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The importance of including the child’s voice in the transition process: signposts from a national evaluation of concepts of school readiness in Ireland (Pre-published version)
(Children's Research Network, 2016)
In a recent national evaluation of concepts of school readiness in Ireland commissioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) through the Irish Research Council (IRC), one of the participants, observed ...
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 ...
Early years education-focused inspections: a reason to celebrate? (Pre-published version)
(Children's Research Network, 2015)
The Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Skills (DES), at the request of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), is currently developing a model of early years education-focused inspections (EYEIs) ...
The special needs assistant scheme: a value for money review of expenditure on the special needs assistant scheme
(Department of Education and Skills, 2011)
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 ...
Time and structure of a revised primary school curriculum
(Pedagogy Learning Education, 2017)
Childcare regulations: regulatory enforcement in Ireland. What happens when the inspector calls? (Pre-published version)
(Sage, 2014)
Childcare regulations ensure children’s rights to Early Childhood Care and Education settings that protect them from harm and promote their healthy development. To ensure that settings comply, power is vested with regulatory ...
Putting the learner into the curriculum, not the curriculum into the learner: a case for negotiated integrated curriculum
(University of Bahrain, 2014)
The question “what is good teaching?” leads to further questions about the nature of curriculum and decision-making. This paper explores the need and feasibility of a Negotiated Integrated Curriculum (NIC) to better empower ...
Ambitions for transitions: a guide to support every child’s progression from early years services to primary school
(Department of Education and Skills, 2018)
Breach of trust - getting it right for children in early childhood care and education in Ireland
(NZRECE, 2014)
In May 2013 an exposé of verbal, physical and emotional abuse of young children attending three early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings in Ireland was aired on national television in a documentary called Breach ...