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Displays for the primary school classroom
(I.N.T.O. [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2013)
While traditionally, Irish classrooms have displayed examples of published posters and teacher-generated charts on the walls, with changing constructivist methodologies which value the involvement of pupils, further learning ...
Reaching student voice through the arts - insights from a transition year classroom
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to work with a group of students to explore and
evaluate their previous experiences and attitudes towards the arts. The research is
premised on the understanding that young people are experts ...
An examination of adult access in higher education in Ireland: policy and practice
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
The rationale for this study is to examine the under-researched relationship between national policy and higher education practice in relation to contemporary access initiatives for adult learners in Ireland. This study ...
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 ...
An autoethnographic inquiry into the role of serendipity in becoming a teacher educator/ researcher
(Routledge [Taylor & Francis], 2013)
In this inquiry, the author inquires into her shifting ‘self’ as a researcher/teacher educator in teacher professional development. The ‘self’ in question is acknowledged as being historically, culturally and locally ...
Using electronic books to engage young readers
(I.N.T.O. [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2013-02)
Electronic books offer a fun, interactive, multimedia rich approach to sharing stories
with children. Although teaching reading has traditionally focused on using conventional
printed books, there is a growing shift ...
“The next level”: Investigating teaching and learning within an Irish traditional music online community (Pre-published version)
(Sage, 2013)
Online music communities offer a new context and culture for musical participation globally. This article, employing a socio-cultural theoretical lens, examines how the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM) functions as a ...
Exploring the impact of lesson study on the theory-practice gap in pre-service teacher education
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
Studies of initial teacher education have repeatedly revealed a disparity between the theory taught in teacher education programmes and the subsequent practice of these teachers in the classroom (Allen, Butler-Mader & ...
‘In their shoes’: exploring a modified approach to peer observation of teaching in a university setting (Pre-published version)
(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 ...
How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the ‘practical’ in teacher education? (Pre-published version)
(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 ...