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The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials that examined the effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Methods: Four electronic databases and reference lists ...
Experiences, barriers and identity: the development of a workshop to promote understanding of and empathy for the migrant experience
(Centre for Global Education, 2017)
This article explores the development of a workshop that was designed to provide participants with a safe space in which to explore and empathise with the experiences of migrants. In this case the Irish centenary ...
Exploring global citizenship education through integrated curricula
(Centre for Global Education, 2016)
This article is informed by a qualitative case study of a primary school in England which developed an integrated school curriculum which focused on global citizenship education (GCE). The school followed a number of steps ...
Representations of race and racism in the textbooks used in southern black schools during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2016-08-30)
During the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876,
formerly enslaved men and women demanded access to education.
Aided by northern white missionaries, free blacks and some southern
whites, freed men and ...
Developing critical citizenship in an evolving Irish culture through interactive workshops
(The SPHE Network, 2017)
This chapter explores the development and facilitation of a workshop exploring migration in Ireland. The workshop was piloted at the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Conference in 2016 and was facilitated on ...
Incentivising advanced mathematics study at upper secondary level: the case of bonus points in Ireland.
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-22)
Secondary level mathematics education in Ireland has recently experienced a period of significant change with the introduction of new curricula and the addition of an incentive to study upper secondary mathematics at the ...