• The professionalization of adult education: a critical exploration of policy, discourse and practice 

  Murphy, Helen (University College Cork, 2017)

  This study examines the phenomenon of professionalization in adult education in Ireland and the impact of professionalization on the field of adult education. It aims to investigate the effect of policy and regulatory ...
• The role of the classroom teacher in supporting bilingual primary pupils in the learning of mathematics 

  Ryan, Miriam; Ní Ríordáin, Máire (European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 2017-02)

  This paper examines some of key messages in the mathematics and multilingualism in mathematics literature and relates them to opportunities for the development of a development of a focus on the teacherâ s role in maximising ...
• Ensuring methodological rigor for investigating the discourse development of bilingual mathematics learners 

  Ní Ríordáin, Máire; Flanagan, Eílis; Brilly, Claire (European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 2017-02)

  Given the nature of investigating bilingual mathematics learners and learning environments, a key concern is how we can ensure that the rigor of our research is matched by the rigor of methodological frameworks and approaches ...
• Examining difficulties in initial algebra: Pre-requisite and algebra content areas for Irish post-primary students 

  O'Brien, Aoife; Ní Ríordáin, Máire (European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 2017-02)

  This research aims to investigate the algebraic under performance of second year post-primary students in Ireland (approximate age 14 years). To this end a diagnostic test for algebra has been developed to profile and ...
• Learning in networks through enquiry: the design, implementation and evaluation of an online intervention to support student teachers on school placement 

  Gorman, Alan (University College Cork, 2017)

  Initial teacher education (ITE) in Ireland has experienced accelerated transformation in recent years, resulting in extended periods of school placement on concurrent and consecutive programmes. A contributing factor towards ...

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