Browsing by Subject "Research Subject Categories"
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A case study exploration of the connection between child observation and curriculum planning for individual children's interests and learning progression in Early Years settings.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-06)Recent policy developments in the Irish Early Years sector include a requirement to implement the national quality and curricular frameworks, Síolta and Aistear and to adhere to the guidance set out in the recently introduced ... -
A Case Study into Junior School Teachers' Perspectives on Wellbeing.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-06)The topic of wellbeing is currently a significant theme in educational research. It is clear from the literature that wellbeing is rarely explicitly defined due to its complex nature. However a person's wellbeing is something ... -
A Critical Examination of Standardised Testing of Minority Language Children
(Marino Institute of Education, 2017-06)In this dissertation I critically examined the performances of children who had English as an additional language (EAL) on standardized tests and compared their performances to the performances of their peers who had ... -
A Small Number of Student Teachers Reflect on the Role of Religion in Schooling
(2018-05)This research project explores the reflections of a small cohort of postgraduate student teachers on the role of religion in schooling in Ireland. All participants are postgraduate students at Marino Institute of Education, ... -
A snapshot of parental involvement with homework and resultant parental perspectives on its value, efficacy and effects within the home.
(2019-05)Despite questions and concerns having been raised about the benefit and effects of homework in Ireland (IPPN, 2010; McMahon 2018), there is a “dearth of Irish research” (O’Toole, Kiely, McGillicuddy, O’Brien & O’Keeffe, ... -
A study of the attitudes of fourth and fifth class pupils in one school towards mathematical problem-solving
(2019-05)The fundamental goal of this research is to investigate the attitudes of fourth and fifth-class pupils in one school to to mathematical problem-solving. Problem-solving is a key element of mathematical teaching and learning ... -
A Study to Investigate Teachers' Practices Towards Creating an Inclusive Classroom for Children with Special Education Needs in Mainstream Schools.
(2019-05)This study seeks to address how teachers are enhancing their practice in the Irish primary school classroom to better support children with SEN, in order to create an inclusive learning environment. The importance of ... -
A Study to Investigate the Factors that Influence Primary School Children's Participation in Physical Activity Outside of School Hours
(Marino Institute of Education, 2019-05)The aim of this research project is to determine the factors that influence primary school children’s participation in physical activity outside of school. A cross sectional mixed methods approach was used in this study. ... -
An Exploration into Teachers' Perceptions of Drama Education and its Potential Influence on Children's Literacy Skills.
(2019-05)Despite the rise of technology in today's day and age, research has indicated that traditional literacy is a fundamental requirement for societal participation in the twenty-first century. Although Ireland may be ahead of ... -
An exploration into the play pedagogical practices of an infant teacher: A case study.
(2018-06)This case study, An Exploration of an Infant Teacher's Practices in Play Pedagogy, is a small scale research study exploring an infant teacher's practices during child led play session. Research tends to state what teachers ... -
An Exploration of How Female Characters are Portrayed in Levelled Texts
(2018-05)This documentary analysis examines how female characters are portrayed in levelled texts. Using the principals of both grounded theory and discourse analysis the texts of a sample of ten books from the PM series used in ... -
An Exploration of Masculinities in Levelled Texts
(2017-05)This document analysis examines how hegemonic and non-hegemonic masculinities are portrayed in levelled texts. Using the principles of grounded theory, the texts and illustrations of a sample of eleven chapter books ... -
An Investigation into Irish Primary Teachers' Perceptions of Mindfulness
(2019-05)In recent years mindfulness-based practices have begun to permeate classrooms throughout Ireland, resulting in the need for additional research focusing on the experiences and perceptions of the teachers carrying out the ... -
An Investigation into Teachers' views on Effective Teaching Strategies for Nutrition Education in a DEIS band 1 context.
(2019-05)The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly worldwide over the past three decades, with over one in four Irish children identified as being overweight or obese at present. There is a known higher ... -
An Investigation into the attitudes and perceived needs of the early learning and care profession in relation to continuous professional development
(2019-06)The First Five Report (Government of Ireland, 2018) has acknowledged that there is diversity of learner type and need in the Early Learning and Care Sector (formerly Early Childhood Care and Education) however, the exact ... -
An Investigation into the Attitudes of Parents and Teachers towards Homework at Primary School Level
(2018-05)Although homework is not mandatory, the practice of assigning homework is, and has always been, commonplace in the Irish education system. However, homework has begun to provoke strong passions and opinions throughout the ... -
An investigation into the effects of a mindfulness-based meditation activity for reducing worry levels of female students in a DEIS Band 2 primary school.
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-05)The aim of the present study was to assess if an 8-day mindfulness-based meditation activity would cause a statistically significant decrease in the worry levels of participants by comparing results from a worry questionnaire. ... -
An investigation into the role of a Childrens' Rights Education program in a diverse, urban, DEIS school, focusing on an Intercultural perspective. Is it a good fit? An action-research and self-reflective study.
(2019-06)This study investigates the ‘fit’ of a Childrens’ Rights Education program, in a diverse, urban, designated disadvantaged (DEIS) school. The program in this study is ‘Making Rights Real’ which was distributed to all ... -
An Investigation into the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Primary School Teachers and Student-Teachers
(2017-05)This study was designed to investigate the relationship between student-teachers’ and teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and how they perceive these beliefs are influenced by, or affect areas of their profession. Bandura’s ... -
An Investigation of Teachers' Perceptions of the Benefits of Multi- Grade Settings in Irish Primary Schools
(2019-05)Multi-grade settings are prevalent in many schools both in Ireland and internationally. However, there is a widespread lack of awareness of multi-grade settings. There also continues to be a lack of understanding around ...
