Browsing Department of Reflective Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies by Title
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Signposts: a resource pack for teachers
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"Sowing the seed" : a bio-ecological exploratory case study of the forest school approach to learning and teaching in the Irish primary school curriculum
(2023-09-26)While emergent research notes an increasing awareness regarding the importance of time spent in nature for personal well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic, recent literature describes children's disconnection from the ... -
The special needs assistant scheme: a value for money review of expenditure on the special needs assistant scheme
(Department of Education and Skills, 2011) -
Stories from school! A narrative inquiry exploring primary teachers' experiences of school-based teacher education
(2021-04-07)‘Stories from School!’ is a personal, philosophical, and educational endeavour which applies narrative (Clandinin and Connelly,1990,1994,1995,1996, 2000; Clandinin 2006, 2013, 2020, Speedy, 2001, 2008; Kim 2016; Craig 2011, ... -
Streets ahead: findings on outdoor play from the growing up in Ireland study
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2018) -
Teacher competences: a core challenge for teacher educators
(Department of Education and Skills, 2009)This paper recognises that Irish educationalists need to assert and debate the values, knowledge, skills and attitudes that our teachers should acquire, while recognising the limitations of any rubric to describe the essence ... -
Time and structure of a revised primary school curriculum
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‘An undervalued, under-appreciated profession, long hours, hard work, poor pay’. A study of the professional identity of BA ECCE graduates
(Institute of Technology Sligo, 2012)Drawing upon a Bachelor of Arts (BA) ECCE graduate occupational profile survey, this paper explores the experiences of graduates with particular reference to the relationship between graduate qualifications and professional ... -
Unequal at birth: inequalities in the occurrence of low birthweight babies in Ireland
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Unreasonable expectation: the dilemma for pedagogues in delivering policy objectives
(Routledge,Taylor & Francis group., 2010)Internationally, early childhood care and education policy is increasingly informed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989). In the Republic of Ireland, the importance of this convention ... -
Untangling the knots – [k]not easy: professional identity in the early childhood care and education sector
(2015)Those working in the Early Childhood Care and Education sector have struggled for professional recognition and status. While professional identity, or lack of it, is associated with a multiplicity of factors, this paper ... -
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 ... -
What’s SWOT in attitudes towards young children in Danish after-school provision: perceptions from an ‘Irish lens’
(OMEP Ireland, 2008)Based on observations of afterschool provision and interviews with stakeholders in Copenhagen, Denmark, this paper presents a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of the attitudes of adults ... -
Where to now for early childhood care and education (ECCE) graduates? A study of the experiences of Irish BA ECCE degree graduates
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2013)International definitions of early childhood locate the field with the care and education of children between birth and six years. In Ireland, this definition applies to both pre-school and the infant classes of primary ... -
'Working together to develop the 3Rs' - an exploration of roles, responsibilities and relationships between ECCE students and teachers in Irish primary school infant classrooms
(CECDE [Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education], 2007)In recent years, several key policy documents have advocated the need for further collaborative working among professionals in the area of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to provide more cohesive and coordinated ...