• Computers and curriculum - difficulties and dichotomies. 

  O'Doherty, Teresa; Gleeson, Jim; Moody, Janet; Johnson, Keith; McGarr, Oliver (NCCA: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, 2004)

  Report commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
• Digital competence in teacher education 

  McGarr, Oliver; McDonagh, Adrian (University of Limerick, 2019)

  This review of literature, examining digital competence (DC) in teacher education, forms part of an Erasmus+ funded project, ‘Digital Competence in Teacher Education’ (DiCTE). The project is led by Oslo Metropolitan ...
• The perceptions of Irish mathematics teachers toward a curriculum reform 5 years after its implementation 

  Johnson, Patrick; Freemyer, James Vincent; Fitzmaurice, Olivia (Frontiers Media, 2019)

  In Ireland the discussion about the educational goals of a curriculum have often been subsumed by the headlong rush to meet targets defined by state examinations, with the unfortunate consequence that the state examinations ...
• Comparing the dialogue of experts and novices in interdisciplinary teams to inform design education 

  Kiernan, Louise; Ledwith, Ann; Lynch, Raymond (Springer, 2019)

  Design education has moved towards a collaborative practice where designers work in teams and with other disciplines to solve unstructured problems. Along with the cognitive skills involved in the execution of the design ...
• The cross-culture analysis of the engineering profession and its interaction with gender: a case study with Aer Lingus and Air Europa 

  Garcia, Noema (University of Limerick, 2018)

  This study focused on the culture of the engineering profession and the associated processes of enculturation, highlighting the gender interaction. This culture can either militate against or advance the representation ...
• Towards a psychosocial theory of ageing with lifelong intellectual disability 

  Dukes, Eileen (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Background: In the context of ageing populations in the western world, people with lifelong disability are among the fastest growing groups of older people. The largest sub-group of these are older people with intellectual ...
• A mixed methods approach to explore the benefits of a ‘Health information at your fingertips’ programme for older adults 

  Hickey, Lisa (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Objectives – to understand the health information seeking trends in Ireland and evaluate a computer based programme entitled ‘Health Information at your Fingertips’. Intervention – ‘Health Information at your Fingertips’ ...
• A longitudinal study exploring the influence of epistemic beliefs on pre-service science teachers’ perceptions of education studies 

  Guilfoyle, Liam (University of Limerick, 2018)

  Educational psychology, philosophy, sociology, and history are all frequent features of the curriculum of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes. Collectively, this knowledge is often referred to as ‘Education Studies’. ...
• Stories of rebirth and reinvention: a narrative identity exploration of the experiences of non-traditional students in an Irish higher education institution 

  Gill, Patrick (University of Limerick, 2018)

  This thesis reports the outcome of research into the narrative identity of non-traditional students in an Irish higher education institution. Non-traditional students face many unique challenges upon immersion in the social ...
• Parental involvement: Irish travellers and early years education 

  Boyle, Anne; Hanafin, Joan; Flynn, Marie (Queen's University, 2018)

  This paper explores Traveller parents’ involvement in Traveller preschools in Ireland. Travellers are a distinct cultural group who have experienced educational disadvantage. Against a backdrop of changing policy paradigms, ...
• Theory, practice and interiority: an extended epistemology for engineering education 

  Cosgrove, Tom; O'Reilly, John (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Engineering education is appropriately concerned with technical problem solving. However, the philosophical tradition has periodically asserted that technical rationality is but one mode of rationality. Informed by experience ...
• ‘Greenwashing’ tobacco products through ecological and social/equity labelling: a potential threat to tobacco control 

  Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Frank; O'Doherty, Diane; McInerney, Derek; Duncan, Bruce (EU European Publishing, 2018)

  There has been significant growth in ecological/environmental labelling of products and services internationally in recent years. Such efforts have become an integral element of the marketing strategies used by many ...
• Problematizing spatial literacy within the school curriculum 

  Lane, Diarmaid; Lynch, Raymond; McGarr, Oliver (Springer, 2018)

  Contemporary research is considering new forms of literacy that extend beyond the skills required to process alphanumeric data. The skills involved in visualising, reasoning, and communicating about 2D and 3D spatial ...
• Perceived discrimination amongst young people in socio-economically disadvantaged communities: parental support and community identity buffer (some) negative impacts of stigma 

  Bradshaw, Daragh; Jay, Sarah; McNamara, Niamh; Stevenson, Clifford; Muldoon, Orla T. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2016)

  There is increasing acceptance that children are not unaware of when they are targets of discrimination. However, discrimination as a consequence of socio-economic disadvantage remains understudied. The aim of this study ...
• "I Know When I Did It, I Got Frustrated": The Influence of 'Living' a curriculum for preservice teachers 

  Dillon, Michelle; Tannehill, Deborah; O'Sullivan, Mary (Human Kinetics, 2017)

  In addressing the theory-practice divide, this research provides valuable insight into preservice teachers' (PSTs) learning through an experiential learning (EL) framework during teacher education. Utilizing an interpretivist ...
• "Biting one's lip" and "distancing": exploring pre-service teachers' strategies in dysfunctional professional relationships 

  O'Grady, Emmanuel; Guilfoyle, Liam; McGarr, Oliver (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Pre-service teachers (PSTs) are often placed in a vulnerable position during their school placement. Recognising the presence of power dynamics between PSTs, university-based tutors, and cooperating teachers as well as ...
• Power and empowerment in schools 

  Flaherty, Aishling (IntechOpen, 2018)

  This chapter sets out to discuss the tenants of power and empowerment as features of teachers' professional knowledge. At the root of empowerment is power and this power works to shape the experiences of every individual ...
• The impact of development education and education for sustainable development interventions: a synthesis of the research 

  O'Flaherty, Joanne; Liddy, Mags (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  The Sustainable Development Goals set out by the United Nations advocate that all learners will have the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development. Development education, education for sustainable ...
• An examination of the influence of task difficulty on engagement, performance and self-efficacy formation within a computerised maze navigation task 

  Power, Jason (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Currently there exists a dearth in the research regarding the link between task difficulty and self-efficacy formation. Within this project, desirable outcomes often linked to self-efficacy, including engagement and ...
• Commentary on: predatory publishing;pressures, promotions and perils 

  Houghton, Frank; Houghton, Sharon (SAGE Publications, 2018)

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