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    Being, becoming and beyond SPHE in children and young people's lives
    (The SPHE Network, 2023-11-11) Morrissey, Barry (ed); Collins, Bernie (ed); Nohilly, Margaret (ed); Knox, Paul (ed); O'Sullivan, Carol (ed)
    This publication captures the breadth and depth of ideas shared during the conference, with a select number of chapters published to enlighten SPHE discourses. Dr Brighid Golden explores how we engage students as active citizens and conceptualises a ‘framework for action’ that schools and teachers can utilise. Dr Gerard Farrelly examines Restorative Practice (RP) as a way of being and argues that SPHE is the vehicle through which RP skills can be fostered. Dr Mia Treacy and Dr Margaret Nohilly provide us with empirical data from the mandated reporting experiences of Designated Liaison Persons in the Irish context, and highlight concerns around a reported lack of confidence. Ellen Corby and Oonagh O’Brien present a study exploring the use of participatory exercises in aiding young people’s understanding of the complexities of sexual wellbeing and relationships. Finally, Rebecca Conlon and Hannah Dolan explore the sensitive issue of bereavement in the primary school classroom, and offer some valuable advice on how to approach it. This broad cross-section of topics illustrates clearly the range of areas covered by SPHE.
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    Is hope enough? Navigating the complexities and competing pressures of action and global justice in education
    (The Centre for Global Education, 2024) Golden, Brighid; Donnelly, Vicky
    Global citizenship education (GCE) aspires to meet complex and contested global challenges within systems built on violence, exploitation and extractivism. This article comments on the silence surrounding the toll that this can take on educators working to meet the impossible task of making the world fairer, more just, more equitable, and sustainable for all. While the goals of GCE are themselves challenging and problematic, the content involved can also give rise to trauma. This article discusses the challenge of engaging with ‘difficult knowledge’ as an educator aiming to facilitate a space which honours the complexities inherent in global justice, while also being mindful of the psychological safety of all those involved in the learning space. The ‘call to action’ is often proposed as a mitigating factor to address the potential harm inherent in GCE. While recognising the possible transformative impact which engaging in action can have, it is crucial to also comment on the contradiction of seeking to build a ‘fair’, ‘just’ or ‘sustainable’ world within the neoliberal and capitalist societies which have themselves given rise to existential threats. Yet, we find hope in examples of GCE practitioners engaging with these multiple challenges in their daily practice, and in the development of frameworks and pedagogies that open educational spaces to consider and build as yet unimagined alternatives.
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    Global citizenship education: curious teachers, critical classrooms
    (The DICE Project, 2023) Golden, Brighid (ed)
    Curious Teachers, Critical Classrooms is a text book for everything you need to know to teach global citizenship education (GCE) in primary schools. It is written in an accessible manner with an awareness of the busy timetables and schedules of student and classroom teachers alike. It includes chapters which explore a variety of justice issues to develop your knowledge and awareness around GCE topics, as well as chapters which will take you through a variety of common teaching methodologies. The book also includes a glossary of key terminology in this field, a variety of practical appendices with lesson ideas, and a resource directory.
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    Critical thinking for global citizenship education: a conceptual framework
    (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) Golden, Brighid
    This open access book shares a two-part conceptual framework for critical global learning which weaves together theory and practice. The author shares the outcomes of her research and experiences developing students’ critical thinking skills within the context of global citizenship education. While rooted in literature and research findings, the book is personal and reflexive, as the author shares her experiences as a teacher trying, and sometimes failing, to support critical thinking development which allows readers to reflect on their own practice. The book will be of interest to academics working in higher education, initial teacher education, and global citizenship education.
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    Groups of singular alternating sign matrices
    (International Linear Algebra Society, 2025-05-20) O'Brien, Cian; Quinlan, Rachel
    We investigate multiplicative groups consisting entirely of singular alternating sign matrices (ASMs) and present several constructions of such groups. It is shown that every finite group is isomorphic to a group of singular ASMs, with a singular idempotent ASM as its identity element. The relationship between the size, the rank, and the possible multiplicative orders of singular ASMs is explored.