Browsing Education (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Participatory Practices in Open Source Educational Software - The Case of the Moodle Bug Tracker Community
The Moodle bug tracker is a boundary object that faces software developers who write and maintain Moodle’s code whilst simultaneously exposing an interface to a much wider public world of ordinary Moodle users. Bugs can ... -
Past and future in the time talk of teenage learners of English : a longitudinal study of the acquisition of L2 English by three students in the language support programme of an Irish post-primary school
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This study investigates aspects of the English language development of three teenage learners, (native speakers of Polish, Malayalam and Lithuanian) who were enrolled in the language support programme of an Irish post-primary ... -
The perceived relevance and benefit of Personal Development modules for social care learners, social care workers and practice educator supervisors
Personal Development (PD) is a mandatory module across the four years of the B.A (Hons) in Social Care work (SCW) at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT). The aim of this study was to examine if PD is relevant and ... -
Perceptions of visual communication design education in higher education in Ireland: A multi-case study from the design industry, institutes and graduates perspectives
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)“Use your own vision and mentality in order to form design decisions + Don’t believe your professor” Annelys de Vet – (Kiosoglou & Frank, Ed. 2013., p 34). The aim of the study was to evaluate and construct an explanation ... -
Perspectives on consultation with parents in the development of the school plan
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2005)Perspectives on Consultation with Parents in the Development of The School Plan. This dissertation traces the development of a more centralised role for parents in primary education. The Education Act, 1998 emphasises the ... -
Platformization of Academic Work in a COVID-19 Reality: Experiences of Foreign Language Faculty in Research-Intensive Universities in the United States
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)Despite research on how the coronavirus pandemic has changed work generally, a paucity of studies exists on the impact of the pandemic on academic work. One study suggests that remote, hybrid, and educational platform-mediated ... -
Pre-service teachers and their experiences of technology: A mixed methods study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)This research study explored pre-service teachers? experiences of technology in personal and professional capacities. It sought to establish if participants were millennials, by virtue of their uses of those technologies ... -
Preventing and countering bullying behaviour amongst students in Irish schools at a nationwide level
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2007)This thesis documents a project in which it was attempted to recruit, select, train and resource a nationwide professional network of anti-bullying training / consultancy personnel, and to co-ordinate and evaluate their ... -
Primary perspectives : the acquisition of literacy in children in Ireland - a study exploring the views of primary school principals, teachers and children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2016)This research explores the views of teaching professionals: primary school principals, primary teachers, academics and children in relation to the acquisition of literacy in children in an Irish context. This study includes ... -
Pro Deo et Pro Patria : the contribution of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice and his Christian Brothers to the philosophy and structures of nineteenth century Irish education
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)The aim of this thesis is to provide a balanced and factual evaluation of the subject matter outlined in the title of the work. The two opening chapters provide an historical account of educational provision for Catholics ... -
Promoting Student Interest in Mathematics: A Framework for Effective Teaching of Algebra at Junior Cycle
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Promoting Teacher Engagement with Assessment for Learning through a Flipped CPD-based Community of Practice
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2018)Education systems are increasingly characterised by continuous cycles of reform. In the Republic of Ireland, recent reform of Junior Cycle aims to modify assessment structures and practices. This study describes a small-scale ... -
Reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities/learning disabilities: perspectives of university faculty, staff and students
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2019)In recent years, in Saudi Arabia, students with disabilities (SWDs) including students with a learning disability (SLD) have been enroling in post-secondary education in growing numbers. The growth of this population within ... -
Religious pluralism and education in postreformation Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This dissertation examines the phenomenon of multiculturalism and investigates how religious pluralism can help to bring about a greater understanding of the problems on the island of Ireland. It is argued that religious ... -
Roads less travelled: Narratives of Adult Male Former Prisoners in Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2023)This study explores the lived experience of adult male former prisoners in the context of prison education through a narrative research approach. The theoretical framework incorporates theories of transformation, recognition, ... -
Scaling the mountain: The topography of disability and transition to Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin, 2015)Recent research evidences that students with SEN encounter complex and circuitous transitions from post-primary settings to Higher Education (HE), and that they should be assisted with planning and recording the steps in ... -
School development planning : a pathway to school improvement
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)The concept of school development planning is currently a significant policy issue in primary education. The White Paper Charting Our Education Future envisages that school development plans will form an important basis ... -
Science and Gender Relations: The Development of Science Identity of Female Students and Early Career Researchers in Physics and Physical Sciences in Higher Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Education. Discipline of Education, 2021)This thesis investigates women s science identity development in physics and the physical sciences in higher education through a gender perspective. It arises from the real-life sociological issue of women s lower level ... -
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 ...