Browsing by Subject "Education, Ph.D."
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A case study on differentiation in the mission and role of higher education institutions in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)Higher education has evolved considerably since the early twentieth century. The concept of a system of higher education only emerged after World War II, with the growing understanding that universities are embedded within ... -
A comparative study of the internal educational politics of Australian Catholic education in relation to the contribution of some Irish religious teaching orders
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2001)The study commences with an overview of the Irish Diaspora in Australia, whose descendants were the pupils of the Australian Catholic Education System. The 370,000 Irish persons, who emigrated to Australia between 1791 and ... -
A history of Kilkenny College, 1538-1903 : a study of the vicissitudes of a privately endowed grammar school in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2002)A History of Kilkenny College, 1538 -1903: A study of the vicissitudes of a privately endowed grammar school in Ireland. This thesis examines the history of Kilkenny College, Ireland's oldest grammar school, from its ... -
A longitudinal study of anxiety, self-esteem and personality of bullying groups
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2003)Bullying can be defined as "repeated aggression, verbal, psychological or physical conducted by an individual or group against others" (Department of Education, 1993. p.6). Once regarded as a childhood issue, the prolonged ... -
A longitudinal study of portfolio use to assess the competence of undergraduate student nurses
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2012)With the advent of the new BSc programmes, An Bord Altranais, the regulatory body for professional nursing would no longer host what was known as the 'state final examinations'. Until this time, decisions on whether or not ... -
A quasi-experimental intervention study : effectiveness of reading strategy based instruction with adolescents
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2013)The study was designed as a quasi-experimental intervention study. There were two intervention groups and two control groups, with 119 students in total. A set of strategies corresponding to reading factors presented in ... -
A study of cultural diversity and intercultural education in the early childhood classroom. An Irish perspective
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2007)This thesis examined the developments in cultural diversity in Irish society in conjunction with intercultural education in primary schools. A number of prominent themes emerged from the data which included: language, ... -
A study of the theory and practice of instructional leadership among post-primary principals and deputy principals in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2010)The research commenced with two exploratory studies (2001/2002) in Ireland and Texas into teacher employment patterns (teacher recruitment, teacher turnover and retention) at post-primary level in both Ireland and Texas. ... -
A theoretical and empirical study of the issues relating to second level students' comprehension of economics text
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2001)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the issues relating to comprehension of economics text by senior cycle students (15 years +) and to present a small scale empirical study of the effectiveness of instruction in ... -
Adult learner responses to semi-autonomy in intensive ELT : a systematic replication case study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)The emerging field of classroom learner autonomy is defined by interest in complementing or replacing institutional group tuition, or 'other-directed learning' (ODL), with 'self-directed learning' (SDL). The enquiry addresses ... -
An evaluation of the national policy of parental involvement in their children's education and schools
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2008)An Evaluation of the National Policy of Parental Involvement in their Children’s Education and Schools This research evaluates, from the perspectives of parents, how the national policy of parental involvement in their ... -
An examination of factors affecting student bystanders' decisions regarding reporting concerns about bullying in secondary schools to staff
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2017)Concerns are frequently raised and disappointments expressed regarding the failure of secondary school students to report bullying to teachers, thus alerting them to the plight of their bullied peers. This study examined ... -
An investigation into chaplaincy in Irish Catholic voluntary secondary schools
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2000)This qualitative study investigates chaplaincy in voluntary Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland. It is an exploratory study in which focus groups, interviews and a questionnaire were used to elicit the ... -
An investigation into the implications of Irvin Yalom's existential psychotherapy for adolescent counselling in Ireland
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An investigation into the potential benefits of introducing guidance and counselling to corrective educational programmes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2004)An Investigation into the Potential Benefits of Introducing Guidance and Counselling to Corrective Educational Programmes. Many offenders long for the day when they might be accepted back into society. In fact, some work ... -
An investigation of the relationship between Adult Basic Education (ABE) and accessing poverty alleviation resources in selected ethnic minority communities in Vietnam
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2012)This study examines two approaches to Adult Basic Education (ABE) and their influence on accessing poverty alleviation resources in selected ethnic minority communities in Vietnam. In a multiple case study that relied ... -
Authoring our culture : using narrative to explore the student-learner's understanding of self within the educative relationship
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2012)This study was interested in looking into the life and experience of ordinary teenaged secondary students and set out to discover their themes of self and the place of these themes within the educative relationship. This ... -
Bullying in the workplace : an analysis of the experiences of 34 people accused of bullying
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2008)This study identifies the negative effects resulting from being accused of bullying behaviour on thirty four people in their place of work. Those accused of bullying were asked to rate their accuser as a person in their ... -
C. S. Lewis : the artist as educator
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2001)C.S. Lewis has received the critical attention primarily of theologians and literary critics who have focused on his work as a scholar, critic, novelist and apologist. This thesis offers a new focus for his writings. It ... -
Challenges, changes and consquences : women and the college experience at midlife
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Education, 2015)This study is a narrative inquiry into the transformation in women’s lives based on the experience of higher education at midlife viewed against the background of their previous educational experiences. The socio-cultural ...