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Being there- a qualitative arts-based narrative inquiry into the lived experiences of women in management and leadership in high education in Ireland
(2023-10-02)
The story of a male dominated leadership environment in academia is one which has been well told both nationally and internationally, as has the description of the academy as one in which the devaluing of women has become ...
The quiddity of inclusion: an interpretative phenomenological study of early childhood teachers experiences of the LINC (Leadership for Inclusion in the early years) programme on perceptions and practice of inclusion.
(2023-10-02)
This interpretative hermeneutic phenomenological (IHP) study focuses on the lived experiences of early years educators engaged in the Leadership for Inclusion (LINC) programme, a continuing professional development (CPD) ...
The effectiveness of an online dialogic reading intervention for improving the oral language skills of children attending a DEIS school in Ireland
(2023-10-02)
Background: Dialogic Reading (DR) is a well-established, evidence-based, interactive reading intervention. Research indicates that children from low-socioeconomic backgrounds benefit less well from this intervention than ...
Musical futures as critical pedagogy: participatory case study research with generalist primary school teachers in the Republic of Ireland
(2023-09-27)
Within the primary generalist context, issues inter alia of confidence, knowledge, beliefs and values, efficacy, and considerable variance in the musical backgrounds and experiences of teachers compound to problematise ...
An appreciative inquiry into coaches’ perspectives on the inclusion of young people with autism in sport clubs in Ireland
(2023-10-02)
Background: Young people with autism spectrum difference (ASD) engage in fewer physical activities and participate less frequently in sport than their peers. To date, research has focused on the barriers to the participation ...
The effectiveness of a school-based test anxiety intervention at primary-level
(2023-10-02)
Background Test anxiety (TA) is characterised as an extreme fear of assessment which has a debilitating effect on performance. Despite growing concern over TA in primary-level education in Ireland, research on evidence-based ...
All singing from the same hymn sheet? An exploration of the lived experiences of joint work between Irish mainstream primary school teaching staff and NEPS psychologists to facilitate inclusion between 2015-2020.
(2023-10-02)
Background. The role of the NEPS psychologist is said to have evolved in recent years in response to the global inclusion movement. In Ireland, the introduction of Circular 0013/2017 provided primary schools with greater ...
Exploring a community of musical practice: a case study of music generation Limerick City
(2023-09-27)
This research provides a case study of Music Generation Limerick City. Music Generation
(MG), established in 2011, is a national music education programme in the Republic of Ireland.
As of September 2022, MG provides ...
School life following acquired brain injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of adolescents, their parents and teachers in the Irish context
(2023-09-29)
Aims: Research on acquired brain injury (ABI) has acknowledged the importance of environmental factors in the rehabilitation process. Given that adolescents spend a large proportion of their time in the school setting, ...
‘Getting into the nucleus of the school’: experiences of collaboration between special educational needs co-ordinators, senior leadership teams, and educational psychologists in Irish post-primary schools.
(2023-09-27)
Objective: The research explored barriers and facilitators to collaboration between National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) psychologists, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) and Senior Leadership ...