Department of Reflective Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies: Recent submissions
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How can we avert the citation-based (h index) crisis? (Pre-published version)
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Making a difference: AIMing for the stars in the age of inclusion (Pre-published version)
(Early Childhood Ireland, 2017) -
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 ... -
Professional identity in early childhood care and education: perspectives of pre-school and infant teachers (Pre-Published Version)
(Routledge, 2010)This paper explores perceptions of professional identity in the early childhood care and educations sector (ECCE) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It is concerned with the status, salary and conditions of those working ... -
Locating quality in early childhood care and education discourse in Ireland: pre-school and infant classrooms as a crucible for learning and development
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2011)This study examines the extent to which national and international early childhood policy becomes embedded as an everyday phenomenon in pre-school and primary contexts. Located within an ecological contextual framework ... -
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 ... -
Mentors, Not Models: supporting teachers to be empowered in an Irish context
(Symposium Journals, 2009)This article explores the values and perceptions of Irish mentor teachers who have been involved in mentoring novice teachers. While situating this research within the historical context of the teaching profession in the ... -
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 ... -
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 ...