Dr Ciarán Ó Gallchóir

    Education

    Assistant Professor

    Biography

    Ciarán is an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Education at Maynooth University, with a focus on initial teacher education, educational leadership, and public policy. His research explores the interplay between identity and policy in educational settings, examining how this relationship is reflected - both subtly and explicitly - in everyday practices. He has led or contributed to a number of broader research initiatives, including the Higher Education Authority-funded (HEA) PATH programme (supporting the recruitment and experience of marginalised groups in ITE), the Erasmus+ SUP4PCL project (supporting School-University Partnerships in Egypt), and the NCCA-funded Evaluation of Junior Cycle Implementation.

    Ciarán teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of Education and is currently programme lead for the full-time and part-time Masters of Education.

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2025 Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2025) 'The difficult dynamic of teacher educators as policy actors: considerations for counter-conduct'. Pedagogy, Culture & Society, :1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2025.2455726
    2025 Murray, C.; Butler, P.; Ó Gallchóir, C.; Salokangas, M. (2025) 'Tensions that stultify education: school principals reflecting on their professional relationships'. Journal Of Educational Administration And History, . [Link] [DOI]
    2024 Ó Gallchóir, C.; Young, AM; MacPhail, A. (2024) 'Guerrilla teacher educators: identity considerations of school-based teacher educators in Ireland'. IRISH EDUCATION STUDIES JOURNAL, :1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2024.2441173
    2023 Cooney A.; dePaor D.; Ó Gallchóir C.; Mannix McNamara P. (2023) 'Not 'just consumers of content': early insights into the policy enactment of the Digital Learning Framework'. TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2022 Ó Gallchóir C.; McGarr O. (2022) 'What is caught rather than taught: messages of professionalism communicated by teacher educators'. Journal of Education for Teaching, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2022 Power J.; Conway P.; Gallchóir C.; Young A.M.; Hayes M. (2022) 'Illusions of online readiness: the counter-intuitive impact of rapid immersion in digital learning due to COVID-19'. Irish Educational Studies, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2022 Ó Gallchóir C.; McGarr O. (2022) 'An Irish perspective on initial teacher education: How teacher educators can respond to an awareness of the ‘absurd’'. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54 (7):983-991. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2022 Barry G.; Walsh C.; Ó Gallchóir C.; Mannix-McNamara P. (2023) 'School self-evaluation and empowering leadership in DEIS schools: an exploration of success'. Irish Educational Studies, . [DOI]
    2020 McGarr O.; Ó Gallchóir C. (2020) 'Examining supervising field instructors’ reporting and assessment of technology use by pre-service teachers on school placement'. Computers and Education, 146 . [DOI]
    2020 McGarr O.; O’Gallchóir C. (2020) 'The futile quest for honesty in reflective writing: recognising self-criticism as a form of self-enhancement'. Teaching in Higher Education, 25 (7):902-908. [DOI]
    2020 McGarr O.; Ó Gallchóir C. (2020) 'Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for one-to-one technology use in schools: implications for initial teacher education'. TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION, :477-490. [DOI]
    2019 Ó Gallchóir C.; O’Flaherty J.; Hinchion C. (2019) 'My cooperating teacher and I: how pre-service teachers story mentorship during School Placement'. Journal of Education for Teaching, 45 (4):373-388. [DOI]
    2018 Ó Gallchóir C.; O’Flaherty J.; Hinchion C. (2018) 'Identity development: what I notice about myself as a teacher'. European Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (2):138-156. [DOI]

