FACULTY OF EDUCATION: Recent submissions
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Developing student mental toughness: the potential impact of autonomy support from teachers
(2020-12-16)Developing Student Mental Toughness: The Potential Impact of Autonomy Support from Teachers Harte, E., Brophy, T., & Perry, J. (2020) Background: Mental toughness (MT) is a personality trait which supports an individual ... -
My feed does not define me: the role of social networking site usage in adolescent self-concept
(2020-12-16)Introduction: Adolescence is a critical period of self-concept development. However, with the prevalence of social networking site use amongst this age group, this development is now occurring in a completely different ... -
Experiences of post-primary school communities transitioning to a settings-base for mental health and wellbeing promotion: the impact of policy on context, competition and care
(2020-12-11)This multi-case case study explores the experiences of post-primary school communities as they transition to a mental health and wellbeing promotion model. The research study includes the voices of students, principals, ... -
Capturing the voices of parents: needs, experiences and perspectives of post-diagnostic parent training in an ASD assessment and intervention service
(2020-12-11)Aims: This research explores the needs, experiences and perspectives of parents who attended post-diagnostic parent training, following a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for their child. The research sought to ... -
An exploration of psychological wellbeing in Irish forest schools
(2020-12-10)Background: Forest School is a form of regular and repeated outdoor learning. Children may access Forest School across a range of different settings, including primary school. There is evidence emerging in the literature ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the zones of regulation cognitive behavioural intervention on emotional regulation outcomes for school aged children with autism spectrum disorders in Ireland.
(2020-12-10)Background and Aims: Emotional regulation is a transactional process between an individual, their environment and involves controlled or automatic strategies executed in response to stimuli which trigger emotions (Gross ... -
An investigation in to the impact of the weaving well-being tools of resilience programme on primary school children’s self-efficacy and emotion regulation
(2020-12-07)Title: An investigation in to the impact of the Weaving Well-Being Tools of Resilience programme on primary school children’s emotion-regulation and self-efficacy. Background: With referrals to child and adolescent mental ... -
Shared learning, different contexts: understanding teaching for meaning in pre-service physical education teacher education
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Strengthening the fabric, untangling the knots: a collaborative self-study involving coaching and teaching
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"I want them to have a good education" : The "New Irish" parents and the primary school system
(2020-02-07)Just over one in 10 primary school age children in Ireland are first-generation immigrants (Department of Education and Skills [DES] 2018a). An even larger number of Irish primary school pupils have at least one immigrant ... -
An examination of the career aspirations of Irish children within the framework of goal contents theory
(2020-02-07)Aims: This study explored the following questions: (a) what are students‟ career aspirations and goal contents? (b) are there predictive factors of students‟ career aspirations and goal contents? (c) how do students‟ career ... -
An Exploration of the use of therapeutic intervention across school psychology services in Ireland
(2020-01-27)Aims: Educational legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) of the 1980s, in support of children and young people with additional needs, placed a duty on educational psychologists (EPs) to complete statutory assessments ... -
Positive youth development and resilience amongst early school leavers
(2020-01-24)Early School Leaving (ESL) represents a massive loss of potential to individuals who leave school and can have a much wider social and economic cost. This study examines Early School Leaving (ESL) and resilience among young ... -
Teacher perspectives on the transition planning process into post-secondary education (PSE) for students with a diagnosis of autism in post-primary schools in Ireland
(2020-01-08)Aims: This study explored teachers’ perspectives on transition planning (TP) into post-secondary education (PSE) for students with autism attending mainstream classes or an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) unit attached to ... -
Get up! Stand up! (version 2) : an evaluation of a school-based social skills programme
(2020-01-07)Background: Social and emotional (SE) skills play an important role in a person’s development, while a range of negative outcomes are associated with poor SE skills (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning ... -
An examination of the effect of green exercise and nature connectedness on the psychological well-being and attentional capacity of primary school-aged children
(2019-12-18)Aim Research into the positive impact of green exercise on the psychological well-being and attention of adults has been largely confirmatory. Early exploration into the effects of green exercise on children has produced ... -
An Exploration of the assessment for intervention model in an Irish educational psychological context
(2019-11-28)Aims The current research sought to explore the utility of the Assessment for Intervention (AFI) model in bridging the gap between assessment and intervention, through the conceptual lens of Ecological Systems Theory (EST) ... -
Can verbal working memory and processing speed distinguish between children who have English as an additional language and children with developmental language disorder?
(2019-11-28)Background: Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) often present with language difficulties and make errors that are similar to children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Apparent language difficulties, ...