Browsing by Author "Davison, Kevin"
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adolescence: the experiences of young women and second-level teachers in Ireland
Lynch, Andrea (2017-05-13)There are numerous aspects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that are underexplored and which we do not fully understand. This is particularly true when the condition is considered in relation to the ... -
Collaborative lesson hook design in science teacher education: Advancing professional practice
McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin; Byrne, Corinna (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 ... -
Collective intelligence for advancing ocean literacy
McCauley, Veronica; McHugh, Patricia; Davison, Kevin; Domegan, Christine (Taylor & Francis, 2019-01-12)Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean s influence on us and our influence on the ocean. A lack of ocean literacy presents a significant obstacle for citizens to engage in environmentally sustainable behaviour, ... -
Contradictions and tensions of the practice of masculinities in school: interrogating embodiment and 'good buddy talk'
Kehler, Michael; Davison, Kevin; Frank, Blye (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 ... -
Creating a Systematic Approach for the Reflective Practice of Service-Learning Academics through the Development of Communities of Reflective Practice
Ó Donnchadha, Brian (2011-09-29)This Ph.D. thesis in education is a qualitative examination of the reflective practice of academics who use service-learning, which can be described as an experiential pedagogy whereby students learn through providing a ... -
‘I will do it but religion is a very personal thing’: teacher education applicants’ attitudes towards teaching religion in Ireland
Heinz, Manuela; Davison, Kevin; Keane, Elaine (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, ... -
Innovative initiatives: targeting the declining science enrollments in Ireland
Davison, Kevin; McCauley, Veronica; Sullivan, Kevin (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 ... -
Interrogating the call for more male primary school teachers as role models for boys: 'I don't care if it is male or female, I just want to learn!'
Mc Donald, Amy (NUI Galway, 2020-02-21)Abstract The education of girls and boys in Irish primary schools is one of the most imperative aspects of our children’s lives, yet it seems to be an area in which important focus shifts towards essentialist, simplistic ... -
Masculinities and femininities and secondary schooling: the case for a gender analysis in the postmodern condition
Davison, Kevin; Frank, Blye (Sage, 2006)No abstract available -
Micro and macro pedagogy for science education
McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin (Irish Science Teachers' Association, 2015-11)[No abstract available] -
Realising the management challenges for science communication outreach: a Social marketing perspective
Domegan, Christine; McCauley, Veronica; Davison, Kevin (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 ... -
A review of science outreach strategies north and south: with some recommendations for improvement
Davison, Kevin; Domegan, Christine; McCauley, Veronica; McClune, William (Centre for Cross Border Studies, 2008-10)No abstract available -
Sexualities of initial teacher education applicants in the Republic of Ireland: Addressing the hidden dimension of diversity in teaching
Heinz, Manuela; Keane, Elaine; Davison, Kevin (Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-08)While research and policy recommendations internationally have pointed to the need to diversify teaching populations with regard to ethnicity, social class background and, to a lesser extent, dis/ability, there is a paucity ... -
Sexualities, genders, bodies and sport: changing practices of inequity
Davison, Kevin; Frank, Blye (Oxford University Press Canada, 2007)No abstract available -
Texting gender and body as a distant/ced memory: an autobiographical account of bodies, masculinities and schooling
Davison, Kevin (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 ...