Browsing Student Teacher Educational Research (STER) by Date of Publication
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Exploring Student-Teacher Attitudes to Interculturalism
(STER, 2018-04)This research project wishes to determine the outlooks, attitudes, and confidence of student-teachers towards promoting interculturalism in their future classrooms. Given that student-teachers are exposed to the most ... -
‘AIMing’ for the Target: How has Policy on Inclusion Evolved since the 1990’s in Ireland
(2019-04)This article provides an overview of how inclusion policy for children with additional needs (AN) in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) has evolved in Ireland since the 1990’s. The motivation for this study is the ... -
An Investigation into the Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers towards Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs
(2019-04)This article investigates the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching children with SEN. Understanding the views of pre-service teachers as they climb onto the first step in their professional career is essential ... -
An Investigation into Secondary School’s Approach to Collaboration and Communication with their Feeder Primary Schools
(STER, 2019-04)This article focuses on the management of information transfer from primary to secondary school on all incoming first years. The research investigates how secondary schools use data on new students to inform teaching and ... -
An Investigation into Five Methods of Student Reflection
(STER, 2019-04)Being the centre of the learning poses challenges for students and teachers and it is these challenges that this research seeks to investigate. Investigating the benefits and drawbacks of methods of reflection, five methods ... -
Work-Based Learning: Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Doing?
(STER, 2019-04)This article explores perspectives of adult learners within the Further Education and Training (FET) sector. This study is an exploratory, qualitative study, exploring students’ perspectives of work based learning in ... -
Exploring Teachers’ Experiences of Inclusion Strategies for Deaf Children in Mainstream Primary Schools
(STER, 2019-04)This study aims to highlight the strategies used to meet the needs of the deaf children in their class. By doing so, teachers’ competencies in teaching deaf children in mainstream schools, alongside their views of the ... -
Older People and Well-Being: Perception and Influencing Factors
(STER, 2019-04)The dearth of research into the subjective experiences of older people living in the community setting was a key motivation for this study. The aim of which was to explore the older person’s subjective perception of the ... -
Investigating the Attitudes of Teachers to Science Education in the Irish Primary Classroom
(STER, 2019-04)This article aims to provide an insight into current attitudes to science education, which has been correlated from a larger research study conducted by the author. It will compare attitudes recorded in past studies to ... -
Aistear: A Journey Under Construction and Every Voice Matters
(2019-04)This research study sets out to investigate Early Years Teachers’ (EYTs’) engagement with Aistear - the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) settings in Ireland. It will explore ... -
Exploring Performances of LGBTQ Sexualities in Irish Primary Schools
(STER, 2020-04)This research set out to explore the performances of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer) sexualities in a selection of Irish Primary Schools in 2019, looking specifically at how performances of sexuality are ... -
Teachers’ Perspectives of Station-teaching in Mathematics in an Irish Primary School
(STER, 2020-04)This research study sought to investigate station-teaching as a teaching methodology in primary school mathematics in Ireland. The research question for this study was: what are teachers’ perspectives of station-teaching ... -
Exploring the Impact of Aistear on Montessori.
(STER, 2020-04)The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of implementing Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (NCCA, 2009) on Montessori education. It also examines the extent to which Aistear and Montessori can ... -
Exploring the Inclusion of LGBTQI+ Information in Relationships and Sexuality Education in Irish Primary Schools
(STER, 2020-04)This article investigates the relationship between the inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning and Intersexual (LGBTQI+) information in the Irish Relationships and Sexuality Education programme ... -
Competence and Confidence of Newly Qualified Teachers in Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs in School Settings
(STER, 2020-04)This article uses documentary analysis to outline the journey of inclusion on an international platform and how that has influenced our educational landscape in Ireland. The research explores the experiences and challenges ... -
‘An Inclusive Education for All’: Challenges Facing Teachers in Supporting Children with SEN in a Multi-Grade Mainstream Classroom
(2020-04)This research examines how multi-grade teachers create an inclusive educational experience for all children in their class, with a specific focus on special educational needs (SEN). The primary objective was to gain a ... -
Exploring the Connection Between Child Observation and Curriculum Planning in Early Years Settings.
(STER, 2020-04)This research study explores how child observation methods are used in early years settings to inform curriculum planning for individual children’s interests and learning progression. It looks specifically at What child ... -
An Investigation into Parents’ and Children’s Understandings of Early Writing
(STER, 2020-04)This research investigated parents’ perceptions on early writing in the hope that the findings would help guide understandings in school practices, curricula, interventions and policies. This study was underpinned by ... -
An Action Research Project using the Dialogic Story Reading Approach with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
(STER, 2020-04)Research has shown that dialogic storytelling is an effective literacy intervention for children who are typically developing, and also for children with ASD (Whalon et al., 2013). This research investigated how dialogic ... -
Finding a Voice and Fostering Independence. The Role of the SNA in Supporting Children with ASD in Mainstream Schools
(TARA, 2021-04)This article uses documentary analysis to examine how a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) can support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in accessing a holistic education in mainstream primary schools. The research ...