Browsing Department of Learning, Society and Religious Education by Title
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An examination of adult access in higher education in Ireland: policy and practice
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)The rationale for this study is to examine the under-researched relationship between national policy and higher education practice in relation to contemporary access initiatives for adult learners in Ireland. This study ... -
Experiences of post-primary school communities transitioning to a settings-base for mental health and wellbeing promotion: the impact of policy on context, competition and care
(2020-12-11)This multi-case case study explores the experiences of post-primary school communities as they transition to a mental health and wellbeing promotion model. The research study includes the voices of students, principals, ... -
Experiences, barriers and identity: the development of a workshop to promote understanding of and empathy for the migrant experience (Pre-published)
(Centre for Global Education, 2017)This article explores the development of a workshop that was designed to provide participants with a safe space in which to explore and empathise with the experiences of migrants. In this case the Irish centenary ... -
Exploring global citizenship education through integrated curricula (Pre-published)
(Centre for Global Education, 2016)This article is informed by a qualitative case study of a primary school in England which developed an integrated school curriculum which focused on global citizenship education (GCE). The school followed a number of steps ... -
Exploring the relationships between psychological wellbeing, religiosity and religious coping amongst adolescents at Senior Cycle level in Irish post-primary schools: an empirical enquiry
(2023-09-29)Recent years have witnessed an increase in the discourse surrounding mental health and wellbeing worldwide (Chandra & Chand, 2018), while mental health-related issues amongst adolescents have risen steadily in prevalence ... -
Exploring the spiritual dimension of the school curriculum (Pre-published version)
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Food for Thought: Is Fasting out of Fashion?(Pre-Published Version)
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Gender and Religious Education in the Primary Classroom.
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God in the ‘bits and pieces of everyday’ – sacred objects and human encounter with the divine.
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The home-school-community liaison (HSCL) scheme: summary evaluation report
(Educational Research Centre (St. Patrick's College, Dublin), 1995) -
Home-school-community liaison scheme: final evaluation report
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How do school networks operate to support DEIS schools? A case study analysis of two Transforming Education through Dialogue (TED) Project facilitated school networks
(2022-04-06)This research sought to understand two networks of DEIS schools, PLUS and OSCAILT, from members’ perspectives including their evolution, how they operate to support members and how learning and knowledge creation take place ... -
Human rights education: reflections on theory and practice
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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 ... -
IMPACT maths programme
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The impact of primary school closures in Ireland resulting from the coronavirus pandemic on principal and teacher wellbeing (Pre-published version)
(SAGE Publications, 2023-09-24)In December 2019, in Wuhan in China an outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported. In late February 2020, the first cases of the virus were recorded in Ireland. By 11th March, the World Health Organisation had ... -
Improv to improve: the importance of philosophy in the university
(Sociedad Española de Fenomenología, 2016)The status of philosophy is contingent upon the civilizations that embrace or undermine its importance. Such status is never fully understood, nor clear, due in part to its inutility. In a goal-oriented world, philosophizing ... -
Integrating mathematics and science in secondary classrooms
(The British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, 2018-06)This theoretical paper discusses the value of integrating mathematics and science in the secondary classroom, understanding gained from previous studies in this field, and the means by which lessons of this nature can be ... -
Intercultural education in the Irish primary classroom
(The SPHE Network, 2021)As a result of rapidly increasing inward migration over the last twenty years, Ireland has changed to become a nation with a wealth of diversity. As a result, schools have had to ensure pupils from a range of diverse ...