beginning Teacher Standards for Physical Education (BTSfPE) at the post-primary (secondary) level. This study explored teacher educators' perspectives ... -
Using features of meaningful experiences to guide primary physical education practice (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Beni, Stephanie; Fletcher, Tim (Sage, 2018)Providing meaningful experiences in physical education has long been identified as a key objective for teachers to strive toward. Supported by a critical friend, a beginning teacher used self-study methodology to analyse ... -
What is PE? (Pre-published version)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre (Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)Physical education is a socially constructed activity that forms one component of a wider physical culture that includes sport and health/physical activity (Kirk, 1999, Lake, 2001a: 69, Penney, 1998). The terms sport and ...