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The canon of pedagogical grammar for ELT: a mixed methods study of its evolution, development and comparison with evidence on learner output
(2020-01-22)
The teaching of grammar plays a key role in English Language Teaching (ELT).
Pedagogical grammars such as English Grammar in Use and the Azar-Hagen
Grammar Series are mainstays within the profession, their enduring ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
'Write when it hurts. Then write till it doesn’t’: athlete voice and the lived realities of one female professional athlete (Pre-published)
(2020-11-21)
Digital media has played a central role in promoting women’s sport, where female athletes are increasingly using online platforms to control their own representations and challenge male dominated sporting institutions. ...
'Top of the tree': examining the print news portrayal of the world's best female amateur golfer during her transition to professional golf (Pre-published)
(Cork University Press, 2020-05-20)
Sport occupies a central position in Irish social and cultural life, yet has been relatively marginal within the academy. Significant research has been undertaken by individual scholars, and various important books have ...