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Sarah Collins; Sheila Garrity – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Education for sustainable development (ESD) prepares learners for global citizenship. It is considered the great hope through which Anthropogenic destruction can be halted and a sustainable future created. In Ireland, relevant State departments suggest Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, supports ESD in Early Childhood Education and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Sustainable Development, Systems Approach, Foreign Countries
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McKeown, Kieran; Haase, Trutz; Pratschke, Jonathan – Irish Educational Studies, 2015
The study analyses determinants of child outcomes in a cohort of children who participated in the Free Pre-School Year. Child outcomes are measured through a before-and-after assessment of children using the Early Development Instrument. The sample comprises 448 children in 70 early years centres. There are three main findings. First, children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Measures (Individuals), Preschool Children
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Moloney, Mary – Irish Educational Studies, 2010
This paper explores perceptions of professional identity in the early childhood care and educations sector (ECCE) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). It is concerned with the status, salary and conditions of those working with children aged four to six in pre-school and primary school settings. Using qualitative methodology, the study garnered…
Descriptors: Social Status, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Foreign Countries