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An evaluation of the special education support service (SESS)
(Department of Education and Skills, 2012)
Pre-service primary teachers’ geometric thinking: Is pre-tertiary mathematics education building sufficiently strong foundations? (Pre-published version)
(Routledge [Taylor & Francis], 2017)
Teacher knowledge is a critical focus of educational research in light of the potential impact of teacher knowledge on student learning. The dearth of research exploring entry-level pre-service teachers’ geometric knowledge ...
“It’s very hard to know how much is the EAL and how much is the learning difficulty”: Challenges in organising support for EAL learners in Irish primary schools (Pre-published version)
(ILSA [Irish Learning Support Association], 2018)
The growth in linguistic diversity in Irish primary schools presents significant opportunities. Learners for whom English is an additional language (EAL) contribute to the rich tapestry of our classrooms. However, ensuring ...
Joining the dots: Connecting change, post-primary development education, initial teacher education and an inter-disciplinary cross-curricular context
(Centre for Global Education, 2018)
This Perspectives article develops a rationale for the integration of a development education (DE) approach into initial teacher education (ITE) within a cross-curricular framework. The perspective is grounded in the ...
Investigating communicative strategies in novice professional communities of practice: a comparative study of engineering and marketing meetings
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)
This study is concerned with the linguistic analysis of a subcorpus of Engineering and Marketing meetings within the context of Authentic Workplace Projects. The study considers the context of Authentic Workplace Projects ...
An investigation of pupils and teachers at the point of transition from primary to post primary school: issues in the teaching and learning of science.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)
This research was undertaken to investigate the issues arising among pupils and teachers in the transition from primary to post-primary science education. The study involved an investigation of pupils‟ attitudes to and ...
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 ...
Exemptions from Irish: an Inclusion dilemma (Pre-published)
(Elsevier, 2018)
While exemptions from Irish are periodically reported in the media, they have attracted little academic commentary. Learners with certain special educational needs (SEN) qualify for an exemption from Irish when clear ...
Research as a respectful practice: an exploration of the practice of respect in qualitative research
(Hipatia Press, 2016)
This article explores the practice of respect within qualitative research methods. As interpersonal respect plays a significant role in the esteem felt within a relationship, it can also serve to cultivate trust between ...
Teaching statistics at the primary level: identifying obstacles and challenges in teacher preparation from looking at teaching
(IASE [International Association for Statistical Education], 2010)
Preparing preservice primary teachers to teach statistics is a complex endeavor. The challenge is to enrich content knowledge, advance pedagogical understandings, and develop the types of thinking and dispositions necessary ...