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Angeliki Lima – Irish Educational Studies, 2023
Researchers' reflections on narrative inquiry is a growing area of interest for the qualitative researchers' community (Beuthin 2014; Bruce et al 2016; O'Grady, Clandinin and O'Toole 2018). Furthermore, the relationship between the insider and outsider, researcher and participant, in narrative research conducted in social sciences, including…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Inquiry, Reflection, Institutionalized Persons
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Ni Shuilleabhain, Aoibhinn; Seery, Aidan – Professional Development in Education, 2018
Based in a time of major curriculum reform, this article reports on a qualitative case study of teacher professional development (PD) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). Five mathematics teachers in an Irish secondary school were introduced to and participated in successive cycles of school-based lesson study (LS) over the course of one academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Faculty Development, Mathematics Teachers
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Cavaliero, Tamsin – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
The aim of this study is to investigate whether Lego could be used as a tool for reflective practice with social care practitioners (SCPs) and student practitioners. This article outlines an action research study conducted in an institute of higher education in Ireland. Findings from this study suggest that Lego can be used to support student…
Descriptors: Play, Manipulative Materials, Foreign Countries, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Peeters, Jan; Sharmahd, Nima – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
There is growing evidence among researchers and international organisations that quality of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), and ultimately the outcomes for children and families--especially disadvantaged ones--is dependent on well-educated and competent staff, and that a lack of higher pre-service training can be partly compensated by…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth
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Ní Chróinín, Déirdre; Cosgrave, Caitríona – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2013
Background: Incorporating assessment as a regular practice can enhance teaching and learning in primary physical education. However, there is little evidence to suggest primary teachers use assessment strategies regularly in their physical education classes. Purpose: To explore the impact of incorporating assessment into primary teachers' physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Elementary School Teachers
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Gabaudan, Odette – Research-publishing.net, 2013
Students on the BA International Business and Languages who spend a full academic year on a study visit abroad experience many new challenges such as a different culture, a new university, different academic practices, a foreign language, etc. The assessment methods for the year include the results of the modules taken in the partner universities,…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Learning Experience, Case Studies, Questionnaires
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Dunphy, Elizabeth – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2010
One-to-one interviewing is one of the most powerful ways of exploring young children's thinking. While there are a few studies which report the use of this pedagogic strategy by preservice teachers, more are needed. This paper describes an early childhood mathematics education assignment which preservice teachers in a teacher-education college in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education, Young Children