St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Coláiste Phádraig. Droim Conrach, Baile Átha Cliath 9

Phone: 353-1-8842000 | Fax: 353-1-8376197

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Phone: 353-1-8842000 | Fax: 353-1-8376197

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Research & Publications

Irish Student Teachers' Perceptions and Attitudes to Science, History and Geography: An All-Ireland Collaborative Research Project

 

SPD Personnel: Fionnuala Waldron, Dr Janet Varley, Susan Pike, Cliona Murphy, Tom McCloughlin
Partners:

Mary Immaculate, Limerick;

St Mary's University College, Belfast, Stranmillis University College, Belfast; Queen's University, Belfast;

Colaiste Mhuire, Marino;

Froebel College of Education; CICE

Duration: 2004-2008
Funding body: SCoTENS; SPCD
Description:

Collaborative IASSEE longitudinal research project examining experiences, perceptions and attitudes of student teachers in all of the colleges of education in Ireland, north and south, to the subject areas of science, history and geography.


 

A Database of Irish Legislation 1962-1800

SPD Personnel: Prof James Kelly
Partner: Professor DW Hayton, School of History, QUB
Funding body: Leverhume Foundation

 

 

 

Evaluation of the Implementation of the Relationships and Sexuality Programme

in Post-Primary Schools

SPD Personnel:

Dr Mark Morgan, Bernie Collins,

Mary Irving
Partners: Paula Maycock, Children's Research Centre, TCD
Duration:

1 year. Due for completion:Autumn 2006

Funding body: The Crisis Pregnancy Agency and the Dept. of Education & Science
Description:

The survey will examine the extent of implementation of RSE in a sample of post-primary schools.  The second phase will examine the factors associated with effective implementation in a selected number of schools.

 

 

Staidéar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíoch ar Úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht

U Ú Ú Ú Ú éar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíoch ar ÚsaeixxxGhaelt

Comhstiúrthóir SPD:

Dr Conchúr Ó Giollagáin
Páirtnéirí: Seosamh Mac Donnacha;

Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh agus an Institiúid Náisiúnta um Anailís Réigiúnach agus Spásúil, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Má Nuad.
Achar: Aibreán 2004 - Lúnasa 2006
Maoiniú:

An Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus

Gaeltachta

 

 

 

 

Literacy Difficulties in Schools Designated

as Disadvantaged in Dublin

SPCD Personnel:

Thérèse Day, Anna Logan, Dr Mark Morgan, Eithne Kennedy, Bernadette Dwyer, Siobhan Cahilane McGovern,

Dr Paul Downes

Partners: Special Ed. Dept., Education Dept., and the Centre for Educational Disadvantage

 

 

Cnuasach Litríochta ar Théama na Deoraíochta

Comhstiúrthóir SPCD: Prof Máirín Nic Eoin
Páirtnéirí:

Dr Aisling Ní Dhonnchadha, Roinn na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Maigh Nuad.

Duration:

2005-2006
Maoiniú: Choiste Léann na Gaeilge d'Acadamh Ríoga Éireann
Description:

Díolaim litríochta Gaeilge ar théamaí na himirce agus na deoraíochta a chur in eagar agus a fhoilsiú, maraon le nótaí, liosta foinsí Gaeilge agus ábhar tagartha faoi thaithí imirce phobal na Gaeltachta.

 

 

 

 

Cad iad na mionathraithe a bheadh le déanamh ar Churaclam Gaeilge na Bunscoile (1999) chun é a chur in oiriúint do pháistí le riachtanais speisialta? chur in oiriools

Comhstiúrthóiri SPD: :

Joe Travers, Denis Twomey

Páirtnéirí: Seán Ó Cathalláin (MICL)
Maoiniú: Foras na Gaeilge agus Coiste Taighde an Choláiste
Description:
I gcomhar leis na múinteoirí sa CRC, Cluain Tarbh, tá sé ar intinn againn curaclam a chur le chéile a oireann do na páistí atá faoin a gcúram agus a thagann le Curaclam Gaeilge na Bunscoile (1999). Chomh maith leis sin bheadh sé ar intinn againn pacáiste teagaisc mar aon le hacmhainní agus le háiseanna teagaisc a chur le chéile a chabhródh leis na páistí seo agus iad i mbun foghlaim na Gaeilge. Chuige sin tá sé ar intinn againn roinnt ama a chaitheamh sna seomraí ranga ag féachaint ar na modhanna éagsúla a úsáideann na múinteoirí leis na páistí. Táimid ag súil le hagallaimh a chur ar na múinteoirí agus ar na páistí freisin.

