Browsing Student Theses by Title
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An exploration into the attitudes and experiences of Montessori trained practitioners on the implementation of Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework in early years classrooms
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)The introduction of Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework in 2009 sought to streamline curriculum provision and intended to honour all existing pedagogical practices, especially the Montessori method, a ... -
An Exploration into the Barriers Faced by Parents in Accessing Mental Health Services for their Children.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)This study explores the barriers faced by parents in accessing mental health services for children from the perspective of mental health care professionals. The research took a qualitative approach using semi-structured ... -
An exploration of children’s views of their creative abilities in Visual Arts Education across a variety of age groups in an Irish primary school setting.
(2021-06-01)The overall aim for this small-scale research project was to explore children’s views of their own creative abilities in Visual Arts Education across a variety of age groups in one Irish primary school setting. A qualitative ... -
An exploration of the association of religious faith in coping with work-related stress among special education teachers in Ireland
This dissertation explores the association special education teachers in Ireland make between their religious faith and coping with work-related stress. Little is known of the role that religious faith may play in coping ... -
An exploration of the attitudes of primary school teachers towards the teaching of Religious Education in Catholic, primary schools in Ireland
The relationship between education and religion in Ireland is an important starting point when examining the landscape of Irish primary schools today. Over 93% of primary schools in Ireland are Catholic schools, taking ... -
An Exploration of the Extent Contemporary Children’s Picture Books in Ireland Reflect the Perspective of Critical Multiculturalism.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)This documentary analysis examines picture books available in Ireland through the lens of critical multiculturalism. Since 2003 the scale of immigration into Ireland has foregrounded issues of cultural diversity (Parker-Jenkins, ... -
An Exploration of the Value of Product in Visual Arts Education in the Irish Primary School
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)This small-scale study explores the value of art product in visual arts education in the Irish primary school setting. A qualitative research approach was adopted, and the data was gathered through semi-structured interviews ... -
Exploratory Investigation into Parental Perceptions of Learning through Participation in an Early Childhood Music Class: A Qualitative Case Study
(2019-06)The holistic nature of Early Childhood Education (ECE) is widely acknowledged, where an integrated curriculum framework is implemented in many settings to facilitate the emergence of learning dispositions. EC literature ... -
An exploratory study of the impact of a mindfulness intervention on the well-being and self-regulation skills of children in a senior primary school setting.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)Mindfulness has gained in popularity in recent years as an effective educational tool. Although gaining in popularity in Irish primary schools, it is lacking in terms of research in that context. The aim of this dissertation ... -
Exploring children's oral language use during sociodramatic play in a junior infant classroom.
(2019-06)This dissertation seeks to examine children's language use during sociodramatic play in a junior infant classroom. The research is a case study which aimed to examine the purposes of children's oral language use during ... -
Exploring Educational Leadership and the Creation of a Culture of Care for Post-primary Teachers in the Republic of Ireland
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020)Post-primary teachers have been faced with numerous changes and reforms in recent decades. Research has shown that an ethic of care is important to support teachers’ well-being when teachers feel overworked, under-appreciated, ... -
Exploring homelessness in the classroom: Supports to improve equity in education, from a teacher’s perspective.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)Homelessness is a societal issue that has been continuously growing in Ireland for a number of years. Now, we find ourselves in the midst of a crisis. Currently there are over 10,000 people experiencing homelessness with ... -
Exploring performance of LGBTQ Sexualities in Irish Primary Schools in 2019.
(2019-05)Schools are located as a site of heteronormativity for Irish LGBTQ teachers, which become sites which pose problems ( Higgins et al., 2015; Neary, 2013). 2015 was a year of legislative change, with a referendum granting ... -
Exploring the capacity of human rights based actions in cultivating intercultural values in the Irish primary school.
As Ireland’s population continues to become more diverse, it is essential that we analyse the policies adopted to help encourage harmony in our society. This is especially pertinent for our schools which mirror this ... -
The Factors that Influence Primary Teachers’ Pedagogy in Visual Arts Education in Ireland
(2021-06-01)This small-scale study explores the factors that influence teachers' Visual Arts pedagogy in the Irish primary school setting. A mixed methods sequential explanatory design was adopted, and the data was gathered through ... -
Fourth Class Students’ Attitudes Towards the Irish Language in an English-Medium Primary School.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)The purpose of the research is to ascertain fourth class students’ attitudes towards the Irish language in the context of an English-medium primary school. The researcher sought to evaluate students’ experience of the Irish ... -
Hearing Children’s Perceptions and Attitudes towards Irish Sign Language (ISL) and the Deaf Community
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-05)Irish Sign Language (ISL) was recognised as an official language of Ireland in 2017. The Deaf community spent over 30 years campaigning for this recognition. Irish and English are the two other national languages of Ireland, ... -
How are Irish Primary Teachers using Social Media to Influence their Visual Arts Teaching Practice?
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)The first study of its kind in Ireland, this study explored what types of social media platforms were used by Irish primary school teachers when planning for and teaching visual arts. A mixed-methods research approach was ... -
How does Irish teachers’ understandings and lived experience of IBL impact their teaching practice?
This dissertation explores Irish post-primary teachers’ lived experience of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) as they use it to teach areas of the Junior Cycle Framework (2015) (JCF). The research focused on how teachers’ lived ... -
How Plural is Pluralism? An Exploration of the Approach to Religious Pluralism in the Irish Primary Education System: A perspective through the lens of ERB and Ethics.
(2019-05)This study examines a sample of written submissions contributed by various stakeholders to the NCCA's consultation process, for the proposed implementation of a common curriculum in Education about Religion and Beliefs ...