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Igniting a spark?: an investigation into how an Irish arts partnership can support primary teachers in their teaching of arts education
(2023-10-24)In recent years, arts partnerships have increased in popularity as a means of delivering arts education in schools. Creating opportunities for both teachers and artists alike, arts partnerships can enhance a shared sense ... -
The best of both worlds: exploring the socialisation of physical education specialism graduates as generalist teachers with expertise in PE
(2023-10-23)This research investigated the self-efficacy, beliefs, and practices of generalist primary school teachers who undertook the Bachelor of Education with a specialism in PE between 2016 and 2019. Data were collected through ... -
Being there- a qualitative arts-based narrative inquiry into the lived experiences of women in management and leadership in high education in Ireland
(2023-10-02)The story of a male dominated leadership environment in academia is one which has been well told both nationally and internationally, as has the description of the academy as one in which the devaluing of women has become ... -
Exploring a community of musical practice: a case study of music generation Limerick City
(2023-09-27)This research provides a case study of Music Generation Limerick City. Music Generation (MG), established in 2011, is a national music education programme in the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2022, MG provides ... -
Take a chance, give a chance and give a real chance: experiences and perspectives of volunteer women coaches in ladies Gaelic football
(2023-09-27)The voice of volunteer women coaches is underrepresented in coaching literature. This research explores the experiences of volunteer women coaches at the non-elite club level within the sport of Ladies Gaelic football. To ... -
Musical futures as critical pedagogy: participatory case study research with generalist primary school teachers in the Republic of Ireland
(2023-09-27)Within the primary generalist context, issues inter alia of confidence, knowledge, beliefs and values, efficacy, and considerable variance in the musical backgrounds and experiences of teachers compound to problematise ... -
An exploration of the impact of formal and non-formal teaching and learning approaches on piano students’ musical knowledge, skills, engagement and motivation: a longitudinal action research study
(2023-09-25)Traditional approaches to piano pedagogy tend to be dominated by Western Classical Music practices where musical literacy and technical skills take precedence over aural skills. This can lead to fragmented musical understanding ... -
ABC's and 123's: The Role of the Home Learning Environment in Cognitive and Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
(2022-04-05)Play in early childhood is known to have benefits for children across cognitive and socioemotional domains. The purpose of this research was to examine factors that influence play and learning in the home environment in ... -
Shared learning, different contexts: understanding teaching for meaning in pre-service physical education teacher education
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Strengthening the fabric, untangling the knots: a collaborative self-study involving coaching and teaching
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Positive youth development and resilience amongst early school leavers
(2020-01-24)Early School Leaving (ESL) represents a massive loss of potential to individuals who leave school and can have a much wider social and economic cost. This study examines Early School Leaving (ESL) and resilience among young ... -
Active classrooms: Development and evaluation of a movement integration intervention to increase physical activity levels of primary school children
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)Physical inactivity is recognised as an international public health issue with less than 20% of children globally achieving the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day for health ... -
Playing to our strengths: physical education leadership in Irish primary schools
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)This thesis set out to research primary physical education (PE) leadership. It is an exploratory study investigating generalist primary school teachers’ experiences of PE leadership. Although PE leadership has been identified ... -
Moving in school: physical activity promotion in primary school setting
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)Introduction: Childhood physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits. However, many children worldwide are not sufficiently active to meet the 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ... -
Pedagogical approaches to promote meaningful participation in Primary physical education
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This research was undertaken (1) to identify pedagogies that support children’s meaningful participation in primary physical education (PE) and (2) to investigate one teacher’s experience of implementing the meaningful ... -
Reaching student voice through the arts - insights from a transition year classroom
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)The purpose of this study was to work with a group of students to explore and evaluate their previous experiences and attitudes towards the arts. The research is premised on the understanding that young people are experts ...