Dr Gareth Burns

    Turn to Teaching

    Gaeilge agus fáilte

    Director

    Education Building
    (01) 474 7577

    Biography

    Gareth is the Director of the Turn to Teaching Project and coordinates the Rising Teachers, Rising Leaders and the Tar Linn ag Teagasc strands of the programme. Previously, Gareth worked as a primary teacher in St. Paul’s National School, Ratoath, Co. Meath. Gareth’s specific research interest in the study of the lived experiences of newly qualified teachers and early career teachers working in DEIS schools has stemmed from his previous work as a primary teacher, a mentor of newly qualified teachers and a facilitator of professional development seminars for the National Induction Programme for Teachers. Gareth’s doctoral research focused specifically on Irish early career primary teachers in DEIS schools and explored their understandings of ‘making a difference’ and what shape this takes in day-to-day practice. Drawing on his doctoral research, Gareth has published his work in national and international publications and has presented at a range of educational conferences. Gareth is currently engaged in a research project that is exploring the experiences of students from underrepresented groups and their stories of becoming and being teacher.

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2022 'No One Sees a Traveller at the Top of the Class'
    Burns, G., Colum, M., & O'Neill, J. (2022) 'No One Sees a Traveller at the Top of the Class' In: Keane, E., Heinz, M., & McDaid, R (eds). Diversifying the Teaching Profession: Dimensions, Dilemmas, and Directions for the Future. London: Routledge [In Press]. [Details]
    2022 ''Going the Extra Mile’: Working Class Teachers and their Engagement with Parents'
    Burns, G., & O'Sullivan, K. (2022) ''Going the Extra Mile’: Working Class Teachers and their Engagement with Parents' In: Keane, E., Heinz, M., & McDaid, R (eds). Diversifying the Teaching Profession: Dimensions, Dilemmas, and Directions for the Future. London: Routledge [In Press]. [Details]
    2018 'Turn to Teaching: Diversifying Initial Teacher Education'
    O'Sullivan, K. & Burns, G. (2018) 'Turn to Teaching: Diversifying Initial Teacher Education' In: Brian Mooney (eds). Ireland's Yearbook of Education 2018, 2019. Dublin: Education Matters. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2016 'Pedagogies of sameness and care: The daily practices of early career primary teachers in DEIS schools'
    Burns, G. (2016) 'Pedagogies of sameness and care: The daily practices of early career primary teachers in DEIS schools'. Irish Teachers Journal, 4 (1):93-111 [Details]
    2016 'Relationships of surveillance, assurance and recognition: early career primary teachers’ engagement with discourses of accountability and performance'
    Burns G. (2016) 'Relationships of surveillance, assurance and recognition: early career primary teachers’ engagement with discourses of accountability and performance'. Irish Educational Studies, 35 (3):269-288 [DOI] [Details]

    Conference Publications

      Year Publication
    2019 Diversifying Initial Teacher Education: Who Utilises Alternative Entry Routes to Teaching & How They Compare to Direct Entry Students
    O'Sullivan, K., Burns, G., & Bird, N. (2019) Diversifying Initial Teacher Education: Who Utilises Alternative Entry Routes to Teaching & How They Compare to Direct Entry Students 5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’19) , pp.649-659 [full-text] [Details]
    2018 Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds: ‘Making a Different Kind of Difference’
    Burns, G. (2018) Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds: ‘Making a Different Kind of Difference’ International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy DCU, St Patrick's Campus, , pp.1-19 [Details]
    2015 Challenges for early career teachers in DEIS schools
    Burns, G. (2015) Challenges for early career teachers in DEIS schools . In: Deirbhile Nic Craith, Irish National Teachers’ Organisation eds. Review of DEIS: Poverty and Social Inclusion in Education Proceedings of a Joint Conference: INTO and Educational Disadvantage Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra , pp.91-100 [Details]

