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Further studies in self-directed learning in physics at the University of Limerick, Ireland
(International Society for Self-Directed Learning (ISSDL), 2004)This article reports on two SDL studies of undergraduate physics students and postgraduate science students at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Initial studies (McCauley and McClelland, 2001) indicated that the majority ... -
The Lucent Science Teacher Initiative (LSTI): A mentoring project for trainee teachers of second level science
(2004)This paper describes an innovative project in the University of Limerick for trainee science teachers in Irish second-level schools. This three-year project has received funding from Lucent Technologies Foundation K-16 ... -
Texting gender and body as a distant/ced memory: an autobiographical account of bodies, masculinities and schooling
(The Journal Of Curriculum Theorizing, 2004)Researchers, many of whom have come from a feminist perspective, have used autobiographical approaches to highlight issues of inequity and to centre the experiences of women where historically such experiences have been ... -
Contradictions and tensions of the practice of masculinities in school: interrogating embodiment and 'good buddy talk'
(Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 2005)Masculinity, and gender more broadly, has been theorised as a series of performative and discursive acts (Butler, 1990) which are constituted contextually and culturally. Not only are masculinities enacted differently ... -
Innovative initiatives: targeting the declining science enrollments in Ireland
(The New Zealand Annual Review of Education, 2006)At the time of economic growth in Ireland, declining numbers of students enrolling in the sciences is emerging as an educational concern. Using a 2002 Government of Ireland commissioned report on science: The Task Force ... -
'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 ... -
Realising the management challenges for science communication outreach: a Social marketing perspective
(2010)Social marketing recognises that neither government nor education alone can solve the growing range of complex and multifaceted social policy issues facing societies around the world. Social marketing is about behavioural ... -
Dependence-Deconstruction: Widening Participation and Traditional-Entry Students Transitioning from School to Higher Education in Ireland
(2011)Equality and quality in higher education (HE) are frequently juxtaposed in the literature. This paper presents evidence to contest deficit assumptions about widening participation, particularly the belief that entering HE ... -
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 ... -
Science outreach and science education in the primary level: Conceptual and pedagogical challenges faced
(Infonomics Society, 2012)To achieve economic growth, countries such as Ireland need to continue investing in scientific enterprise, which necessitates having more students choose and follow scientific careers. Current literature and policies point ... -
Science outreach and science education: The analysis of dilemmas faced to promote the creation of the third space
(hrčak, 2013)To achieve economical growth, countries such as Ireland need to continue to invest in scientific enterprise, which necessitates having more students choose and follow scientific careers. Current literature and policies ... -
Science outreach and science education at primary level in Ireland: a mixed methods study
(Libreria Universitaria, 2013)Worldwide, science has become economically very important [1]. The European Union and different EU countries, such as Ireland, stress that science and technology graduates are fundamental for economic growth [2,3]. ... -
The next generation of teachers: an investigation of second-level student teachers' backgrounds in the Republic of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-01-30)This paper presents and discusses the demographic, educational and career backgrounds of second-level student teachers in the Republic of Ireland. Its findings confirm that student teachers from the lower social classes ... -
Tomorrow’s teachers—selecting the best: An exploration of the quality rationale behind academic and experiential selection criteria for initial teacher education programmes
(Springer, 2013-03-26)Using Ireland as an example, this paper explores the rationale behind various selection criteria currently used to select suitable candidates for initial teacher education courses. It investigates and discusses patterns ... -
Creating the future of teacher education together: The role of emotionality in university-school partnership
(Elsevier, 2013-10-13)This paper describes an innovative project between university tutors and co-operating teachers in self-selected partner schools with a focus on improving the school placement experience of the pre-service teacher. The ... -
Making the invisible visible: disciplinary literacy in secondary school classrooms
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014-01-02)In Ireland, policy on literacy now aims to expand the role that post-primary teachers of all subjects have in developing students' literacy skills. This paper draws on data from a wider research study carried out in secondary ... -
R-NEST: Design-based research for technology-enhanced reflective practice in initial teacher education
(Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2015)This paper reports research into developing digital storytelling (DST) to enhance reflection within a specific professional learning context - that of a programme of teacher education while concomitantly producing a ... -
Why choose teaching? An international review of empirical studies exploring student teachers career motivations and levels of commitment to teaching
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-03-18)Why do individuals all over the world choose to become school teachers? What motivates them to become educators of young people, and how committed are they to this cause when they enter their teacher education courses? ... -
Micro and macro pedagogy for science education
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Collaborative lesson hook design in science teacher education: Advancing professional practice
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2015-12-14)This article documents the process of collaboratively developing lesson hook eresources for science teachers to establish a community of inquiry and to strengthen the pedagogy of science teaching. The authors aim to ...