Browsing Special Education (Theses) by Title
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An investigation in to the impact of the weaving well-being tools of resilience programme on primary school children’s self-efficacy and emotion regulation
(2020-12-07)Title: An investigation in to the impact of the Weaving Well-Being Tools of Resilience programme on primary school children’s emotion-regulation and self-efficacy. Background: With referrals to child and adolescent mental ... -
An investigation into affect-related working memory for adolescents with dyslexia
(2022-04-05)Background Working memory and socio-emotional differences are often associated with the neurodiverse profile of dyslexia. However, it is not well understood how affect (i.e., feelings, emotion or mood) interacts with working ... -
An investigation into collaborative practice between the class teacher, special education teacher (SET) and speech and language therapist to identify and meet the needs of students with speech, language and communication difficulties (SLCD) in Irish primary schools
(2023-09-26)The number of students presenting with Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties (SLCD) represents a significant cohort of the student population nationally and internationally, according to the literature. These ... -
Leadership for inclusive special education in Irish primary schools: an exploration of the role of the special educational needs coordinator
(2025-03-13)As the educational landscape rapidly transforms in response to the promotion of inclusive education agendas, it has brought challenges to the management and leadership of provision for students with Special Educational ... -
Listening to the learner: an exploration of primary school children's learner identity
(2020-12-17)Listening to the Learner: An Exploration of Primary School Children’s Learner Identity Fiona Brennan Teachers are often unaware of the profound effect that aspects of everyday school life may have on pupils. To ... -
The lived experience of Hospital school stakeholders in Ireland
(2025-03-19)Background: Literature indicates that increasingly more children are living with serious medical conditions whilst continuing their education. Hospital schools (HSs) allow hospitalised children to continue their schooling ... -
Making children visible: using student voice to shape inclusive practice in mainstream post-primary schools in Ireland
(2025-03-19)Ratification of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989 initiated academic, political and community interest and commitment to advancing advocacy and support for children, their rights, ... -
Multi-agency work to support children in care in Ireland: an activity theory analysis of psychologists’ and social workers’ perceptions
(2020-12-17)Multi-Agency Work to Support Children in Care in Ireland: An Activity Theory Analysis of Psychologists’ and Social Workers’ Perceptions Catríona (Katie) Curtin Background. In order to enable children in care to ... -
My feed does not define me: the role of social networking site usage in adolescent self-concept
(2020-12-16)Introduction: Adolescence is a critical period of self-concept development. However, with the prevalence of social networking site use amongst this age group, this development is now occurring in a completely different ... -
The neurodiversity paradigm: exploring the factors influencing educational psychologists’ attitudes and practices
(2025-03-21)Background: The neurodiversity paradigm (NP) and the Neurodiversity Movement (NM) have called for a shift away from traditional notions of pathologising neurological differences, such as autism, to instead embracing the ... -
"Nothing about me without me": exploring how educational psychologists in Irish disability, educational and primary care services elicit and represent the voices of school aged children and young people with special educational needs
(2023-10-23)Background: National and international policy stipulate the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs (SEN). During consultation, educational psychologists ... -
Parent-child interactions: what is the role of smartphones?
(2022-04-06)Background The importance of parent-child attachment in supporting child wellbeing and development has been well-documented in the literature. However, modern technologies may act as a barrier to parent-child interactions. ... -
The perceptions of Irish school personnel of critical incident training and critical incident response from school psychological services and other services: an appreciative inquiry
(2023-10-23)Background: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) defines a Critical Incident (CI) as: “any incident or sequence of events which overwhelms the normal coping mechanisms of the school” (Department of Educational ... -
Perspectives on enhancing a culture of learner voices in a 21st century post-primary school
(2025-03-19)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations 1989) gave children the right to be heard on matters that concern them. Ireland, like much of Europe since the mid 1990’s has had an explicit focus ... -
Refugee and asylum-seeker youths’ experiences of education in Ireland an interpretative phenomenological analysis
(2023-09-26)Background: School can play an important protective role in the lives of refugee youth. While a substantial body of research relates risk factors to subsequent psychosocial and educational outcomes for refugee youth, less ... -
The relationship between individual achievement and class-average achievement on pupils' intrinsic motivation
(2022-04-05)Background: Three decades of research have investigated the relevance of the big-fish-little pond effect (BFLPE) and the internal/external frame of reference model (I/E model) to pupils’ academic self-concepts (ASCs). The ... -
The role of physical activity and outdoor play in the socio-emotional development of children in Ireland
(2021-02-23)The Role of Physical Activity and Outdoor Play in the Socio-Emotional Development of Children in Ireland Emma Hilliard Aims Physical activity and outdoor play is thought to have a number of benefits for healthy ... -
School life following acquired brain injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of adolescents, their parents and teachers in the Irish context
(2023-09-29)Aims: Research on acquired brain injury (ABI) has acknowledged the importance of environmental factors in the rehabilitation process. Given that adolescents spend a large proportion of their time in the school setting, ... -
Sleep, problematic smartphone use and mental toughness: exploring the effectiveness of a school-based sleep promotion intervention
(2022-04-05)Background and Aims: Sleep is a protective factor against mental and physical ill health. However, evidence suggests that a minority of adolescents meet the established sleep duration recommendations. In addition, evidence ...