Browsing Education (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Self and identity of emergency nurses who pursue higher education in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)Higher education is a significant feature of contemporary nursing practice. The nursing profession has witnessed significant professional, political, and educational reform over recent years, both nationally and internationally. ... -
Service-learning : an investigation of the Community Learning Programme
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2008)This study considers the impact on student learning at third level of a set of integrated management modules. These teach project and risk management at foundation level, leadership and coaching at intermediate level, and ... -
Shaping transdisciplinary, challenge-based education using knowledge creating teams from five European universities: A realist evaluation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)There are increasing calls both within universities (Gibbons, Limoges, Nowotny, Schwartzman, Scott & Trow, 1994; Sterling, 2004; Stauffacher, Walter, Lang, Wiek & Scholz, 2006; Kueffer, Underwood, Hirsch Hadorn, Holderegger, ... -
Shifting fields : a critical analysis of Film Studies, Media Studies and Media Literacy, 1990 to 2009
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2014)Against the background of cultural change in the twentieth century this thesis undertakes an exploration of the changing landscape of third-level media education in the United Kingdom from the 1960s to 2009. This time span ... -
The Social Engagement Experiences of Disabled Students in Higher Education in Ireland.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2021)Title: The Social Engagement Experiences of Disabled Students in Higher Education in Ireland. Vivian Rath Ph.D. School of Education, Trinity College Dublin. The aim of this research was to examine the social engagement ... -
Socialisation, Role theory, and Infrapolitics: Officers of the Irish Defence Forces and Civilian Higher Education since the 1960s
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2020)The military profession has a long history, and its institutions of education have been central to the development of military officers. Questions about the higher education of officers became increasingly important in the ... -
A Sound Beginning for Reading: The impact of a phonological awareness programme on junior infant children attending a DEIS urban Band 1 school
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)Phonemic awareness -"the conscious awareness that spoken words are made up of individual speech sounds?" (Walsh, 2009)- is an important prerequisite for later reading proficiency, as it acts as a bridge between spoken ... -
Spanners in the Works: Quality Professionals in Irish Higher Education
In the context of the debate as to the future of Irish higher education, the purpose and identity of emerging professional roles such as quality offices and education developers that straddle both the academic and ... -
The Spectrum of Inclusive Practice for Pupils with Autism Attending Mainstream Primary Schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)The experiences and attitudes of inclusion for pupils with autism attending mainstream primary schools and relevant stakeholders in Leinster were ascertained through the use of questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, ... -
Stalking science : a microlinguistic analysis of an Irish classroom
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2011)This research project sought to investigate the language of school science from a linguistic perspective. Research into classroom discourse in Ireland is quite sparse, and it was hoped this research could contribute to ... -
Storytelling as vehicle for second language acquisition : learning Irish in a naíonra
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2005)This study examines the role of storytelling as a vehicle for the acquisition of Irish as a second language during story sessions in an Irish-medium preschool or naionra. The Literature Review considers the value of stories ... -
Struggles of immigration at the doorstep of Irish education: the historical perspectives of Irish and international pupils in secondary schools in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2009)In recent years, due to economic prosperity and globalization, Ireland has experienced an influx of immigration. Not only have many Irish people returned, but a large number of immigrants from culturally and ethnically ... -
A Study of Teacher Engagement with Junior Cycle: Have You Asked the Teacher?
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2022)he Irish education system has been undergoing significant reform since the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle 2015. The programme of reforms was begun in the lower second level serving 12 to 15-year-olds. The ... -
Teacher Agency: Do teachers want to shake the tree? A study of teachers' responses to agency in the redeveloped curriculum
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2024)This dissertation reports the findings of a qualitative practitioner study into teacher agency among teachers of junior classes in one Irish primary school. Teachers engaged in an inquiry-based learning intervention and ... -
Teachers' beliefs about play in infant classes in primary schools in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This thesis presents the results of a qualitative, interpretative study of teachers’ beliefs about play pedagogy in infant classes in primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. The introduction of Aistear, the Early ... -
Teaching and learning good quality literature using a drama in education methodology in primary schools in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)The focus of this study is an exploration of a teaching and learning intervention using a drama based approach, into the issue of whether quality literature can be taught successfully in primary schools in Ireland. The ... -
Teaching poetry at primary and secondary school level : an examination of students' and teachers' attitudes to poetry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2011)Over the past twenty years of teaching poetry at second level and working with second level student teachers and recently qualified primary school teachers in Trinity College, it has become apparent that poetry is the least ... -
The aims, objectives, expectations and outcomes of Catholic schools in Imo state, Nigeria
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2006)The aims, objectives, expectations and outcomes of Catholic schools in Imo State, Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria, like in other countries, operates Catholic schools. Catholic missionaries introduced Catholic education ... -
The application of repertory grid analysis in eliciting conceptual frameworks and classificatory knowledge of biological natural kinds concepts
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2008)Concepts give structure and order to the world around us. However, many learners are impeded by the perceived difficulty of concepts presented to them, and as a result of the mode of presentation. Students' conceptual ... -
The Board of Management : a study of operational effectiveness of the Boards of Management as vehicles for the participation of trustees, teachers, and parents in a sample of voluntary secondary and community schools in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)Boards of management are part of an approach aimed at democratismg local school management through the involvement of parents and teachers with the school trustees in the local educational decision-making process. Board ...