FACULTY OF EDUCATION: Recent submissions
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Autonomy in education: implications for the institution and the subject.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)Like many other philosophers and educationalists, Durkheim and Habermas understand education to have a political function. Education is understood as a means to assure socioZpolitical stability ... -
Primary school pupils’ life skills development the case for primary school pupils development in Uganda
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2014)Life skills education was introduced as part of the thematic curriculum in Uganda between 2007 and 2012. An infusion approach to life skills is taken within that curriculum, whereby life skills are to be taught through the ... -
The effect of a worksite based walking programme on cardiovascular risk in previously sedentary civil servants
(Biomed Central, 2006)Background: A significant proportion of Europeans do not meet the recommendations for 30 mins of physical activity 5 times per week. Whether lower frequency, moderate intensity exercise alters cardiovascular disease (CVD) ... -
150 minutes per week or 30 minutes on 5 days? The effect of brief advice about physical activity recommendations on moderate-to-vigorous activity of inactive adults (Pre-published version)
UK physical activity guidelines are now expressed as a weekly total of 150-minutes rather than the previously used guideline of 30-minutes on most days. This study compares the amount, intensity and pattern of physical ... -
Playtime: the needs of very young learners in physical education and sport
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Exploring the impact of lesson study on the theory-practice gap in pre-service teacher education
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Studies of initial teacher education have repeatedly revealed a disparity between the theory taught in teacher education programmes and the subsequent practice of these teachers in the classroom (Allen, Butler-Mader & ... -
Compairing means
(INTO [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2012)A classroom mathematical exploration of the mean In this article, we outline a series of explorations with data, spanning between 3 and 5 lessons, to develop conceptual understanding of the mean. These explorations were ... -
Children as data detectives
(INTO [Irish National Teachers Organisation], 2012)Transforming the teaching of data Is your experience of teaching data less than exciting? Do you think there is more to teaching data than making bar charts of children’s favourite colours? And pictograms of modes of ... -
Moving closer to solving the 'mathematics problem' where it arises: The influence of the 'typical' Irish pre-tertiary mathematics experience on under-preparedness among numerate entrants
(St. Patricks College, Dublin, 2006)The contribution of mathematics proficiency to the numerate (e.g. science, engineering) disciplines is well-documented. Internationally concern exists that graduates of these disciplines are persistently demonstrating ... -
Mathematics subject matter knowledge (SMK) for teaching at primary level: How much is enough?
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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. ...