Dr Anthony Malone
Associate Professor
Biography
Anthony is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, Maynooth University. He is Programme Leader for both the Future Leaders programme (Year 2 – M.Ed. ELM) and the TL21/M.Ed. (IL) programme.
He holds a PhD and two first class Honours Master degrees. He undertook PhD studies in University College London and studies for an MA in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He led significant curriculum design, reform and implementation at Maynooth University and was Course Leader for the PGD in Educational Leadership; the PGD in Education; the M.Ed. and the M.Ed. (School Leadership) programmes and the Professional Master of Education (2 year) programme.
He was recipient of the Maynooth University President’s Award for Teaching and Learning (2022). The award “acknowledges the efforts of outstanding individuals that contribute to excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the university and enhance student learning.” In July 2023 he was awarded a prestigious CTL Fellowship. He has also been awarded an Irish Research Council Research Ally award.
He is research active and was PI, (Senior) Co-investigator, etc. on a number of funded international research projects such EDURAD: Educational Responses to Extremism (ISF-P Funded - http://edurad.eu/); Learning to Disagree (EU funded - https://www.euroclio.eu/); Salam (Ireland) Research project (Qatar Foundation International funded - The https://cmhcr.eu/salam/). Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century programme (TL21), which he leads, was shortlisted for the "Best Education Outreach Award" in the National Education Awards (2024). It has been referenced across national policy documents, including more recently the Teaching Council’s Cosán framework and CSL’s “Learning to be a School Leader.
Anthony served on several University boards including the University's Governing Authority, the Academic Council and the Faculty of Social Science Teaching and Learning Committee. He was also one of five members on the University's Curriculum Commission Implementation Committee and was HEI representative to the Teaching Council, Ireland (2018-2022).
Anthony was a member of the national School Placement Working Group which supported the work of the Teacher Supply Action group. He was also expert panel member of the Professional Development Advisory Group, on the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He also served on the National Steering Committee, which established the first second-level Educate Together School (ETSS) in Ireland.
Research Interests
Anthony has particular research interests in the following areas: teacher education and professional development, schools as active research communities, democracy in action, responses to curriculum innovation and pedagogy, multiperspectivity, and the history of education policy.
Research Projects
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Grummell, B., Malone, A. & Rickard, A. (2014) Transforming Educational Experience for Children, Parents and Teachers. : CDI. | |
| 2007 | Hogan, P. Malone, A. et al. (2007) Learning Anew. : NUIM. [Full-Text] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Malone, A. (2024) 'Dialectic Realities and Loose Coupling in Secondary Teacher Professional Learning in Ireland: The Case of TL21' In: Creating, Sustaining, and Enhancing Purposeful School-University Partnerships. Singapore : Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8838-9_11 | |
| 2023 | Malone, A. & Stowe, M. (2023) 'Restorative Justice and Practice in School Settings: Tricky Dilemmas and Creative Possibilities' In: Restorative Justice and Practices in the 21st Century. Pennsylvania, USA : IGI Global. | |
| 2022 | Malone, A. (2022) 'Post-primary In-career Teacher Professional Development in Ireland' In: Education Policy in Ireland Since 1922. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91775-3_6 | |
| 2014 | Hogan, P, Malone, A. (2014) 'Cultivating Transformations through Learning Experiences: Priorities in Continuing Professional Development' In: Equality and Curriculum in Education. : Maynooth University. [Full-Text] | |
| 2007 | Malone, A. (2007) 'Promoting New Practices among Teachers' In: Learning Anew. Maynooth : NUIM. | |
| 2005 | Malone, A. (2005) 'English in the Project' In: Voices from School. Maynooth : NUIM. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pádraig Hogan and Anthony Malone (2023) 'Tackling a Lingering Infirmity: On the nature and warrant of action research in education'. British Educational Research Journal, (Early View). https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3849 [Full-Text] | |
| 2023 | Hogan, P. and Malone, A. (2023) 'Tackling a lingering infirmity: On the nature and warrant of action research in education'. British Educational Research Journal, 49 (3):439-454. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2020 | Malone, Anthony and Hogan, Pádraig (2020) 'Evidence and its Consequences in Educational Research'. British Educational Research Journal, 46 (2):265-280. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2017 | Malone A. (2017) 'Embedding ethical agency in initial teacher education: The professional master of education'. Bordon-Revista De Pedagogia, 69 (4):109-123. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) 'Developing Schools as Professional Learning Communities'. Educational Review, 70 :106-114. | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) 'If it’s not about Learning, then what is it About'. Oideas, 6 :7-11. | |
