Dr Thomas Walsh

    Education

    Associate Professor

    Maynooth University School of Education
    Second
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    (01) 708 3351

    Biography

    Dr Thomas Walsh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education. Tom joined the Department in 2014 having previously worked as a primary school teacher, an education researcher and a primary school inspector at the Department of Education and Skills.


    He holds a B.Ed from St Patrick’s College Drumcondra, and an M.Ed and PhD from the National University of Ireland Maynooth. His doctoral thesis focused on the development and implementation of successive primary school curricula between 1897 and 1990. His book, Primary Education in Ireland 1897-1990: Curriculum and Context, was published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers in 2012. More recently, he completed an Advanced Diploma in Law and Education in Kings Inns.

    Tom teaches on a range of programmes in the Department on aspects relating to his research interests, including history of education, education policy and legislation, and team teaching. He has written a range of chapters and articles in these areas and is involved in a number of research projects (e.g., a SCoTENS project on constructions of childhood and a Teaching Council project on team teaching). Tom also supervises the research work of PME, M.Ed, Ed.D and PhD students. He is a member of the NCCA Advisory Panel for the redevelopment of the primary school curriculum. For 2023-24 academic year, Tom is on sabbatical during which time he will be a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University, Chicago.

    Research Interests

    • History of education • Curriculum development and implementation • Early childhood education • School-university partnership and school placement • Teaching methodologies • School inspection and school self-evaluation. • Irish language education (Oideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge) • School organisation and management

    Book

    Year Publication
    2012 Walsh, T. (2012) Primary Education in Ireland, 1897-1990: Curriculum and Context. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers.

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) 'Alignment and Coherence in the Context of Policy and Curriculum Development in Ireland: Tensions, Debates, and Future Directions' In: Handbook of Curriculum Theory and Research. Switzerland : Springer Nature. [Link]
    2022 Walsh T. (2022) 'Key actors and organizations in the development and evolution of early childhood education and care provision in Ireland in the twentieth century' In: Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments 1921-2021. United Kingdom : Peter Lang.
    2022 Walsh T.; Hayes N. (2022) 'Introduction' In: Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments 1921-2021. United Kingdom : Peter Lang.
    2022 Hayes N.; Walsh T. (2022) 'Conclusion' In: Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments 1921-2021. United Kingdom : Peter Lang.
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) 'Primary Curriculum Policy Development in Ireland 1922–1999: From Partisanship to Partnership' In: Education Policy in Ireland Since 1922. United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91775-3_2
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) 'Primary curriculum policy development in Ireland 1922-1999: From partisanship to partnership' In: Education Policy in Ireland 1922 to the Present. UK : Palgrave MacMillan.
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) 'The Redeveloped Primary School Curriculum: An Opportunity for Continuity and Coherence in Early Childhood Education' In: Ireland's Education Yearbook 2020. Galway : Education Matters. [Link]
    2019 Walsh, T; Mc Daid, R (2019) 'RACE DISCRIMINATION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY AT WORK: THE CASE OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN IRELAND' In: RACE DISCRIMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY AND MIGRATION AT WORK: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES' PERSPECTIVES. BINGLEY : EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD. [DOI]
    2020 Walsh, T. (2020) 'Childhood and the Schooling of the Young' In: Springer Handbook of Historical Studies in Education: Debates, Tensions, and Directions. Singapore : Springer. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0942-6_14-2
    2018 Walsh, T (2018) 'Concepts of Children and Childhood from an Educational Perspective 1900-1940: Context, Curriculum and Experiences' In: CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE IRISH CHILD IN THE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD, 1910-1940. BASINGSTOKE : PALGRAVE. [DOI]
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) '2017: A Year of Progress and Promise (Early Childhood Education)' In: Ireland's Yearbook of Education: Mapping the Past - Forging the Future. Galway : Education Matters.
    2016 Walsh T. (2016) 'The national system of education, 1831-2000' In: Essays in the History of Irish Education. UK : Palgrave. [DOI]
    2006 Duignan, M., Fallon, J., O’Dwyer, M., Schonfeld, H. and Walsh, T. (2006) 'Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education in Ireland' In: The Education Matters Yearbook 2006. Galway : Education Matters.
    2016 Walsh, T. (2016) 'Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 2016' In: Education Matters Yearbook 2016-17. Dublin : Education Matters.
    2016 Walsh, T. (2016) 'The Primary School Curriculum in Ireland: Looking at the Past - Learning for the Future' In: Education Matters Yearbook 2016-17. Dublin : Education Matters.
    2016 McDaid, R. and Walsh, T. (2016) 'Challenging the Homogeneity of the Elementary School Teaching Force in Ireland' In: Diversifying the Teaching Force in Transnational Contexts: Critical Perspectives. Rotterdam : Sense Publishers.
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) 'The Publicness of Primary Education in Ireland: Tracing its Historical Lineage' In: The New Publicness of Education: Democratic Possibilities After the Critique of Neo-Liberalism. London : Routledge.
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) 'The Evolving Status of Elementary Teachers in Ireland (1831–1921): From ‘Feckless and Impoverished’ to ‘Respectable’' In: New Turns in the History of Education in Ireland. London : Routledge.

