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Reviewing literature on gender using found poetry and dramatic script
(The Qualitative Report, 2016)
In this article, derived from the literature review chapter of her doctoral dissertation, the author presents a variation on what Prendergast (2006) calls found poetry as literature review. Her writing experiment is intended ...
All together now: A review of the Mary Immaculate College children’s choir
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
The Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Children’s Choir is a university-school-community initiative aimed at complementing and enhancing existing music education provision in primary schools. From the outset, a research and ...
The voice of the child in 21st Century education matters, now more than ever (Pre-published version)
(Australian Association for Research in Education, 2016)
In education systems today there is a real danger of children’s voices being swamped by those of bureaucrats, economists and politicians. I believe to ensure we remain responsive to learners we have to listen and respond ...
School-based interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in children: A systematic review
(AIMS Press, 2016)
Prolonged, uninterrupted periods of sedentary time may be associated with increased risk of Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality even if the minimum recommended levels of daily physical activity ...
Off-balance: the integration of physical education content learning and Irish language learning in English-medium primary schools in Ireland
(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 ...
Evaluation of the Doodle Families Literacy Programme Pilot, Dublin: Childhood Development Initiative
(Childhood Development Initiative, Dublin., 2016)
The Doodle Families Literacy Programme was a pilot programme that was delivered in three DEIS Band 1 primary schools in Limerick during the period of April to June 2015 for First Class children and their parents. Doodle ...
Pedagogical approaches to promote meaningful participation in Primary physical education
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
This research was undertaken (1) to identify pedagogies that support children’s meaningful participation in primary physical education (PE) and (2) to investigate one teacher’s experience of implementing the meaningful ...
Practical problems: using literature to teach statistics
(NCTM [National Council of Teachers of Mathematics], 2016)
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 ...
"ESRI research reviews new support programme for newly qualified teachers"
(ESRI [Economic & Social Research Institute], 2016)
A new research report, ‘Review of the Droichead Teacher Induction Pilot Programme’, was published today by the ESRI and the Teaching Council,providing an in-depth examination of a new approach to teacher induction in primary ...