    Electronic Article

      Year Publication
    2020 Diversifying Initial Teacher Education:Maynooth University's Turn to Teaching Project.
    Burns, G & O'Sullivan, K (2020) Diversifying Initial Teacher Education:Maynooth University's Turn to Teaching Project. Dublin: Electronic Article [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2022 Recovering what matters in education through building a critical community of praxis: thinking, dialoging, caring as teacher educators in challenging times [Symposium].
    O'Brien, M, Gibson, D., Burns, G., King, P., McDaid, R., Murphy, T., O'Shea, A., Farrell, C, (2022) Recovering what matters in education through building a critical community of praxis: thinking, dialoging, caring as teacher educators in challenging times [Symposium]. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Marino Institute of Education [Details]
    2021 Possibilities and Challenges for Communities of Practice in Disembodied (COVID) Space [Symposium].
    O'Brien, M., Burns, G., Gibson, D., O'Shea, A., Farrell, C., King, P., Mc Daid, R. (2021) Possibilities and Challenges for Communities of Practice in Disembodied (COVID) Space [Symposium]. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies of Ireland Annual Conference, Institute of Education, DCU [Details]
    2022 Reflections from an adult education-led project in Ireland.
    O'Neill, J & Burns, G. (2022) Reflections from an adult education-led project in Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Widening participation in teacher education, Universidade do Algarve [Details]
    2021 Narrative emergence in the work of a Widening Participation project.
    Burns, G. & O'Neill, J. (2021) Narrative emergence in the work of a Widening Participation project. [Oral Presentation], Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference, Dublin City University [Details]
    2021 Critical Praxis: Moving from ‘Being Risk’ to ‘Doing Risk’.
    Burns, G. (2021) Critical Praxis: Moving from ‘Being Risk’ to ‘Doing Risk’. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies of Ireland Annual Conference, Marino Institute of Education [Details]
    2020 Performativity and Teacher Educator Praxis in the PUCA: Opening up Possibilities for Pause and Reflective Praxis [Symposium].
    O'Brien, M., Mc Daid, R., King, P., Gibson, D, O'Shea, A., Farrell, C., Burns, G. (2020) Performativity and Teacher Educator Praxis in the PUCA: Opening up Possibilities for Pause and Reflective Praxis [Symposium]. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies of Ireland Annual Conference, Institute of Education, DCU [Details]
    2020 The Transformative Influence of Teachers From Underrepresented Groups.
    Burns, G., Bird, N., O'Sullivan, K. (2020) The Transformative Influence of Teachers From Underrepresented Groups. [Oral Presentation], Educational Studies of Ireland Annual Conference, Institute of Education, DCU [Details]
    2019 Early Career Teachers’ Understandings of ‘Making a Difference’: A Habitus Specific Idea.
    Burns, G. & O'Sullivan, K. (2019) Early Career Teachers’ Understandings of ‘Making a Difference’: A Habitus Specific Idea. [Oral Presentation], British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, University of Manchester [Details]
    2019 Diversifying Initial Teacher Education: Who Utilises Alternative Entry Routes to Teaching & How They Compare to Direct Entry Students.
    O'Sullivan, K., Burns, G., & Bird, N. (2019) Diversifying Initial Teacher Education: Who Utilises Alternative Entry Routes to Teaching & How They Compare to Direct Entry Students. [Oral Presentation], 5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’19), Universitat Politècnica de València [Details]
    2019 Who Gets to Become a Teacher? The Characteristics of Students Entering Initial Teacher Education through an Alternative Entry Route.
    O'Sullivan, K. & Burns, G. (2019) Who Gets to Become a Teacher? The Characteristics of Students Entering Initial Teacher Education through an Alternative Entry Route. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Sligo [Details]
    2018 Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds: ‘Making a Different Kind of Difference’.
    Burns, G. (2018) Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds: ‘Making a Different Kind of Difference’. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy, Dublin City University, St Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra [Details]
    2017 Early Career Teachers’ Habitus and its Influence on the Teacher-Parent Relationship in Designated Disadvantaged Schools.
    Burns, G. (2017) Early Career Teachers’ Habitus and its Influence on the Teacher-Parent Relationship in Designated Disadvantaged Schools. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, University College Cork [Details]
    2016 Relationships of Surveillance, Assurance and Recognition: Early Career Primary Teachers’ Engagement with Discourses of Accountability and Performance.
    Burns, G. (2016) Relationships of Surveillance, Assurance and Recognition: Early Career Primary Teachers’ Engagement with Discourses of Accountability and Performance. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Galway [Details]
    2015 The Influence of the Neo-Liberal Accountability and Performativity Discourse on Early Career Teachers’ Understandings of ‘Making a Difference’.
    Burns, G. (2015) The Influence of the Neo-Liberal Accountability and Performativity Discourse on Early Career Teachers’ Understandings of ‘Making a Difference’. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Maynooth University [Details]
    2015 Investigating the Factors and Processes that Shape the Professional Identities, Felt Responsibilities and Practices of Early Career Teachers through their Stories of Becoming and Being Teacher.
    Burns, G. (2015) Investigating the Factors and Processes that Shape the Professional Identities, Felt Responsibilities and Practices of Early Career Teachers through their Stories of Becoming and Being Teacher. [Oral Presentation], Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference, Maynooth University [Details]
    2011 ‘Identity Reconstruction’ – A Catalyst for Transformative Practice among Beginning Teachers.
    Burns, G. (2011) ‘Identity Reconstruction’ – A Catalyst for Transformative Practice among Beginning Teachers. [Oral Presentation], Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra [Details]
    2007 The Role of the Mentor in Primary Education.
    Burns, G. (2007) The Role of the Mentor in Primary Education. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Cavan [Details]