    Edited Book

    Year Publication
    2022 Hayes, N. and Walsh, T (Ed.). (2022) Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland: Charting a Century of Developments (1921-2021). United Kingdom: Peter Lang, [DOI]
    2019 Walsh, T. and Dolan, R (Ed.). (2019) Pushing Boundaries, Expanding Vistas: Celebrating the Work of John Coolahan. Maynooth: Maynooth University Department of Education,

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2021 O’Toole L.; McClelland D.; Forde D.; O'Keeffe S.; Purdy N.; Säfström C.A.; Walsh T. (2021) 'Contested childhoods across borders and boundaries: Insights from curriculum provisions in Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in the 1920s'. British Educational Research Journal, 47 (4):1021-1038. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3708 [Full-Text]
    2022 Walsh, T (2022) 'The evolving status of elementary teachers in Ireland (1831-1921): from 'feckless and impoverished' to 'respectable''. History of Education, 53 (3). [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2019 Walsh T.; Dolan R. (2019) 'Changing identities and practices: transitioning from the role of supervisor to placement tutor in initial teacher education in Ireland'. Professional Development in Education, 45 (4):527-538. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2019 Rickard A.; Walsh T. (2019) 'Policy, practice and process in team teaching: a pilot project with co-operating teachers and student teachers on school placement'. Irish Educational Studies, 38 (3):309-326. [DOI] [Full-Text]
    2016 Walsh, T. (2016) 'Recent Policy Developments in Early Childhood Education (ECE): A Jigsaw with too many pieces?'. An Leanbh Óg, 10 :69-94. [Full-Text]
    2016 Walsh T. (2016) '100 years of primary curriculum development and implementation in Ireland: a tale of a swinging pendulum'. Irish Educational Studies, 35 (1):1-16. [DOI]
    2007 Duignan, M., Fallon, J.,O’Dwyer, M., Schonfeld, H. and Walsh, T. (2007) 'Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education in Ireland '. International Journal of Learning, 13 :17-24.
    2007 Walsh, T. (2007) 'The Revised Programme of Instruction, 1900-1922'. Irish Educational Studies, 26 :127-143. [Full-Text]
    2005 Walsh, T. (2005) 'Constructions of Childhood in Ireland in the Twentieth Century A View from the Primary School Curriculum 1900-1999'. Child Care in Practice, 11 :253-269. [Full-Text]
    2004 Walsh, T. and Kiernan, G. (2004) 'The Changing Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 23 :1-18. [Full-Text]
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) 'Revival or Bilingualism? The Impact of European Nationalist Thinking on Irish Language Curricular Policy around the Advent of Political Independence in Ireland'. Paedagogica historica, 59 (2):250-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2020.1856154 [Full-Text]
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) 'Promoted widely but not valued’: Teachers’ perceptions of team teaching as a form of professional development in post-primary schools in Ireland'. Professional Development in Education, 48 (4):688-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2020.1725596

