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Teacher certification testing in physical education

Tannehill, Deborah; O'Sullivan, Mary (Human Kinetics, 1990)

The 1980s witnessed an unparalled review, analysis, and critique of the quality of education and schooling in the United States. Criticism that has emanated from the wide range of reports and research studies was directed ...
Teacher competencies in health education: results of a Delphi study

Moynihan, Sharon; Paakkari, Leena; Välimaa, Raili; Jourdan, Didier; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (Public Library of Science, 2015)

Objective The aim of this research study was to identify the core competencies for health education teachers in supporting the development of health literacy among their students. Method/Results A three round Delphi ...
Teacher Design Teams (TDTs) - building capacity for innovation, learning and curriculum implementation in the continuing professional development of in-career teachers

Mooney Simmie, Geraldine (Taylor and Francis: Routledge, 2007)

From October to December 2005, six biology associates were employed to progress the connection between curriculum implementation and the continuing professional development of teachers at regional level. The associates ...
Teacher professional development and ICT: an investigation of teachers studying a postgraduate award in ICT in education

McGarr, Oliver; O'Brien, J. (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2007)

The Schools IT2000 initiative, launched in 1997, was the first large-scale attempt to integrate ICT into teaching and learning in the Irish education system. Prior to its launch computer use in Irish schools was inhibited ...
Teacher responses to inquiry-based pedagogy in Irish post-primary schools : case studies on the use of a virtual chemistry laboratory as a vehicle for educational change.

Donnelly, Dermot (University of Limerick, 2011)

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 ...
Teacher testing and implications for physical education

O'Sullivan, Mary; Tannehill, Deborah (Human Kinetics, 1990)

There has been a dramatic increase in teacher testing in the last decade. State and national attention to this issue is evidenced by the amount of literature devoted to assessment in general and teacher testing in ...
Teachers’ views on the construction, management and delivery of an externally prescribed physical education curriculum: higher grade physical education

MacPhail, Ann (Routledge Taylor & Francis, 2007)

There is strong agreement that teachers are central to curriculum planning and development as it is teachers who ultimately decide whether or not, or to what extent, to implement innovations. By applying Basil Bernstein’s ...
Teaching games for understanding and situated learning: rethinking the Bunker-Thorpe model

Kirk, David; MacPhail, Ann (Human Kinetics, 2002)

Bunker and Thorpe first proposed Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in 1982 as an alternative to traditional, technique-led approaches to games teaching and learning. Despite interest from teachers and researchers, ...
Technology as a discipline: a case study

McGarr, Oliver (The Liffey Press, 2011)

Technology was introduced as a Leaving Certificate subject in 2007 after several years of development and is now one of four senior cycle technology-based subjects on the curriculum. To the outside observer, its introduction ...
Technology leadership or technology somnambulism? Exploring the discourse of integration amongst ICT coordinators.

McDonagh, Adrian; McGarr, Oliver (Taylor and Francis, 2015)

This research aimed to explore Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coordinators’ discourse in relation to ICT integration in a sample of Irish post-primary schools. As ICT leaders in their schools, how they ...
Therapeutic exercises for affecting post-treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced-stage head and neck cancers (review)

Perry, Alison; Lee, Siew Hwa; Cotton, Susan; Kennedy, Catriona (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2016)

Background Head and neck cancer treatment has developed over the last decade, with improved mortality and survival rates, but the treatments often result in dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing) as a side effect. This ...
Throwing and catching as relational skills in game play: situated learning in a modified game unnit

MacPhail, Ann; Kirk, David; Griffin, Linda (Human Kinetics, 2008)

In this article, we were interested in how young people learn to play games within a tactical games model (TGM) approach (Griffin, Oslin, & Mitchell, 1997) in terms of the physical-perceptual and social-interactive ...
Time perception and depressive realism: judgment type, psychophysical functions and bias

Kornbrot, Diana E.; Msetfi, Rachel M.; Grimwood, Melvyn J (Public Library of Science, 2013)

The effect of mild depression on time estimation and production was investigated. Participants made both magnitude estimation and magnitude production judgments for five time intervals (specified in seconds) from 3 sec to ...
Time use of unemployed adults: exploration of temporal structure

Tiernan, Orla (University of Limerick, 2012)

The purposeful use of time has the potential to maintain health and enhance well-being. Job loss dramatically disrupts temporal pattern and routines of daily life. Currently 14.4% of the Irish population are unemployed. ...
Timeout for Irish international basketball : consequences to coaches and players.

Grant, Cathy (University of Limerick, 2011)

While research has investigated the development of coaches and athletes in top-level sport limited research exists that has examined the consequences to coach and athlete development when sources of development are removed. ...
To construct a timeline of significant events in Dr. Eamonn O’Sullivan’s life time, particularly relevant to occupational therapy practice.

Faughnan, Ciara (University of Limerick, 2013)

Background: Documenting history in health care practice such as occupational therapy has become increasingly important to highlight the philosophical foundations of the profession. Much is known about pioneering occupational ...
To examine the experiences of individuals with arthritis who participated in an occupational therapy led vocational rehabilitation program

Whelton, Nicola (University of Limerick, 2016)

Purpose: To examine the experiences of individuals with arthritis who participated in an Occupational Therapy led Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program in order to assist them to remain in or return to work/ education. Method: ...
To explore the efficacy of wheelchair skills training

Sisk, Rebecca (University of Limerick, 2016)

Background: There are millions of wheelchair users throughout the world, and it takes a lot of practice to become an efficient wheelchair user. However, formal wheelchair skills training is still quite uncommon despite the ...
To investigate low back posture and trunk muscle activation while exercising on an unstable chair (Flexchair ®) in a healthy population.

Dunne, John (Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal pain syndromes of modern society (Dankaerts et al 2009). The Flexchair® is a novel dynamic sitting device that is equipped with a sensor ...
To what extent are students enrolled in healthcare programmes at University of Limerick being educated to understand, recognize and address stigmatisation of their future clients?

O'Toole, Stephen (University of Limerick, 2012)

Previous studies suggest that many healthcare professionals have stigmatising and discriminatory attitudes which negatively affect the well-being of clients. While education is essential in reducing these attitudes, ...

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