FACULTY OF EDUCATION: Recent submissions
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Working towards addressing the mathematics subject matter knowledge needs of prospective teachers
(St. Patricks College, Dublin, 2009)This study is the result of a perceived need for action within one Irish College of Education. During professional interactions with prospective teachers in both mathematics pedagogy sessions and teaching practice, the ... -
The challenges facing pre-service education: Addressing the issue of mathematics subject matter knowledge among prospective primary teachers
(St. Patricks College, Dublin, 2007)Research has indicated that it is not necessary to study mathematics to degree level to teach mathematics effectively at primary level (Greaney et al, 1999; Cooney, 1999). Consensus exists however that graduating teachers ... -
The church and the public sphere
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Theological education: A resource for public moral discourse?
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Professional identity in early childhood care and education: perspectives of pre-school and infant teachers (Pre-Published Version)
(Routledge, 2010)This paper explores perceptions of professional identity in the early childhood care and educations sector (ECCE) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It is concerned with the status, salary and conditions of those working ... -
Pupils' and teachers' perceptions of a culminating festival within a sport education season in Irish primary schools
(Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2009)Background: Whilst there is considerable literature on Sport Education [SE] little attention has been afforded to an investigation into the use of a specific festival as a culmination to a season. Purpose: The purpose ... -
Locating quality in early childhood care and education discourse in Ireland: pre-school and infant classrooms as a crucible for learning and development
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2011)This study examines the extent to which national and international early childhood policy becomes embedded as an everyday phenomenon in pre-school and primary contexts. Located within an ecological contextual framework ... -
Irish primary school teachers' experiences with Sport Education
(Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2012)Recent reviews illustrate the considerable literature on Sport Education (e.g. Kinchin, 2006; Wallhead & O’Sullivan, 2005). However, research on the experiences of non-specialist physical education teachers attempting Sport ... -
The meaning of partnership in development: lessons in development education
(Center for Global Education, 2011)A number of partnerships between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the global North and South have been developed in recent decades with the aim of bridging the North/South knowledge divisions which currently exist. ... -
Educating religiously toward a public spirituality
(Boston College, 2008)The question at the heart of this dissertation is: “How can Christian religious education help people know the value and importance of a healthy public/common life and further their interest and ability to participate in ... -
The Theology and spirituality of joining the dots
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Shaping public policy: Is there a place for values-led debate and discourse in the public sphere?
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Facilitating inquiry based learning in mathematics teacher education
(SMEC [Science and Mathematics Education Conference], 2010)A driving question in teacher education centers on how to help prospective teachers become expert teachers. The absence of a shared professional curriculum to prepare teachers to teach mathematics combined with the difficulty ... -
Primary mathematics teacher education: Teaching at the heart of learning
(SMEC [Science and Mathematics Education Conference], 2012)In this presentation we use the theme of teaching at the heart of learning to illustrate the opportunities for pre-service teacher learning. The presentation reports on the outcomes of classroom based inquiry in primary ... -
Counting creatures: Exploring data with infants
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Crime scene investigation in the classroom
(INTO [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2012)The strand unit of Representing and Interpreting Data (Primary School Mathematics Curriculum, 1999) sets out objectives which emphasise the need for children to experience genuine data investigations. Investigations may ... -
Teaching algebra in the primary classroom: Functions, the function machine
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Conversation: A key to relationship for action
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Providing challenge in pattern work in the infant classes
(NCE-MSTL [National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning], University of Limerick, 2012)