Mary Immaculate Research Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1-20 of 2205
-
Musical setting creation for a Yeats poem: an autoethnography with the propeller model approach
(Ideas Forum International Academic and Scientific Association (IFIASA), 2025-05-16)Researchers and artists alike have their own unique challenges when it comes to engaging with their craft for the purposes of producing a final product. Both occupations hold their own respective identities when it comes ... -
“I feel I should put that work in”: discourses of effortfulness and essentialism among post-Brexit applicants for Irish citizenship
(Wiley, 2024-09-01)This article explores the post-Brexit increase in applications for Irish passports through descent, and in so doing, seeks to develop a social/political psychology of diasporic citizenship. It draws on a focus group and ... -
Listening to the experiences of students from refugee backgrounds in Irish post primary schools: implications for schools
(Irish Learning Support Association, 2024)This study sought to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of refugee youth regarding their education in Ireland. By listening to the experiences of the young people, the study aimed to identify supportive ... -
Policy actors’ experiences of the decisionmaking processes in Irish primary educational policymaking 1990-2023: a continuum from a ‘cosy consensus’ to a ‘fight in the ditch’
(2025-03-21)This research investigated the mechanisms by which decisions are made surrounding Irish primary educational policymaking. Policymaking can be viewed as a complicated and complex process abundant with change, tension and ... -
The supernatural in the Irish revolution 1916-1923
(2025-03-21)This project's goal is to investigate the supernatural beliefs, practices, and anomalous experiences of Irish revolutionaries and their opponents during the period of 1916-1923. More specifically, along with providing a ... -
'To be or not to bee?' Lesson study in early years education: what are the characteristics of an effective STEAM lesson?
(2025-03-21)This study investigates the integration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) in early years education using the innovative approach of lesson study. The aim of this research is to explore the ... -
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 ... -
Navigating youth participatory action research in a primary school: exploring power dynamics, tensions and challenges
(2025-03-19)Involving children in the co-production of knowledge through cross-generational research such as Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is a growing practice which has the benefits of amplifying the voices of children ... -
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, ... -
A self-study of a novice coach navigating the coaching journey
(2025-03-19)This study investigated the learning experiences of one novice coach navigating the complexities of coaching teenage girls aged 12-14 over the course of one season. This included consideration of how to balance competition, ... -
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 ... -
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in Irish mainstream primary schools: staff experiences and inclusive practices
(2025-03-19)Background: Inclusive education for students with additional needs has been denoted in Irish educational policies for three decades, as well as in international literature and human rights legislation with increasing ... -
An exploration of the implementation of a mathematics dynamic assessment with pupils experiencing mathematics difficulties in the Irish education system using Yin's case study methodology
(2025-03-19)Aims: The current research project aims to explore the implementation of a dynamic assessment of curriculum-based mathematics tasks in the Irish primary school context and address the question of how this process can ... -
Wellbeing in Irish primary schools: an exploration of educator experiences of the three-tiered continuum of support framework in supporting pupil wellbeing needs
(2025-03-19)This study explores the experiences of school principals, class teachers, and special education teachers in implementing the three-tiered Continuum of Support framework (CoS) to address pupil wellbeing needs in Irish Primary ... -
An exploration of educational psychologists' experiences of working with children and young people from refugee backgrounds in Ireland
(2025-03-19)Children and Young People (CYP) from refugee backgrounds are likely to have been exposed to traumatic events, have been required to adjust to a new environment, while also learning an additional language, and adjusting to ... -
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 ... -
An exploration of student voice in primary physical education
(2025-03-19)Student voice has been described as a powerful tool in teaching and learning. As interest in student voice grows in research, policy, and practice in physical education (PE), calls have been made for additional guidance ... -
Networks of necessity: the Clunes, Clare, and Connecticut connections
(2025-03-19)This thesis will discuss the network connections that existed between a family from Tyredagh Upper townland in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland and Norwalk, Connecticut. Chapter 1 will discuss the conditions that existed in ... -
Exploring children’s disability network team practitioners’ attitudes, perceptions and experiences of family-centred practices in the implementation of individual family service plans
(2025-03-18)Objective: This study aims to enhance understanding of Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) implementation within Ireland’s Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs), focusing on the Family-Centred Practice (FCP) model ... -
Gothic trauma in the work of Eugene McCabe
(2025-03-18)This research analyses Eugene McCabe’s contributions to modern Irish writing by examining his engagement with three milestone events in Irish history. The study focuses on McCabe’s works in chronological order, beginning ...