Hogan, Thomas Brendan(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The IT 2000 initiative kick started the drive to incorporate ICT into teaching and learning in the Irish education system. In the secondary sector, in particular, the availability of suitable software programmes has been ...
Murphy, Marie(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: IPE occurs when two or more professions learn with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and care (CAIPE 2002) It is being increasingly considered as part of undergraduate health professional ...
Conroy, Sharon(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The purpose of this case study was to investigate if early school leaving is still a problem in Ireland, and if so, what are the reasons for it and also what is being done to try and prevent the problem. The study focused ...
Briggs, Colette Kirsten(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2010)
The use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is becoming an increasingly important facility within education in Ireland.
The research topic was chosen to reflect and highlight the technological changes happening in the ...
The Primary School Curriculum (1999) is taught in all primary schools in Ireland. Using Information and Communication Technologies is recognised as a teaching methodology in the teacher guideline documents of the Primary ...
O'Connor, Mary Gabrielle (Miriam)(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The main objective of this thesis is to investigate Nintendo Wii Fit/Sport as a fitness substitute for the traditional gym exercise and to assess the views of the participants who took part in the study.
It also aims to ...
Crowley, Neil(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
Education like most other areas has been influenced by the rapidly changing environment in which we live in today. The revised primary school curriculum has encouraged teachers to examine different approaches such as ICT ...
Moran, Catherine (Kathleen)(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a specific computer-based reading development programme i.e. the Accelerated Reader Program, when implemented through a professionally staffed school library, actually ...
Cleere, Anthony James(University of Limerick, Department of Education & Professional Studies, 2009)
Due to the rise in use and general growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the roles of some ICT Coordinators in the Irish secondary school system have expanded to combine a large number of duties. To ...
The convergent validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) in an ecologically valid environment
Laura Cronin
Purpose: To investigate ...