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2017

Berridge, Martin (2017) "Sometimes I thinking about home.....seems like magic y'know": Stories from the displaced: Stories of identity, meaning and real learning. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Codd, Rachel (2017) eclaiming the Docile Body: An Autoethnography of Illness and Adult Education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Condon, John (2017) The Experience of Migrant Students in an Irish Second Level School. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Connolly, Ann (2017) Exploring how the experience of tutors and the use of visual images and web-based technology enhance critical reflection in adult learners. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Curran, Ian (2017) The experience of coercion and forced education in a labour market activation context. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Dalton, Patrice (2017) Ability not disability: A transformative exploration of student experiences in higher education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Dillon, Eilish (2017) How Critical is Talk? Discourses of Development Education among Facilitators in Ireland. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Hegarty, Ann (2017) Masculinity, fathers and family literacy: Glimpses behind the ‘hard-man’ front. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Joyce, Carmel Ann (2017) A Mixed Method Exploration of the Challenges to Inclusive and Progressive Education for Students with Dyslexia in the West of Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Murray, Siobhan (2017) In an era of neoliberalism and inequality can self-transcendence foster conscientisation for social change? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Nally, Patrick Alan (2017) The insecurity for teachers entering the further education and training sector. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. O'Keeffe, Sandra (2017) How do your learners paint flowers? An exploration into person-centred learning in Community Training Centres. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Sinnott, Christina (2017) Giving a voice to lone mothers: Investigating the impact of neoliberal policies on accessing and participating in further education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Smith, Olivia (2017) Learning through Drawing: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of the Experiences of Drawing Practitioners. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2016

Casey, Fiona (2016) What’s it like to come to college: Exploring the experience of female students in University. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Coss, Sarah (2016) Learning to Mother over Coffee and Cake: Naming our Informal Learning. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. De Brún, Christa (2016) Teaching for Thinking: an action research inquiry into the Pedagogical potential of modern literature to foster critical thinking and facilitate critical consciousness in third level students. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Fitzpatrick, Suzanne (2016) Where there's a will, there's a way: a study of persistence in further education and training in Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Jennings, Mary (2016) A qualitative study on the effects of a student suicide on the experienced teacher in secondary and adult education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Larkin, Stefanie (2016) Community Arts as an act of praxis and resistance. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Leydon, Mary (2016) Can the life stories of adult learners offer insights into the development of understanding and knowledge for critical adult and community education? An exploration of the experimental reflections of four adult learners in Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Magrath, Conor (2016) From the Ground Up: Journeys Through the Leitrim Landscape. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Manning, Joy (2016) All our griefs: An exploration of how we adjust to and accommodate non-death losses - an arts based narrative inquiry. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McBride, Grainne (2016) Speaking up for guidance: Virtual duoethnography as counter-narrative to a disciplinary activation discourse. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Roche, Mary (2016) Challenged in a web of power: A study of a small cohort of early childhood care and education practitioners through the lens of outdoor learning and risky play. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Walsh, Bernadette (2016) ICT: Collaboration, innovation and integration - an action research study of the development of a new ICT career learning tool. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Wood, Christopher (2016) A room with a view: Exploring the impacts of early school leaving and imprisonment on a cohort of working class men, participating in an adult education project in Dublin, Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2015

