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. ...
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 ...
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury continues to be a constant adversary to field sports athletes. Females are widely acknowledged as being at an increased risk of ACL injury, in comparison to males. Athletes who are ...
This thesis is comprised of three papers that aim to examine the literature surrounding physiotherapy interventions in non-ambulatory people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS), to gather information from a pilot scheme of the ...
Mannix McNamara, Patricia(University of Limerick, 2010)
The quality of teaching that occurs within academic institutions has begun to feature
more frequently in recent academic discourse. However, the types of educative
relationships created with students features less ...
van Tilburg, Wijnand A.P.(University of Limerick, 2011)
This thesis by publication documents the results of a three year PhD research
project investigating boredom. Even though boredom is a common experience that has
been suggested to hold major implications for life and ...
Scully, Damien(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: Interest in playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) has been stimulated in the last thirty years. Physiotherapists are beginning to see increasing cases of PRMDs. PRMD prevalence in musicians has been ...