| 2006 | Malone, A. (2006) 'Multiple Intelligence Approaches to Teaching English at Junior Certificate'. Changing English, 4 :20-26. |
Conference Publication
Conference Contribution
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Malone, A. & Timmins, S. (2025) Ubuntu National Conference Provocations and reflections on encountering controversial issues in education Maynooth University, . | |
| 2024 | Anthony Malone (2024) Principals and Deputy Principals' National Conference Leading professional learning in context of Cosan Knockranny House, Mayo, . | |
| 2024 | Malone, Anthony (2024) ESAI Authentic assessment in an age of AI: An action research study Maynooth University, . | |
| 2024 | Malone, Anthony (2024) CTL Authentic Assessment in an Post plagiarist Age of AI Maynooth University, . | |
| 2021 | Dempsey, M and Malone, A. (2021) Social and Civic Competences: Learning to Disagree Five Nations Conference 'Active Citizenship for a hopeful future' On-line, 27/02/2021-28/02/2021. | |
| 2020 | Malone, A. and Dempsey, M. (2020) Euroclio International Conference Assessing Key Competences in Learning to Disagree Belgrade, Serbia (Online), 21/11/2020-. | |
| 2019 | Malone, A. (2019) High Quality Teaching and Learning in Times of Change, Choice and Challenge Reflective collaboration for innovative, high quality teaching and learning Mount Wolesey, carlow, 29/08/2019-29/08/2019. | |
| 2019 | Anthony Malone (2019) Data Gathering and Evidence based Approaches for Quality Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century Kilkenny, 11/09/2019-. | |
| 2019 | Malone, A. & Dempsey, M. (2019) Using (Critical) Discourse Analysis to Research Curriculum and Policy EERA International Doctoral Summer School Maynooth University, . | |
| 2019 | Anthony Malone (2019) Creative Collaboration for Innovative, High Quality Teaching and Learning Highly Effective Teaching and Learning in Times of Change, Choice and Challenge Mount Wolesey Hotel, Carlow, 28/08/2019-29/08/2019. | |
| 2018 | Dolan, R., Beck, A., Malone, A., Snoek, M., & Verberg, C. (2018) Teacher-Research from An International Perspective (Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands) Se ECER Annual Conference Bolzano, Italy, . | |
| 2018 | Malone, A., Dolan, R., Beck, A. and Snoek, M. (2018) Teacher-research from an international perspective (Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands) A Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Development through use of Action Research and Lesson Study ECER, Bolzano, Italy, 03/09/2018-07/09/2018. | |
| 2017 | Dolan, R. and Malone, A. (2017) A Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Development through use of Action Research and Lesson Study ECER Annual Conference Copenhagen, Denmark, . [Full-Text] | |
| 2015 | Malone, A. (2015) ESAI International Conference Exploring the “Continuing” in CPD: Perspectives from the TL21 R&D Programme Maynooth, Co. Kildare, . | |
| 2015 | Malone, A. (2015) Critical Literacy Engagements with ‘Literary’ Text: Multimodal, Social Semiotic Analyses MODE: International Conference University College London, . | |
| 2014 | Malone, A. (2014) Paper presented to ECER International Conference, Universidade do Porto, Portugal (4th September 2014) Critical, reflective engagement with ‘literary’ text in senior cycle Irish schools: multimodal, social semiotic analyses Porto, Portugal, . | |
| 2012 | Malone, A. (2012) ESAI Conference, Cork (March 2012) Enhancing Teachers’ Professional Identity and Capacity through Innovative forms of Continuing Professional Development UCC, Cork, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) ESAI, Kilkenny Aspiring School Leaders: An Irish Case Study KIlkenny, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Paper presented at ESAI, Kilkenny (3rd April 2009) Leading from the Centre: The Roles of Education Centre Directors in Leading Continuing Professional Development Kilkenny, . | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) Paper presented at ECER International Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden (11th September 2008) Developing Professional Learning Communities within Second Level Irish Schools Gothenburg, Sweden, . | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) ESAI Annual Conference Developing Schools as Professional Learning Communities UCG, Galway, . | |
| 2007 | Malone, A. (2007) ESAI Annual Conference The Role of Senior School Leadership in promoting a Teaching and Learning agenda at Whole School Level Cavan, . | |
| 2006 | Malone, A. (2006) APT Internaitonal Conference Appraising the Potential for Teaching: The Irish Context Offenburg, Germany, . | |
| 2006 | Rickard, A., Dolan, R. and Malone, A. (2006) Integrating Tools for Reflection International Symposium on Values in Teacher Education Germany, . | |
| 2005 | Malone, A. (2005) ESAI Annual Conference Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century: Devising Models for Continual professional Development UCC, Cork, . | |
| 2005 | Malone, A. (2005) ECER International Conference Teachers as Authors of their own Work UCD, Dublin, . | |
| 2014 | Malone, A. (2014) To fresh woods and pastures new: opening up the landscapes of teaching and learning ETBI Instructional Leadership Carlow, . | |
| 2012 | Malone, A. (2012) The Interpersonal Function in Teaching Literary Text: Multimodal, Social Semiotic Analyses MODE IOE, London, . | |
