The lack of uptake of science subjects in Post-Primary Schools (Secondary/High
Schools) and on to university is a continuous cause for concern, both nationally and internationally. In the Strategy for Science, Technology ...
O'Tuathail, Padraic(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
The last decade has seen an enormous surge in the use of virtual worlds by both adults and children. Educators are keen to discover how this technology can be transferred to the
classroom to facilitate effective learning. ...
Doody, Owen; McInerney, Paula; Linnane, Lynda(Mark Allen Publishing, 2012)
Nursing students, Paula and Lynda, reflect on their first academic assessment of their 4-year intellectual disability nursing course. The reflection is conducted by the second and third authors of this article and is guided ...
Classic grounded theory (CGT) methodology is a general methodology whereby the researcher aims to develop an emergent conceptual theory from empirical data collected by the researcher during the research study. Gaining ...
Breen, Sarah; Harrison, Andrew J.; Kenny, Ian(ISBS, 2011)
The purpose of the present study was to compare the variability of movement and force
production in ACL rehabilitated volunteers during landing from a maximal drop jump.
Male (n=6) and female (n=7) volunteers with previous ...
Bailey, Maria E.; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary; Walsh, Jackie; Cooney, Mary(University of LimerickIrish Hospice Foundation, 2011)
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On behalf of the research team, I am pleased to introduce this report which presents the
findings of a regional evaluation entitled: The provision of community nursing support for persons with an intellectual ...
This research aimed to investigate the effect of ankle taping on dynamic balance
performance. Eighteen recreational athletes without any previous ankle sprain history
performed six star excursion balance tests on each ...
Movement variability, while being a topic discussed extensively throughout the movement sciences, is still not understood. The effect of movement variability on outcome has not been ascertained. In particular, there has ...
The primary aim of this research was to develop and validate a tool to measure
the correlates of physical activity among adolescent males and females.
Secondary aims were to investigate the correlate profiles and ...
McMahon, Michael(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2010)
This purpose of this research was to evaluate the use of digital media in apprenticeship training. This digital media was targeted to specific areas of the curriculum using podcasts and a pedagogically designed tutorial ...