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) INTO Education Conference 2019 . In: INTO eds. Primary Curriculum in Ireland: The Past, The Present, The Possibilities
    2006 Walsh, T. (2006) OMEP Insights on Quality: A National Review of Policy, Practice and Research Relating to Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2004 (in) Hayes, N. (Ed.) (2006). Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care: Proceedings of the OMEP (Ireland) Conference 2005, pp. 184-192 [Full-Text]
    2005 Walsh, T. (2005) CECDE Quality A Global Issue? An International Review of Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2004 (in) Schonfeld, H., Walsh, T. and OBrien, S. (Eds.) (2005). Questions of Quality Conference Proceedings. Dublin: Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education, pp. 162-177 [Full-Text]
    2003 Walsh, T. (2003) OMEP An Overview of Research in Ireland Pertaining to Early Childhood Education and Care 1990-2003 (in) Hayes, N. and Kernan, M. (Eds.) (2003a). Transformations: Theory and Practice in Early Education: Proceedings of the OMEP (Ireland) Conference 2003. Cork: OMEP (Ireland), pp. 299-315 [Full-Text]

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) Teacher Education in Ireland: Chequered Past, Contested Present, Creative Possibilities Association of Teacher Educators in Europe (ATEE) Spring Conference: Teacher Education and Practice: Foresight and Hindsight Marino Institute of Education, Dublin, .
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) Lesson Books in 19th Century Ireland: A Socio-Political Analysis History of Education Society (UK) 2022: Histories of Education as Curation: Methods, Interpretations and Technologies in an Age of Global Upheaval Exeter, UK, .
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) Lesson Books as Pedagogical, Political and Social Objects in Elementary Schools in 19th Century Ireland International Standing Conference of History of Education (ISCHE): Histories of Educational Technologies Milan, .
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) From Subordinate to Preeminent: Irish Language Curriculum Policy for Primary Schools in the 1920s Irish in Outlook: A Hundred Years of Irish Education Trinity College Dublin, .
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) A Historical Panopticon: The Social Regulation of Teachers’ Lives in Ireland (1845-1855) International Standing Conference of History of Education Online, .
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) The Impact of the ‘12 Practical Rules’ (1845) on the Social Regulation of Teachers in Ireland History of Education Society UK Online, .
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) Policy Alignment and Coherence in Ireland: Implications for Curriculum Development Educational Studies Association of Ireland Online, .
    2019 Walsh, T. and Rickard, A. (2019) “Promoted widely but not valued”: Teachers’ perception of team teaching as a form of professional development in Irish post-primary schools ESAI Annual Conference 2019: Education in times of change, choice and challenge Sligo, .
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) Primary Curriculum in Ireland: The Past, The Present, The Possibilities Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO): Education Conference on the Review of the Primary Curriculum Kilkenny, .
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) From periphery to centre stage: Using the Irish language in schools to build national identity and nationhood in Ireland in the 1920s History of Education Society Conference (UK) UCL, London, .
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) The building of national identity through elementary education: Post-Independence curricular provision for the Irish language in primary schools in Ireland International Standing Conference of History of Education: Spaces and Places of Education Porto, Portugal, .
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) Coming full circle: Tracing key milestones in the early childhood education and care policy provision for young children in Ireland 1919-2019 The State of Outdoor Play in Ireland Symposium Maynooth, .
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) From periphery to centre stage: The changing role of the Irish language as a curriculum subject in primary schools in Ireland in the 1920s EuroACS Conference on Curriculum Studies Maynooth, 07/06/2019-08/06/2019.
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) Centuries of Childhood: A Conference on the History of Childrena nd Childhood in Ireland and Beyond Concepts of Children around the time of Political Independence in Ireland – A View from the Primary School Curriculum DCU, .
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) Elementary Teachers in Ireland (1830s-1920s): The Transformation of the Role by Church and State History of Education Society Annual Conference 2018 Limerick, .
