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The 1999 primary school curriculum and your child as a learner

Conway, Paul F (Liffey Press, 2005)

When a child starts school in junior infants it is as much a land-mark event for the parents as it is for the child. From the very start of a child’s school life, parents, more often than not, ask questions to find out ...
(AIESEP) 2011 International Conference proceedings: Introduction to special issue

Mac Phail, Ann; O'Sullivan, Mary (Taylor and Francis, 2012)

The papers that are presented in this special issue are those that emerged from Keynote presentations delivered at the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education / Association Internationale des ...
An analysis of core entrepreneurial competencies, their interdependencies and their cultivating approaches in virtual education using a collective intelligence methodology

Rezaei-Zadeh, Morteza (University of Limerick, 2014)

In 2012, an OECD1 report entitled, ‘Education at a glance’ highlighted a dramatic increase in the unemployment rate of university graduates in many OECD countries. Since entrepreneurship is frequently seen as an important ...
At the altar of educational efficiency: performativity and the role of the teacher

Hennessy, Jennifer; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (University of Waikato, School of Education, 2013)

This paper critiques the impact of neo-liberalism on postprimary education, and in particular on the teaching of English. The paper explores the implications of performativity and exam-driven schooling on the teaching ...
An autoethnographic study of my career path and the implications for practice as a guidance counsellor

Golden, Margaret (University of Limerick, 2015)

This is an Autoethnographic Study of my Career Path and the Implications for Practice as a Guidance Counsellor. Using qualitative research methods I examine my own lived experience as a working mother, exploring such issues ...
Becoming a teacher: students’ experiences and perceptions

Coady, Lisa (University of Limerick, Department of Education & Professional Studies, 2010)

This research is focused on teacher education students in initial, concurrent teacher education programmes at the University of Limerick (UL). This longitudinal study tracks two cohorts of student teachers from Year Two ...
A case study exploring the perceptions of regular counselling in a mid west post-primary school

Galvin, James (University of Limerick, 2012)

The overall aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of regular teachers of a whole school approach (WSA) to guidance counselling in a mid west post-primary school. The study focuses on the critical discourse ...
Clouding computers? The reporting of ICT use within a discourse of inevitability

McGarr, Oliver; McDonagh, Adrian (INTED2015, 2015)

The debate about the use and justification of ICT in schools has been replaced by a discourse of inevitability where schools of the future are presented as technology rich sites of learning. Yet despite this faith in the ...
A comparative examination of the efficacy of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and conventional interventions as helping techniques in adult guidance counselling

Fallon, Imelda (University of Limerick, 2014)

The overall aim of this study was to compare the use of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) interventions and the conventional forms of guidance interventions in adult guidance counselling practice. To facilitate a response ...
The complexity of implementing a guidance counsellor education programme

Geary, Tom; Liston, Jennifer (International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG), 2009)

An exploration into the effectiveness of a guidance counsellor education programme is taking place in the South of Ireland. The study is observing if the programme is providing quality graduates to practice as guidance ...
The consideration of a constructivist evaluation framework in adult guidance practice

Hearne, Lucy (Australian Council for Educational Research, 2011)

This paper explores the findings of a doctoral study that examined the measurement of individual progression in the Irish Adult Education Guidance Initiative (AEGI). The critical constructivist stance of the study challenges ...
Counterfactual mutation of critical classroom incidents: implications for reflective practice in initial teacher education

McGarr, Oliver; McCormack, Orla (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

This study explores reflective practice through the lens of counterfactual thinking and examines its role in encouraging student teachers to reflect on negative 'critical incidents'. The study posits that reflections on ...
Critical thinking, caring and professional agency: an emerging framework for productive mentoring

Mooney Simmie, Geraldine; Moles, Joanne (Taylor and Francis: Routledge, 2011)

In this paper, we reported on one mentoring programme in the Republic of Ireland which provides an accreditation pathway to a masterâ s level qualification. The paper serves three purposes. First, informed by selected ...
Curriculum and curriculum access issues for students with special educational needs in post-primary settings: an international review

O'Mara, Alison; Akre, Benedicte; Munton, Tom; Marrero-Guillamon, Isaac; Martin, Alison; Gibson, Kate; Llewellyn, Alexis; Clift-Matthews, Victoria; Conway, Paul F; Cooper, Chris (National Council for Special Education (NCSE), 2012)

This report presents the findings of an evidence review designed to summarise what is known about good practice concerning the content of, and access to, the school curriculum for students with special educational needs. ...
Data set for paper titled: Psychological distress and coping amongst higher education students: A mixed method enquiry.

Deasy, Christine; Coughlan, Barry; Jourdan, Didier; Pironom, Julie; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (PLOS ONE, 2014)

This is the data set for the article titled “Psychological distress and coping amongst higher education students: A mixed method enquiry”. Published online in PLOS ONE. The data was collected in the 2010/2011 academic year. ...
Data set for paper titled: 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)

This is the data set for the article titled “Teacher competencies in Health Education: Results of a Delphi Study”. Published online in PLOS ONE. The data was collected in the 2011/2012 academic year. Three files are included, ...
Developing 'good' post-primary teachers and teaching in a reform era: cultural dynamics in a programme level study of the PDE

Conway, Paul F; Murphy, Rosaleen; Delargey, Michael; Hall, Kathy; Kitching, Karl; Long, Fiachra; McKeon, Jacinta; Murphy, Brian; O'Brien, Stephen; O'Sullivan, Dan (Liffey Press, 2012)

Most discussions about the quality of schooling quickly turn to the quality of teachers, reflections and memories of individual teachers who ‘made a difference’, whether good or not so, in a person’s school biography. ...
The development and implementation of ICT policy for schools in the Irish post-primary context: a critical analysis

Johnston, Keith T (University of Limerick, 2014)

Since the mid 1990’s there has been an increased emphasis on ICTs in national educational policies, particularly in developed countries. This has been reflected in increased levels of Government expenditure coupled with ...
The development of ICT across the curriculum in Irish schools: a historical perspective

McGarr, Oliver (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)

This literature review explores the historical development of ICT in Irish postprimary/ secondary schools and examines how the education system has responded to the various ICT initiatives and policy changes. The review ...
The development of pre-service design educator’s capacity to make professional judgments on design capability using adaptive comparative judgment

Rowsome, Patrick; Seery, Niall; Lane, Diarmaid (American Society for Engineering Education, 2013)

When design educators are faced with assessment tasks it is important they have a good personal construct of what it means to be capable in design education. The importance of allowing design students the facility to ...

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