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2023 Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2023) Academic Network on Global Education & Learning (ANGEL) Global Citizenship in Initial Teacher Education: the difficult dynamic of teacher educators as ‘counter conduct’ policy actors UNESCO Paris, France, .
    2023 Conway, P.F.; O'Flaherty, J.; Ó Gallchóir, C. (2023) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Preservice teachers’ professional role gestalts and perceived competence: current and future constructions Chicago, USA, .
    2022 Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2022) Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Leadership as a ‘pinch-point’ for the advancement of Global Citizenship Education: Who leads and for what purpose? Sestri Levante, Italy, .
    2021 MacPhail, Ó Gallchóir, C. and Young, A. (2021) Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Identifying school-based teacher educators in Ireland and their professional learning needs (Online), .
    2021 Nilsson, J. E., Marszalek, J. M., Kim, A., O’Flaherty, J., Ó Gallchóir, C. & Conway, P. (2021) International Congress of Psychology Conference (ICPC) SIAS-2 short form: A scale to assess social justice advocacy among students Prague, Czech Republic, .
    2021 O’Flaherty, J., Conway, P.F. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2021) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Pre-service Teachers’ Perceived Competence: Current and Future Self-as-Teacher (Online), .
    2020 Marszalek, J.M., Conway, P.F., O'Flaherty, J., Nilsson, J.E., and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Evaluating ‘social issues advocacy’ in global citizenship education: How robust and ‘fit for purpose’ is the Social Issues Advocacy Scale (Online), .
    2020 O’Flaherty, J., Conway, P.F. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Pre-service Teachers’ Perceived Competence: Current and Future Self-as-Teacher (Online), .
    2020 McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Towards a taxonomy of self-enhancement techniques in pre-service teachers’ reflective writing Online, .
    2019 Marszalek, J.M., J., Nilsson, J.E., O'Flaherty, J., Ó Gallchóir, C. and Conway, P.F. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Development of a short form of the social issues advocacy scale-2 (SIAS-2) Toronto, Canada, .
    2019 Ó Gallchóir, C. and Shinners-Kennedy, C. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) The ‘Other-Side’ of me: Struggling between teacher and sexual identity Toronto, Canada, .
    2019 McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Assessing educational technology use on School Placement: Unearthing the hidden messages for pre-service teachers Toronto, Canada, .
    2019 Ó Gallchóir, C. and Wilkins, C. (2019) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Broadening the homogenous scripts of teacher education in Ireland: First-time mature entrants’ experiences of becoming a teacher Hamburg, Germany, .
    2019 Ó Gallchóir, C. and McGarr, O. (2019) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Exploring teacher educators’ articulation of teacher professionalism with School Placement assessments Hamburg, Germany, .
    2018 McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2018) International Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education (MITE) Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for an iPad technology initiative Galway, Ireland, .
    2018 McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2018) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for technology use: Moving from a discourse of inevitability to critical perspectives New York, NY, .

    Published Report

    Year Publication
    2024 McGarr, Oliver; O'Reilly, John; Mc Cormack, Orla; Lynch, Raymond; Dempsey, Ailbhe; Power, Jason; Jennifer McMahon; Rachel Lenihan; Antonio Calderón; Ciarán Ó Gallchóir; Keelin Leahy; Jennifer Hennessy; Niamh O'Meara; Aoife Neary; Ann MacPhail; Christine Ní Chathasaigh; Sarah Ní Dhuinnín; Merrilyn Goos (2024) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle: A longitudinal study. Interim report No. 3 (2024). University of Limerick, . [DOI]
    2024 Barter, D.; Meade, L.; McGilloway, S.; Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Shea, M.; Quigley, E. (2024) Roundtable on Addressing On-Street Drug Dealing and Drug Use in Dublin. Dublin: North East Inner City, .
    2023 McGarr, O.; Mc Cormack, O.; O'Reilly, J.; Lynch, R.; Power, J.; Hennessy, J.; O'Meara, N.; Neary, A.; Leahy, K.; Calderon, A.; Mac Phail, A.; Ó Gallchóir, C.; Mc Mahon, J.; Lenihan, R.; Ní Chathasaigh, C.; Goos, M. (2023) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle: A longitudinal study. Interim report No. 2. University of Limerick, . [Link]
    2022 McGarr, Oliver; McCormack, Orla; O'Reilly, John; Lynch, Raymond; Power, Jason Richard; Ó Gallchóir, Ciarán; McMahon, Jennifer; Hennessy, Jennifer; Leahy, Keelin; O'Meara, Niamh; Calderón, Antonio; MacPhail, Ann; Neary, Aoife; Ni Chatasaigh, Christine; Costello, Helen; Goos, Merrilyn (2022) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle – A longitudinal study: Thematic report no .1 (Initial perspectives on implementation, outcomes, and impact). University of Limerick, . [Link] https://researchrepository.ul.ie/articles/report/Exploring_the_introduction_of_the_Framework_for_Junior_Cycle_A_longitudinal_study_Thematic_report_no_1_Initial_perspectives_on_implementation_outcomes_and_impact_/19819909

    Guidelines for Practice

    Year Publication
    2019 Crowe, F., Hogan, D., Liston, J., Liddy, M. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2019) Guidelines for Development Education on School Placement. [Guidelines for Practice]
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