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The Interview as Method: Doing Feminist Research. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Suzanne O'Keeffe – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This case study sheds light on lessons learned from the perspective of a PhD candidate. Focusing on male primary teachers, this study explores how issues of masculinities are navigated and negotiated on a daily basis. Although limited research of masculinities has been conducted in educational contexts and settings in Ireland, previous studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Data Collection, Interviews
Does Variation in the Extent of Generalized Trust, Individual Education and Extensiveness of Social Security Policies Matter for Maximization of Subjective Well-Being?
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Valeeva, Rania F. – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2016
In this paper, I examine whether generalized trust and education, as well as social security policies of welfare state institutions matter for cross-national differences in subjective well-being (SWB), because knowledge on this issue is still lacking. For this purpose I integrated the insights of two sociological theories: Social Function…
Descriptors: Well Being, Federal Programs, Public Policy, Welfare Services
An Audit of the Irish National Intellectual Disability Database
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Dodd, Philip; Craig, Sarah; Kelly, Fionnola; Guerin, Suzanne – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study describes a national data audit of the National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD). The NIDD is a national information system for intellectual disability (ID) for Ireland. The purpose of this audit was to assess the overall accuracy of information contained on the NIDD, as well as collecting qualitative information to support the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Information Systems, Foreign Countries
Rhetoric and Reality: The Role of the Teacher in Shaping a School Sport Programme
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Bowles, Richard; O'Sullivan, Mary – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Extra-curricular sport is an important aspect of life in Irish primary schools. Team invasion games hold a dominant position and, within this category, Gaelic games are extremely popular. Teachers have, historically, played a significant role in the promotion of Gaelic games through the organization of inter-school competitions. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Sportsmanship, Interviews
Family SMEs in Ireland as Learning Organizations
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Birdthistle, Naomi – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether small and medium-sized family businesses in Ireland have the potential to be classified as learning organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The research methodology adopted for this study is that of multiple-case studies. In this research, personal interviews were selected as the…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Services for Children with Dyslexia--The Child's Experience
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Nugent, Mary – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2008
This study evaluates and compares special educational services for children with dyslexia in three different Irish educational settings: special schools, reading units and mainstream resource provision. The emphasis is on the child's experience of special education. Participants were dyslexic children aged 8-13 who had been accessing special…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Dyslexia, Special Education, Foreign Countries