Brady, Anne (2015) Nowhere to Hide: A study of adult learners on a basic ICT course. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Brown, Jonathan Edward (2015) Further education and training: What's the outcome? Perspectives from the field. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Breslin, Paul (2015) Challenging the stigma of Youthreach: Recognition, Interpersonal Relations and Narrative Stories. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Cunningham, Sinead (2015) The Well of the Educator: An investigation into how well-being is maintained by Educators working in Youthreach. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Dillon, Barbara (2015) "The Glass Class" - The Challenges and Barriers for women as parents returning to education in an Irish context. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Doody, Helena (2015) Inclusive education; challenges and barriers for people with intellectual disabilities accessing further education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Fitzsimons, Camilla (2015) Re-Kindling Community Education in Neoliberal times. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Harvey, Gerry (2015) The Evolving Model of School Self-Evaluation in Ireland: How a Person’s Perception of Purpose and Power Determines Practice. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Hession, Mary (2015) Unheard Voices, Unlearned Lessons. Seeking to Belong in Adult Basic Education – a Grounded Theory Study. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Joyce, Colman (2015) Unheard Voices: First Generation Students and the Community College. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Kavanagh, Michael (2015) Consulting the experiential knowledge of practitioners and learners through qualitative research: Implications for developing an online history project with older adults. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Kinsella, Michelle (2015) Breaking Through: How do Adult Learners negotiate Class prior to, during and after Higher Education? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Lenehan, Niamh (2015) Substantial Difference in the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications? A Research Study on the Practices of Credential Evaluators in Irish Higher Education Institutions. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Murphy, Keith C. (2015) To care or not care? What impact if any, does care have on men in their teaching practises within adult education? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Ní Loingsigh, Deirdre (2015) Minority Language Advising in the Workplace: Contextual Practices, Relational Knowing, Mandate, and Change. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. O'Neill, Jerry (2015) Ar lorg na slí. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Redmond, Gwen (2015) What is counted becomes what counts: Measuring the correct learning outcomes in adult literacy. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Smith, Mary (2015) An Exploration of Change, Progression and Transition in, Through and Beyond Community Education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2014

Martin-Hodgins, Nicola (2014) Bereavement in the Primary Classroom: The Perspectives of Widowed Parents. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McHugh, Kathriona (2014) ‘A Road Less Spoken’ The experiences of Youthreach participants. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Nugent, Margaret (2014) Deepening Dialogue in Silent Spaces: Ireland’s pedagogy of peace. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. O'Reilly, Aine (2014) Re-Visioning Quality Assurance in Higher Education. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Parce, Lisa (2014) The Ripple Effect: The Economic Impact of Arizona Supervised Agricultural Experiences. Masters thesis, The University of Arizona. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2013

Breheny, Brigid Mary (2013) Applying transformative learning theory to the process of parenting programmes. Parenting programmes: A piece in the education jigsaw? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Bohan, Virginia (2013) The Butterfly Effect: The recommodification of labour and implications for further education and training. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Graham, Shirley (2013) Equal but Different: Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Hegarty, Martina (2013) Classed: A Study of Traveller Mothers and their children's schooling. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Hunt, Róisín (2013) Listen to me: The learning and experience of adults with intellectual disabilities using autobiographical digital narratives. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Kennelly, Anne (2013) An áit ina bhfuil t-anam is ann a thógas do chosa tú (your feet will always take you to the place of your soul): A study of transformation through indigenous ways of knowing in a County Kerry Community. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McEvoy, Lisa (2013) What are some of the implications of accreditation on care in adult education? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Ní Chinnéide, Bláthnaid (2013) Practitioners' reflections on the benefits of and obstacles to Integrating Literacy. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Shiels, Karen (2013) What is the experience of traveller women in adult and community education? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Wilson, Niamh (2013) An exploration of accredited learning for the domestic violence sector in Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2012

