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An intervention to improve the physical activity levels of children: Design and rationale of the ‘Active Classrooms’ cluster randomised controlled trial (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Background: Recent evidence demonstrates that children are not engaging in the recommended 60mins of moderate to vigorous PA per day. PA interventions have been acknowledged by the WHO (2010) as a key strategy to increase ...
The effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials that examined the effect of walking on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Methods: Four electronic databases and reference lists ...
Becoming and being DLP: Designated Liaison Persons’ experience of the role in the Irish primary school (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2018-02-28)
This paper reviews the role of the Designated Liaison Person (DLP) for Child
Protection in the Irish primary school context. This is a role assigned by the
Board of Management to a person in the school who oversees all ...
Well-being: bridging the gap between the language of policy and the culture of schools
(ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), 2019)
While there is an increasing interest in the notion of well-being—politically, societally
and educationally—it remains an enigmatic, multifaceted concept that sometimes
eludes definition in academic articles. This article ...
Representations of race and racism in the textbooks used in southern black schools during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2016-08-30)
During the American Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861–1876,
formerly enslaved men and women demanded access to education.
Aided by northern white missionaries, free blacks and some southern
whites, freed men and ...
“To educate themselves”: southern black teachers in North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople during the Civil War and reconstruction period, 1862–1875 (Pre-published version)
(Routledge, 2019-11-26)
Between 1862 and 1875, most of the teachers in North Carolina’s
schools for the freedpeople were black. The vast majority of these
teachers were from the South, mostly North Carolina, and many
were former slaves. Yet, ...
A ‘new normal’: Teachers’ experiences of the day-to-day impact of incentivising the study of advanced mathematics
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-10-21)
This article examines teachers’ perspectives of the impact in the classroom of a novel approach to boosting participation in upper secondary (Senior Cycle) mathematics in Ireland at the most advanced level (Higher Level). ...
Developing critical citizenship in an evolving Irish culture through interactive workshops
(The SPHE Network, 2017)
This chapter explores the development and facilitation of a workshop exploring migration in Ireland. The workshop was piloted at the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Conference in 2016 and was facilitated on ...
Incentivising advanced mathematics study at upper secondary level: the case of bonus points in Ireland.
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-22)
Secondary level mathematics education in Ireland has recently experienced a period of significant change with the introduction of new curricula and the addition of an incentive to study upper secondary mathematics at the ...