| 2012 | Malone, A. (2012) Enhancing Teachers’ Professional Identity and Capacity through Innovative forms of CPD ESAI Cork, . | |
| 2011 | Malone, A. (2011) Promoting Schools as Active Research Communities CARN: International Conference Vienna, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Improving Quality Feautures of Learning from Within Invited Lecture Colaiste na hInse, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Leading Quality Whole School Self Evaluation VEC Annual Conference Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Aspiring School Leaders: An Irish Case Study Educational Studies Association of Ireland Kilkenny, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Improving Assessment Practices across and between Second Level Schools Kilkenny Education Centre Kilkenny Education Centre, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Creating and Sustaining All-Ireland Action Research Networks across the Higher Education Sector AISHE DCU, . | |
| 2010 | Malone, A. (2010) Leading from the Centre: The Roles of Education Centre Directors in Leading CPD Educational Studies Association of Ireland Kilkenny, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Quality Teaching for Quality Learning Our Lady's College Templemore, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Enhancing Practice and Policy in Continuing Professional Development European Educational Research Association University of Vienna, Austria, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Realising School Self Evaluation: Possibilities and Realities St. Peter's College Dunboyne, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Raising Standards across the Board: Active Teaching and Learning Ursuline Secondary Thurles, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) A Role for Irish Education Centres in Leading Continuous Professional Development: Insights from the European Educational Research Association University of Vienna, Austria, . | |
| 2009 | Malone, A. (2009) Leading Learning and Teaching in Changing Times Tánaiste Programme, LDS Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, . | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) Developing Schools as Professional Learning Communities: Opportunties and Challenges Educational Studies Association of Ireland Days Hotel, Galway, . | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) Leading Learning in the 21st Century Forbairt Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan, . | |
| 2008 | Malone, A. (2008) Developing Professional Learning Communities within Second Level Irish Schools European Educational Research Association Annual Conference University of Gothenburg, Sweden, . | |
| 2007 | Malone, A. (2007) The Role of Senior School Leadership in promoting a Teaching and Learning agenda at Whole School Lev Educational Studies Association of Ireland Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan, . | |
| 2006 | Malone, A. (2006) Appraising the Potential for Teaching: The Irish Context APT Conference Offenburg, Germany, . | |
| 2006 | Malone, A. (2006) Continuing Professional Development in Contemporary Second Level Settings ACCS Annual Conference Hodson Bay Hotel, Mullingar, . | |
| 2005 | Malone, A. (2005) Teachers as Authors of their own Work: Insights from Teaching and Learning for the Twenty-First Cent European Educational Research Association (EERA) Annual Conference University College Dublin, . | |
| 2005 | Malone, A. (2005) Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century: Devising Models for Continual Professional Development ESAI Annual Conference University College, Cork, . | |
| 2003 | Malone, A. (2003) Assimilation and Integration: Multiculturalism in Second level Education ESAI Annual Conference St. Mary’s University College, Belfast, . | |
| 2019 | Malone, A. (2019) IPDA International Conference Dialectic Tensions and Loose Coupling in Post-Primary Professional Development: The Case of TL21 Birmingham, England, . |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hogan Pádraig, Anne Brosnan, Bernadette de Róiste, Alec MacAlister, Anthony Malone, Nigel Quirke-Bolt, Greg Smith (2008) Learning Anew - Final Report of the Research and Development Project 'Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century'. Education Department NUI Maynooth, . [Full-Text] | |
| 2005 | Pádraig Hogan, Anthony Malone, Greg Smith, Anne Brosnan, Bernadette de Róiste, Alec McAlister, Claire McAvinia (2005) Voices from School: Interim Report of the Research and Development Project 'Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century'. Education Department, Maynooth University, . | |
| 2020 | Dempsey, M., Malone, A. (2020) Learning to Disagree: Assessing Social and Civic Competences. Euroclio, . |
Webinar
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dempsey, M., Malone, A., & Nolan, D. (2021) Use of Rubrics and Features of Quality in Assessment. Netherlands: [Webinar] | |
| 2020 | Dempsey, M., Malone, A. (2020) Assessing Key Competences in Learning to Disagree. Netherlands: [Webinar] [Link] | |
| 2020 | Dempsey, M. & Malone, A. (2020) Assessment in the on-line environment- An international perspective. [Webinar] [Link] | |
| 2020 | Malone, A. & Dempsey, M. (2020) Assessment in Online Environments: International Perspectives. The Hague: [Webinar] |
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