Avila, Maria (2012) University in Society: Organising for Engagement in Ireland. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Beare, Clodagh Mary (2012) Finding the horseshoe nail: Colonization, de-colonoization and counter-colonization in Adult and Community Education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Carroll, Janefer (2012) To earn or to learn? Why the women from Navan Traveller Education Centre returned to learning. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Cassidy, Aideen (2012) Searching for equality: improving reading literacy at second level in disadvantaged schools. The impact of the JCSP Literacy Strategy on reading literacy with a particular focus on the impact of the JCSP Literacy Medley. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Clarke, Deirdre (2012) What place does accreditation have in learner centred adult literacy? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Dixon, Deirdre (2012) Motivational factors in further education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Dowling, Linda (2012) Older adults in further education: re-defining careers in a recession, a narrative inquiry. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Eslahy, Mahasty (2012) Where is my geography, where is your geography. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Fallon, Ann (2012) The long-term benefits of community education for learners: Tensions between the developmental and economic points of view. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Finnegan, Fergal (2012) Welcome to the knowledge factory? A study of working class experience, identity and learning in Irish Higher Education. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Fitzmaurice, Vivienne (2012) Health Literacy: Knowledge and experiences of traveller women. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Holton, Josephine (2012) "A fish out of water": The middle-class experience of over-indebtedness and the role of adult education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Keane, Róisín (2012) Learning through creative writing. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McDermot, Dolores (2012) Social class and education: the relationship between social class and engagement with education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McGlynn, William (2012) Community Educators and the Struggle for Recognition Theorising meaning, educator and institution in Ireland’s community education field using a generative grounded theory approach. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McLaughlin, Dan (2012) Game on! How video games and game design principles can help to make adult education more engaging for the learner. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Nolan, Suzanne (2012) Respect & Recognition: What’s the Story? PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. O'Malley, Michael F. (2012) University and the State in Ireland: from a negotiated exchange relationship based on trust to prescriptive requirements in university governance. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Quinn, Siobhan (2012) Using attachment theory as a lens to understand the role of an adult educator. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Sobiesiak, Kamila Magdalena (2012) Drifting identity in the global era? Polish students in Irish Higher Education. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Smith, Ken (2012) Exploring the social constructions of working class masculinities as barriers to men and education in Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Sweeney, Barbara (2012) The perceived benefits and challenges of attending a Death Review meeting from an interdisciplinary perspective. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2011

Akpoveta, Ebun (2011) Beyond Integration: An inquiry into the lived experiences of immigrants in Ireland. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Bates, Sarah (2011) Learning How to be Still: A Narrative Inquiry. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Clarkson, Lia (2011) How does blended learning motivate adult literacy learners? Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Collins, Bernie (2011) Empowering Children Through Circle Time: An Illumination of Practice. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Fennell, Mark (2011) An Inquiry into the Theory of Action of School Development Planning constituted within the Professional Culture of the School Development Planning Initiative 1999-2010. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Hicks, Orla C. (2011) Career Stories: Applying narrative approaches to guidance in a national employment service context. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Smyth, Lynda (2011) Exploring aspects of the relationship between gender and leadership in early childhood care and education: Towards an engaged feminist pedagogy of adult education. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2010

Humphreys, Eilis (2010) Distributed Leadership and its Impact on Teaching and Learning. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Mathews, Deirdre (2010) Improving learning through whole-school evaluation: moving towards a model of internal evaluation in Irish post-primary schools. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McNutt, Larry (2010) “Tension, Frustration and Compromise in the Field” An Exploratory Study of the Habitus of Educational Technologists. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Quilty, Aideen (2010) Special Species of Space: making room for Geography within Education an Inter-disciplinary conceptual Exploration. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pre 2010

Casey, Leo (2009) Pathways to Competence and Participation in the Digital World. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. McArdle, Deirdre (2007) Capsule Education: Cultural Influences in Education Provision. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Kenny, Enda (2006) Learning to Care: Adult Education and Gendered Occupations. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Nealon, John (2006) Promoting Active Retirement: A Case Study Examining The Mobilisation of Social Capital to Achieve Desired Organisational Outcomes. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Judge, Bernadette Nora (2005) Further Education Provision and Learning for Social Transformation. A case study of the experience of introducing a social change agenda into further education programmes within Vocational Education Committees. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. O'Brien, Tom (2004) Discourses in drug treatment: ‘Exploring the meaning of drug treatment in the Crinan Youth Project’. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Stokes, Dermot (2003) Early School Leaving in Ireland The Matrix of Influences Explored. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Ryan, Anne Bridget (1997) Feminist Subjectivities: sources for a politicised practice of women's personal development education. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. Tedders, Patrick R. (1994) Education and the Reproduction of Inequality Praxis, Products and Palliatives. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________