Dr Leah O’Toole

    Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education

    School of Education

    Biography

    Books

      Year Publication
    2017 Introducing Bronfenbrenner: A Guide for Students and Practitioners in Early Years Education.
    Hayes, N., O'Toole, L. and Halpenny, A. (2017) Introducing Bronfenbrenner: A Guide for Students and Practitioners in Early Years Education. London: Routledge. [Details]

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2019 'Animating systems: The ecological value of considering Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of development'
    O'Toole, L., Hayes, N. and Halpenny, A. (2019) 'Animating systems: The ecological value of considering Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of development' In: Barnett, R. and Jackson, N (eds). Learning Ecologies: Sightings, possibilities and emerging practices. London: Routledge. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2019 '‘To learn with’ in the view of holistic, relational and inclusive education'
    Nowak-Lojewska, A., O’Toole, L., Regan, C. and Fereira, M. (2019) '‘To learn with’ in the view of holistic, relational and inclusive education'. KWARTALNIK PEDAGOGICZNY / PEDAGOGICAL QUARTERLY, [Details]
    2014 'A bioecological perspective on educational transition'
    O'Toole, L. (2014) 'A bioecological perspective on educational transition'. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 140 :121-127 [Details]
    2013 'Pedagogy or Politics: Cyclical Trends in Literacy and Numeracy in Ireland and Beyond'
    O Breachain, A. and O'Toole, L. (2013) 'Pedagogy or Politics: Cyclical Trends in Literacy and Numeracy in Ireland and Beyond'. Irish Educational Studies, 32 (4):401-419 [Details]

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2019 Parental involvement, engagement and partnership in their children's education during the primary school years.
    O'Toole, L., Kiely, J., McGillacuddy, D., O'Brien, E. Z. and O'Keeffe, C. (2019) Parental involvement, engagement and partnership in their children's education during the primary school years. National Council for Curriculum and Assessment / National Parents Council, Dublin. [Details]