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Different worlds: The cadences of context, exploring the emotional terrain of school principals’ practice in schools in challenging circumstances
(SAGE Publications, 2017-08-23)The centrality of emotions in the personal and professional practice of school leaders is by now well established in scholarship. Much of the investigation that has been carried out over the years provides a strong basis ... -
Differentiated homework: Impact on student engagement
(Scholar Commons, University of South Florida, 2019)This paper describes a mixed methods practitioner research study that aimed to enhance student engagement with homework. Based on a comprehensive literature review and data from a pre-study questionnaire, a differentiated ... -
Digital Ensemble: The ENaCT design-based research framework for technology-enhanced embodied assessment in English education
(WILEY, 2017-03-16)This article outlines the ENaCT educational design for Digital Ensemble, an innovative approach to English assessment integrating drama pedagogy with mobile computing (e. g. iPad). ENaCT represents the key themes that ... -
Digital workplace skills: Designing the integrated learning of accounting and technology
(rish Accounting and Finance Association, 2023-06-18)The ubiquitous use of Microsoft Excel among accountants has resulted in calls for students to become capable in its use to enhance their success when entering the accountancy profession. The objective of this paper is to ... -
Distancing to self-protect: The perpetuation of inequality in higher education through socio-relational dis/engagement
(2011)This paper explores the social class-differentiated behaviours of access and traditional-entry students, based on a three-year constructivist grounded theory study with 45 undergraduates at an Irish university. The participant ... -
Diving deep into numeracy, cross-curricular professional development
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-10-18)The numerical ability of Irish students in international and national assessments is weaker than for literacy, particularly among higher-performing students. The aim of this study was to design a national teacher professional ... -
Education in precarious times: a comparative study across six countries to identify design priorities for mobile learning in a pandemic
(Emerald, 2020-06-25)Similar to the current global Coronavirus crisis, the flu pandemic of 1918 forced the closure internationally of schools, and in general brought a halt to formal education. A major difference between then and now is that ... -
Education technology, artificial intelligence, and the mathematics classroom
(Irish Mathematics Teachers Association, 2023)The understanding and learning of mathematics has often been considered a big challenge for many students. More recently the level of mathematical preparedness for students entering tertiary education in Ireland has ... -
Educational narrative inquiry through design-based research: designing digital storytelling to make alternative knowledge visible and actionable
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018-03-24)This paper describes the conceptualisation and appropriation of narrative in the design of digital storytelling technology (DST), to augment reflective practice among Irish pre-service teachers. Reflective practice remains ... -
The effects of a visual execution environment and makey makey on primary school children learning introductory programming concepts
(IEEE, 2020-12-01)The interest of children in learning to program computers has increased dramatically in recent years with the adaptation of new programming languages such as Scratch or game-based approaches. That being so, it is still ... -
Enhancing children's literacy skills: designing the Q-Tales ecosystem for children's e-book design and publication
(Wiley, 2017-07-20)Digital media, interactive storytelling and e-books are ubiquitous in contemporary education, and consequently play an increasingly important role in the development of children s nascent and emergent literacy. Digital ... -
Enhancing K-12 pre-service teachers digital pedagogical literacy lesson planning for teaching online
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (ACCE), 2020-07)Lesson planning is an essential component of teacher professional development. COVID-19 has ushered a rapid transition from classroom based teaching to online engagement with K-12 students placing new demands on teachers ... -
Ensuring knowledge sustainability in a digital era: empowering digital transformation through digital educational leadership
(Springer, 2023-12-02)The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the educational sector as a whole reflecting on traditional models of education, particularly in the context of inclusive and flexible approaches that can enable the sector to become ... -
Everyday creativity on a university campus: crafting a challenge to journey beyond the formal
(NUI Galway, 2017-08-23)This paper reports on an initiative to encourage staff, students and the wider community of an Irish university to engage in open, daily creative challenges, mediated by technology. The aim was to encourage creativity as ... -
Exploring human resource management practices in university initial teacher education: An analytical framework
(University of Toronto Press, 2022-02-10)This article analyzes the approach of human resource management (HRM) and its practice in teacher education, exploring the effect that the casualization of academic staff at universities has on initial teacher education ... -
Exploring new frontiers of education using humanoid robots – a case study of patient centred innovation in digital health education
(Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) and Routledge, 2022-02-22)Digital education is intertwined with matters of global economics, geopolitics, as well as ongoing changes in what counts as knowledge, skills and learning. We have witnessed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic how technology ... -
Exploring the impact of Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management training on teacher psychological outcomes
(Routledge, 2021-02-15)Teacher wellbeing is an important prerequisite for promoting student wellbeing, yet there is limited research exploring the potentiality of classroom management training for enhancing teacher psychological outcomes. This ... -
Exploring trans-generational and trans-institutional learning: educational action research possibilities in a virtual environment
(Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) and Routledge, 2022-03-06)Building on Woolf’s (2020. “Exploring Pedagogies to Elevate Inquiry: Teaching Action Research in the Third Space.” Educational Action Research 28 (4): 579–596) conceptions of `third space theory’ this article describes ... -
Factors impacting on the retention of students from under-represented groups in initial teacher education in Ireland
(Springer, 2022-12-01)Initial teacher education (ITE) programmes in Ireland have seen continued high demand for places, reflecting high regard for the teaching profession. However, there is a dearth of diversity amongst Ireland’s student teacher ... -
'Frictional' relationships tension in the camp: focusing on the relational in under-represented students' experiences in higher education
(2009)Drawing upon data collected as part of a research project exploring diversity in Irish higher education, this article focuses on the relational realm of under-represented students¿ experiences. It commences with a brief ...