Browsing Student Theses by Title
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“Teacher, is this a book about real things?” Implementing an Intervention Designed to Teach Unconstrained Literacy Skills Using a Dialogic Reading Approach to Non-Fiction Texts
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)This study set out to create an intervention for teaching language and comprehension with a group of Junior Infants. The research explored language and comprehension as components of unconstrained literacy skills and the ... -
Teachers' use of the Visual Arts as a lens to explore issues of Diversity within an Irish Classroom Setting
In 2020 we witnessed the racial crisis surface over the injustice and discrimination of people of different race and ethnicity, underlining the fact that discrimination is still a prominent issue across institutions and ... -
Teachers' views on the correlation between movement breaks and student learning, concentration and classroom behaviour
(2019-05)According to the World Health Organisation (2018), 81% of school-goers are not sufficiently active. This alarming statistic shows that it is important for children to become more active . As students spend up to six hours ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Development in Inquiry-Based Learning Settings
(2021-06-01)This dissertation explores the perceptions of teachers in an inquiry-based learning (IBL) setting regarding professional development (PD) in order to empower them in their journey as IBL educators. The research focused ... -
Teachers’ Perspectives of the Socio-Dramatic area of Aistear in Supporting the Development of Literacy Skills in the Infant Classroom
This dissertation seeks to examine teachers’ perspectives of children’s literacy skills within the socio-dramatic area of Aistear in the infant classrooms. Despite the changes to the modern world, with everything becoming ... -
Teacher’s Perspectives on the Representation of Children with Special Educational Needs in Irish-Medium Contexts
This research study explores teacher’s perspectives on the level of representation of children with special educational needs (SEN) in Irish-medium schools. In recent years, there has been a significant rise in demand ... -
The Challenges of Teaching World Belief Systems in an Educate Together School Setting: A Case Study
(2018-05)A shift is taking place in Irish primary schools throughout the country. As a result of immigration, globalisation, and the desire for change from Irish parents, Irish schools have required to examine how they approach ... -
The Dynamics of Parental Involvement in an Educate Together National School
(2016-05)This study is an exploration of the motivations, experiences and desired outcomes of parents taking part in school-based parental involvement programmes at an ethnically diverse DEIS Band 1 Educate Together National School. ... -
The prevalence of childhood obesity as perceived by primary school teachers, and their attitudes towards the role of the school in obesity prevention.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-05)In 2018, the issue of childhood obesity both nationally and internationally is a profoundly relevant topic, with one in four nine-year old children in Ireland now considered to be overweight or obese (Layte & Mc Crory, ... -
The price of paying attention; Teachers' perspectives on the implementation of mindfulness in the Irish primary school classroom.
(2019-05)This research project investigates the implementation of mindfulness into the primary school classroom. It specifically refers to its relationship with a child's well-being and academic success. The study draws on the ... -
The Professional Identity of Junior Infant Teachers in a sample of Vertical Primary Schools
(2018-06)Internationally Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) ranges from birth to six years of age. In Ireland, ECEC provision spans both preschool settings and Junior and Senior Infant classes within primary schools. This ... -
“This is a business….. It’s not a one-to-one” Exploring early years educators’ psychological and financial well-being in non-profit and for-profit early years settings in Ireland
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)This research study focuses on comparing early years educators’ psychological and financial well-being in community, private independent and private chain settings in Ireland. Drawing particularly on self-determination ... -
Time to Breathe: An Investigation of Teachers' Experiences of Mindfulness in the Classroom
(2018-05)With the rising presence of mindfulness practices in schools in Ireland, it is important to review and assess the experiences of those implementing the practice. In particular, teachers' understanding of the topic needs ... -
To Screen or Not to Screen? Exploring Primary School Children’s Perspectives on the use of Green Screen Technology when Looking at and Responding to Visual Arts.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)The 1999 visual arts primary school curriculum was evaluated by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in 2005 as part of a phase one curriculum review which also included maths and English. This review reported ... -
To what extent can parent and teacher collaboration in a DEIS setting impact on the shared reading experience in the home with young children?
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)Shared reading is a particular type of reading whereby the adult engages in repeated readings of a book with a child over a period of time. The concept behind shared reading is that through repeated readings, the child ... -
VISUAL JOURNALING: A SPRINGBOARD FOR PRIORITISING THE CREATIVE PROCESS?
(2021-06-01)The critical emphasis of the Visual Arts Curriculum for Irish primary schools is on the process of children’s artmaking. Exploration of, and experimentation with materials, is a central objective along with teachers taking ... -
What are Junior Infant teachers’ and early years educators’ opinions about informal and formal learning and the acquisition of academic skills for 4/5 year olds in the final year of pre-school?
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)This study aims to examine Junior Infant teachers’ and early years educators’ opinions about informal and formal learning and the acquisition of academic skills for 4/5 year olds in the final year of pre-school, in the ... -
What are the challenges for Early Childhood Education and Care practitioners when educating and caring for children who are living in Direct Provision?
(2019-06)The importance of the role of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) practitioner in the life of the child is understood and acknowledged (Hayes, O'Toole and Halpenny, 2017). This study focused on discovering the ... -
What Can be Learned from a Local Stream?
(Marino Institute of Education, 2020-06)The Irish primary curriculum, described as an “anthology of subjects”, is overloaded, often to the detriment of teachers, school management and most importantly, the students. There is a need for a more integrated approach ...
