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Book Review: Education for All? The Legacy of Free Post-Primary Education in Ireland, edited by Professor Judith Harford
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-19)
In July 1963, An Taoiseach, Seán Lemass appeared on the cover of Time Magazine with the title, Ireland: New Spirit in the Auld Sod .
It was international recognition of the dynamism with which the Lemass Government was ...
Socio-demographic composition of primary initial teacher education entrants in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-10-24)
The homogeneity of the teaching profession is an international, as well as national, phenomenon. In an era of significant demographic change in schools and education policy development in Ireland and across Europe, the ...
Contemporary research in Irish education: Volume 5: Book of abstracts of the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2018-04-11)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 7th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of
Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education’s recurrent Research Seminar Series,
this annual research ...
From iTE to NQT: Evaluating newly qualified teachers use of mobile technology in their first two years of teaching
(IGI Global, 2018-04)
This article outlines a study to examine if newly qualified teachers (NQTs) who had incorporated iPad within pedagogical practice during initial teacher education, continued to do so in their first two years of teaching, ...
‘I will do it but religion is a very personal thing’: teacher education applicants’ attitudes towards teaching religion in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-01-15)
There has been extensive research internationally describing teachers homogenous socio-demographic backgrounds and critiquing the associated equity and diversity issues, most especially with regard to ethnicity and gender, ...
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 ...
‘Working-class’ student teachers: Not being encouraged at school and impact on motivation to become a teacher
(The Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia, 2018)
Diversifying Ireland’s relatively homogeneous teaching population has
been a policy concern for over a decade in the context of the rapid
transformation of Irish society and schooling. This paper draws on the
Access to ...
Investigating the effect of scientist demonstrators on primary children's science self-efficacy
(International Conference New perspectives in Science Education, Edition 7, 2018-03-22)
Emergent in the literature is the need to increase levels of student engagement in science, with
informal science education (ISE) playing a fundamental role. Whilst children find science to be
interesting and important ...