Browsing Student Theses by Date of Publication
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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. ... -
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 ... -
Investigating Teachers' Perspectives on Ability Grouping in the Primary School Classroom and Exploring the Implications for Education Policy
(2017-05)The chosen research question is 'Investigating teachers' perspectives on ability grouping in the primary school classroom and exploring the implications for education policy.' This question aims to explore teachers' ... -
Children's attitudes towards the Irish language: A study of fifth and sixth class students in an English-medium primary school.
(2017-05)The purpose of this research is to ascertain children's attitudes towards the Irish language. The study takes place in light of the launch of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the recent ... -
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 ... -
“Sitting Pretty?”: A Mixed-Methods Study into the amount of Time Irish Primary School Pupils spend Sitting throughout the School Day.
(2017-05)The focus of this study is to investigate the amount of time children in Irish primary schools spend sitting and how much physical activity they participate in during a typical school day. In addition, this study also ... -
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 ... -
Parental experiences of transformative dialogic reading practice in the home environment.
(2017-06)Literacy achievement from birth is supported by many factors. Literature indicates that one’s culture, socioeconomic status, (SES) and home literacy environment (HLE) are factors that affect language and literacy skills ... -
Philosophy with Children How does the practice of philosophy nurture a young child's natural ability to think philosophically and encourage him/her to participate in a democratic community of enquiry?
(2017-06)Philosophy enables us to be critical, independent thinkers particularly in a fast-paced digital world. Philosophy with Children is a pedagogy whereby the voice of the child is upheld, their agency is enabled and their ... -
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 ... -
Some English-Medium Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives of Using a Drama-Based Approach to Teach Irish
(Marino Institute of Education, 2018-05)This dissertation examines a number of English-medium primary school teachers’ perceptions of using a drama-based approach to teach Irish. A tool of communicative language teaching (CLT), drama is often employed as a ... -
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 ... -
English in Gaelscoileanna: How does school type impact English writing performance? by Cliodhna Nolan Marino Institute
(2018-05)The educational landscape of Ireland has been rapidly changing in recent decades, especially in relation to how we view and how we teach Irish. One of the most noteworthy changes is the growth of Irish-immersion schools, ... -
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, ... -
#selfie: An Investigation into the Attitudes and Opinions of Girls in 5th and 6th Class on the Selfie
(2018-05)Selfies, shared far and wide across various social media platforms, have changed the way in which we communicate. Young people dominate the statistics when it comes to selfie taking, particularly girls. It appears that ... -
Educators' Perspectives of the Processes of Communication between Preschool and Primary School Sectors
(2018-05)The interest in transition has grown over the past decade, in both national and international literature (CECDE, 2006a; Hopps, 2014; Hopps & Dockett, 2011; O' Kane, 2016; O'Kane & Hayes, 2006, 2010; Ring et al., 2016). The ... -
Investigating the role of whole-school input on children's knowledge and selection of healthy foods.
(2018-05)In today's society, there is an increased emphasis on the importance of maintaining a balanced, nutritious diet. With this in mind, it should be understood that Irish primary schools should be one of the main bodies ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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. ...