 

 

A study on the Literacy Lives of Student Teachers,

i.e. STeLL (student teacher educators' literacy lives)

 

SPCD Personnel:

Siobhan Cahillane McGovern

Partners: Kathy Hall, The Open University  and Finian O'Shea, CICE, Rathmines
Description:

Carried out a questionnaire in each of the above colleges, then carried out interviews with a selected sample. Scheduled to present a paper on initial findings at the UKLA conference in Bath on Sunday July, 10th.

 

 

The Irish in Europe Project

SPCD Personnel:

Dr Marian Lyons

Partners: Dr Thomas O'Connor, NUIM; Dr John Keating, NUIM
Duration: 1997 -
Funding body: HEA grant
Description:

The design and delivery of a context-sensitive electronic research platform for biographical data using XML encoding to facilitate the storage, querying and manipulation of archival data relating to Irish migrants in Europe in the Early Modern period.

 

 

 

Towards a Lifelong Learning Society in Europe:

The Contribution of the Education System schools

SPCD Personnel:

Dr Paul Dowes, Dr Catherine Maunsell

Partners:

- Institute for International and Social Studies, Tallinn Pedagogical University (IISS), Estonia

- Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA), Catholique University of Louvain (K.U.Leuven), Belgium

- Centre for Research In Lifelong Learning, University of Surrey (UniS), United Kingdom

- Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh (UEDIN), United Kingdom

- St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra: Educational Disadvantage Centre (EDC) and the Centre for the Study of Human Development (CSHD), Ireland

- Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research (FAFO), Norway

- Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE), Slovenia

- TÁRKI Social Research Centre (TARKI), Hungary

- Law University of Lithuania (LTU), Lithuania

- Institute of Sociology (IS), Bulgaria

- St. Petersburg State University: Department of Sociology (SPSU), Russia

- 3s research laboratory (3srl), Austria

- The National Training Fund (NTF), Czech Republic
Duration: 60 months, projected completion date: Sept. 2010
Funding body:

E.U. Sixth Framework Integrated Project Under Priority 7: Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge-Based Society
Description:

To assess the contribution of the education system to the implementation of the lifelong learning agenda and to examine its role as a potential agent of social integration in Europe.

 

 

 

Evaluation of the Benefits of Sound-Field Amplification Systems for At Risk Children for Attention Deficit Disorder and Speech and Language Problems in Eight Designated Disadvantaged Primary Schools

Partners: Educational Disadvantage Centre & Ballyfermot Local Drugs Task Force
Duration: 2 years

 

 

Interviews with Victims of Trafficking in the Baltic States for Book Highlighting Social Policy Reform Regarding Trafficking wiwi hools

SPCD Personnel:

Dr Paul Downes

Partners: Educational Disadvantage Centre & Talinn Aids Prevention Centre
Duration: 2 years
Funding body: ADM and Dormant Accounts Fund

 

 

Survey of St Patrick's undergraduate students to examine their conceptions of 'otherness' with a view to analysing issues of prejudice with regard to ethnicity and social class chools

SPCD Personnel:

Dr Paul Downes

Partners: IDEC & Educational Disadvantage Centre
Duration: 2 years

 

 

Experiencing Childhood Citizenship:

Consultations with Children in Tallaght West. (Tallaght West Children's Development Initiative)

SPCD Personnel:

Mr Colm Hefferon, Dr Elizabeth Muphy,

Dr Paul Downes, Dr Maurice O'Reilly

Partners: Neil Haran, Children's Development Initiative  (CDI), Katherine Zappone, Project Leader (CDI)
Funding body:

Dept. of Health & Children,

Dept. of Justice, Equality & Law Reform,

Dept. of Education & Science,

Atlantic Philanthropies

Description:

Process drama was used as the method to  explore the following issues:

1. What children in Tallaght West viewed as important in their lives.

2. How they  feel about their community.

3. This changes they would make so that life could be improved

4. Who children think might take responsibility for these changes.

140 Fifth class pupils from seven schools aged 11/12 years of age were involved. Through the flexibility of the child in role being in two mental states at once, known in drama as metaxis, the researchers were able to deal with both the fictional and real issues, as both were being addressed through the story at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPCD Personnel:

Dr Paul Downes, Educational Disadvantage Centre.

Partners: The University of Pristina, Kosovo; Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich; University of Bedfordshire; Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore Di Milano; University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Description:

This two year Project, 'Postgraduate Curriculum Development and Human Resources Training for the Psychology Department of the University of Pristina', has a number of objectives. These are to develop a Masters curriculum to European Standards, to train sustainable human resources to lecture the new courses, to develop good academic practice and quality assurance guidelines, to develop adequate teaching and learning resources, to extend knowledge of psychology to all sections of Kosovar society.

Dr. Paul Downes, the EDC Director attended the first project meeting in Pristina, Kosovo in February 2008

 

 

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