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Shaping public policy: Is there a place for values-led debate and discourse in the public sphere?
(Social Justice Ireland, 2010)
Unreasonable expectation: the dilemma for pedagogues in delivering policy objectives
(Routledge,Taylor & Francis group., 2010)
Internationally, early childhood care and education policy is increasingly informed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989). In the Republic of Ireland, the importance of this convention ...
A critical (auto) ethnographic study of deaf people's experience of education and culture in Ireland.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
At the heart of this thesis is the methodological and theoretical framework in which to conduct a study of deaf people’s experience of education and culture in Ireland. Methodologically, the research design is critical ...
Moving in school: physical activity promotion in primary school setting
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
Introduction: Childhood physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits. However, many children worldwide are not sufficiently active to meet the 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ...
Integrating, fostering and encouraging the development of literacy skills in the Irish Primary science classroom
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
The National strategy to improve literacy and numeracy among children and young people 2011-2020 in Ireland states that we need to prioritise literacy and numeracy through positive interventions and integrating these skills ...
The Role of Sustained, On-Site Continuing Professional Development in the Promotion of a Whole-School Approach to Comprehension Strategy Instruction.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
This study examines the extent to which a sustained, coherent, on-site
professional development approach, incorporating a school-based facilitator, can
support the staff of a large urban primary school in the implementation ...
A quantitative and qualitative inquiry into the relationship between self-esteem and coping processes of university students
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2011)
University life brings with it many stressful events, which place varying demands on students.
During this time many students leave home for the first time, have a new found social life, a parttime
job and also have to ...
For Love or Money: Exploring the professional identity of the Early Childhood Care and Education sector in Ireland today.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
This, study: For love or Money: Exploring the professional identity of the Early Childhood Care and Education sector in Ireland today examines a broad range of ECCE policies and initiatives throughout the last twenty years ...
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 ...