    Policy Contribution

      Year Publication
    2021 Submission to the independent review of the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI) on behalf of the Department of Adult and Community Education.
    Barter, D., Burns, G. Grummell, B., Kenny, M., & O'Neill, J. (2021) Submission to the independent review of the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI) on behalf of the Department of Adult and Community Education. Policy Contribution [Details]
    2021 Equity of Access to Higher Education Submission to the National Access Plan 2022-2026 on behalf of Dept of Adult & Community Education.
    Barter, G, Burns, G., Finnegan, F., Fitzsimons, C., Grummell, B., Kenny, M., Nugent, M., O’Neill, J. (2021) Equity of Access to Higher Education Submission to the National Access Plan 2022-2026 on behalf of Dept of Adult & Community Education. Policy Contribution [Details]

    Thesis

      Year Publication
    2014 ‘Making a Difference’- What it Means for Early Career Teachers Working in Designated Disadvantaged Schools [PhD Thesis].
    Burns, G. (2014) ‘Making a Difference’- What it Means for Early Career Teachers Working in Designated Disadvantaged Schools [PhD Thesis]. St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9: Thesis [Details]

    Video recording / TV

      Year Publication
    2019 Lessons in diversity: The changing face of teaching in Ireland.
    O'Sullivan, K., Burns, G, & Assume Nothing Media (2019) Lessons in diversity: The changing face of teaching in Ireland. Video recording / TV [Details]

    Conference Hosted

      Year Publication
    2021 Making Hope Practical: A Dialogue on Freire.
    Department of Adult and Community Education (2021) Making Hope Practical: A Dialogue on Freire. Conference Hosted [Details]

    Report

      Year Publication
    2020 Becoming and Transforming: Towards enhancing diversity in teacher education and development [Turn to Teaching phase two proposal].
    O'Neill, J & Burns, G. (2020) Becoming and Transforming: Towards enhancing diversity in teacher education and development [Turn to Teaching phase two proposal]. Maynooth: Report [Details]

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2010 Research Bursary Award in Education Irish National Teachers’ Organisation
    2010 Research Bursary Award in Education Teaching Council of Ireland

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    Educational Studies Association of Ireland Member /