Mary Immaculate Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Negotiating multimodality in graphic narratives :an exploration of stream of consciousness techniques in Batman: The dark knight returns; Watchmen; and From hell
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This thesis will address the narratological strategies that the graphic novels Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, and From Hell employ in order to document the manner in which a stream of consciousness can be ... -
In my Reading Classroom…Emirati Student Teachers Constructing Teaching Styles in the College Classroom
(TESOL Arabia, 2012)Those entering the education profession in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) often face considerable obstacles in the government’s primary school system, particularly in the teaching of English reading. Traditional curricula ... -
'Exploring the Impact of Teacher Education Pedagogy on EFL Reading Teacher Identities: A United Arab Emirates Case'
(Routledge, 2014)In response to a demand by government authorities to significantly improve educational practices in the UAE, and to simultaneously Emiratize and professionalize the teaching profession (Mograby, 1999; UAE Ministry of ... -
In between the lines of the Primary language curriculum: teacher involvement in the process of curriculum change
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)The process of curriculum change and reform can be challenging and complex. It is an area which is often neglected both in educational scholarship and contemporary debate, particularly within the Irish context. This is ... -
Integrating, fostering and encouraging the development of literacy skills in the Irish Primary science classroom
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)The National strategy to improve literacy and numeracy among children and young people 2011-2020 in Ireland states that we need to prioritise literacy and numeracy through positive interventions and integrating these skills ... -
Religion, values, and secularization in Europe: a multilevel. cross-national, comparative analysis of the European Values Study Data
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2017)This thesis examines the relationship between religion and values through an analysis of the four waves of the European Values Study 1981 -2008. The thesis engages with key conceptualisations and theorisations of the ... -
Once upon an ideology: exploring the ideologies and identities of female figures through a selection of classic and contemporary fairy tales
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)This thesis examines the ideologies and identities of women in selected traditional and contemporary fairy tales. It does this by utilising existing folklore theory but also by drawing on various literary theory theoretical ... -
A critical (auto) ethnographic study of deaf people's experience of education and culture in Ireland.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)At the heart of this thesis is the methodological and theoretical framework in which to conduct a study of deaf people’s experience of education and culture in Ireland. Methodologically, the research design is critical ... -
Truth, being and the work of art: reflections on Heidegger's and Gadamer's interpretations of the tradition
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This thesis addresses the fundamental and interrelated questions of truth and being, which have occupied Western philosophical thought since the time of the Ancient Greeks, giving particular attention to how they relate ... -
Male Primary Teachers' understandings of masculinities and their impact on their lives
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)Ireland has a long history of heroic male teacher ranging from the 1916 revolutionist, Pádraig Pearse, to literary giants such as The Master, Bryan MacMahon and Teacher Man, Frank McCourt. The charismatic male teacher trend ... -
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) ... -
Being teachers, being women, being human: critically re-storying teacher praxis in selected DEIS schools in Ireland, 2013-2015
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)A growing body of recent literature on teaching has developed a focus on teachers’ perspectives and on life in schools, (Clandinin, 1986; Clandinin and Connelly, 1995; Freeman and Schmidt, 2000; Jalongo and Isenberg with ... -
The teacher as co-creator of drama. A phenomenological study of the experiences and reflections of Irish primary school teachers
Abstract This dissertation explores the ‘lived’ experience of seven primary school teachers co-creating drama in an Irish context. Co-creating drama can best be described as the coming together of teacher and students ... -
Pre-service Primary Teachers' understanding of mathematical problem posing and problem solving: exploring the impact of a study intervention
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)The results of national assessments – National Assessment in Mathematics and English Reading (Shiel, Kavanagh and Millar, 2014) and international assessments- Programme for International Student Assessment (2011) and ... -
Traversing the abyss: saintliness and the quest for meaning in Tolstoy and Nietzsche
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2015)The positions of Nietzsche and Tolstoy as 'prophets of dissent' in relation to modern culture and modern civilization is now widely recognised (Riser, 2006: passim), and in that broad sense their status as two of the most ... -
A mixed methods investigation of effective online comprehension strategy instruction within the Irish Primary School context
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This study was based on an embedded mixed methods design. In this study, qualitative data was embedded within a quasi-field experimental design. The researcher adopted quantitative methods to test the hypothesis that a ... -
A case study approach to the language status, motivation and attitude in both an immersion and non-immersion setting at Primary Level in Ireland.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)This project is titled; A Case Study Approach to the Language Status, Motivation and Attitude in both an Immersion and Non-immersion Setting at Primary Level Ireland, and it sets out to explore and examine the status of ... -
Deconstructive journalism: the influences of Jacques Derrida and Edward Said on the thought and writing of Robert Fisk
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Voices from 'the back of the class': an examination of the potential role of education for regeneration from the perspective of residents from Limerick's regeneration communities
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)Voices from ‘the back of the class’: An examination of the potential role of education for regeneration from the perspective of residents from Limerick’s regeneration communities. This study sought to give voice to ... -
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 ...
