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"I want them to have a good education" : The "New Irish" parents and the primary school system
(2020-02-07)
Just over one in 10 primary school age children in Ireland are first-generation immigrants (Department of Education and Skills [DES] 2018a). An even larger number of Irish primary school pupils have at least one immigrant ...
An examination of the career aspirations of Irish children within the framework of goal contents theory
(2020-02-07)
Aims: This study explored the following questions: (a) what are students‟ career aspirations and goal contents? (b) are there predictive factors of students‟ career aspirations and goal contents? (c) how do students‟ career ...
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 ...
Autonomy in education: implications for the institution and the subject.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)
Like many other philosophers and educationalists, Durkheim and Habermas
understand education to have a political function. Education is understood as a
means to assure socioZpolitical stability ...
Mediterranean sea surface temperatures and planktonic foraminifera palaeoecology during short-term climate oscillations of the Late Pleistocene
(2022-03-30)
The Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea, ideally located for recording and amplifying global climate signals. Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1), the Bølling-Allerød (BA) and Younger Dryas (YD) are periods of extreme climatic change ...
‘Standing in the Gap’: A Theological Reflection on The Meaning, Value and Significance of Faith in The Life and Ministry of Healthcare Chaplains
(2022-03-30)
To date, there has been a dearth of research in the area of Healthcare Chaplaincy, particularly in the Irish context. The literature recognises this and indeed, calls for a rebalance, especially by chaplains themselves. ...
How do children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) enrolled in special ASD classes in mainstream primary schools make sense of themselves and their educational experiences? Child, parent and teacher insights?
(2022-03-30)
Aims: School is a site of critical importance in the construction of sense of self. A corpus of qualitative literature indicates that adolescent students with ASD attending mainstream schools often construe themselves as ...
Peasants into patriots: instruments of radical politicisation in Clare 1800-1907
(2011)
This thesis charts the evolution and identifies the role of radical nationalism in County Clare in the period 1860 to 1907. Building on the work of Weber on French popular politicisation, this work traces the growth of ...
Teachers’ understandings of lesson study as a professional development tool in a primary multi-grade school
(2022-03-30)
With increasing focus on primary curricular reform in Ireland, growing understanding of the importance of education in the early years has led professional development organisations to consider the effectiveness of STEM ...
A postcolonial and disability studies analysis of a selection of popular contemporary novels about disability
(2020-12-10)
This thesis will combine postcolonial theory and disability theory to analyse the representation of characters with a disability and their family members in a selection of contemporary popular novels. The texts examined ...