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) Patronage and the position of Religion in National Schools in Ireland: An Historical Overview ETBI Community National Schools: 10 Years On Dublin, .
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) The Nature of Elementary Teachers in Ireland (1830s-1920s): From ‘feckless and impoverished’ to ‘respectable’ International Standing Conference of History of Education: Nature and Education Berlin, .
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) Excavating Concepts of Children and Childhood in Ireland (1900-1940) from an Historical Educational Policy Perspective Narrating Policy: Exploring narrative in policy and policy analysis (Leeds Social Sciences Institute) University of Leeds, .
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) From Apollonian to Dionysian: The Changing Conceptualisation of Children in the Primary School Curriculum upon the Advent of Political Independence in Ireland History of Education Society Conference Winchester, UK, .
    2017 Dolan R. and Walsh, T. (2017) What’s in a Name? Transitioning from the Role of Supervisor to Placement Tutor Teacher Education and Teacher Educator National Forum University of Limerick, .
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) Exploring Concepts of Children and Childhood in Ireland (1900-1940) from an Historical Educational Policy Perspective ECER International Conference Copenhagen, Denmark, .
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) Teacher Homogeneity in Primary Schools in Ireland: An Exploration of its Historical Origins ESAI Annual Conference UCC, .
    2017 Walsh, T. (2017) Looking Back: Changing Conceptualisations of Young Children in the Infant Classes of Primary Schools upon the Advent of Political Independence Early Childhood Ireland Research and Practice Seminar University College Dublin, .
    2016 Walsh, T. and Rickard, A. (2016) Facilitating team teaching among co-operating teachers and student teachers on school placement: Context, findings and future directions ESAI Annual Conference Galway, 01/04/2016-02/04/2016.
    2016 Dolan, R. and Walsh, T. (2016) Changing Identities and Practices? Transitioning from the Role of Supervisor to Placement Tutor in Initial Teacher Education ECER Annual Conference UCD, Dublin, .
    2016 Walsh, T. and McDaid, R. (2016) Excavating the Foundations of a Homogenous Primary School Teaching Force in Ireland ECER Annual Conference UCD, Dublin, .
    2016 Walsh, T. (2016) BA:ECCE - Preparing for professional practice in a complex sector Presentation at the Early Years Education - New Directions seminar in Mary Immaculate College of Education Limerick, .
    2016 Walsh, T. (2016) A Crowded Space: The Policy Development Landscape in Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Ireland Annual Conference Croke Park Conference Centre, 15/04/2016-16/04/2016. [Full-Text]
    2015 Walsh, T. and Rickard, A. (2015) Facilitating co-teaching Developing a professional learning community among co-operating teachers and student teachers on school placement ECER Annual Conference Budapest, 08/09/2015-11/09/2015.
    2015 Walsh, T, Rickard, A. and Clynes, M. (2015) Facilitating Effective Co-teaching among Co-operating Teachers and Student Teachers on Placement Féilte Teaching Council Conference RDS, Dublin, . [Full-Text]
    2015 Walsh, T. (2015) Recent Policy Developments in Early Childhood Education: A Jigsaw with Too Many Pieces? OMEP Ireland University College Cork, .
    2015 (2015) What’s in a name? Transitioning from the role of supervisor to placement tutor Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Maynooth University, .
    2007 (2007) The Revised Audit of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2006 ESAI Annual Conference Cavan, .
    2007 (2007) Curriculum Quality – A View from the Primary School Curriculum, 1900-1999 ESAI Annual Conference Cavan, .
    2006 (2006) Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference Reykjavik, Iceland, .
    2006 (2006) The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation and the Primary School Curriculum, 1922-1971 ESAI Annual Conference National College of Art and Design, Dublin, .
    2006 (2006) Symposium on the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education International Froebel Society Second Biennial Conference Froebel College of Education, Dublin, .
    2006 (2006) The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education OMEP (Ireland) Annual Research Conference University College Cork, Cork, .
    2005 (2005) The National Quality Framework in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland – Context and Charac European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference Dublin Castle, Dublin, .
    2005 (2005) Insights on Quality – A Review of National Policy, Practice and Research in ECCE in Ireland OMEP (Ireland) Annual Research Conference St. Patrick's College of Education, Dublin, .
    2005 (2005) The Revised Programme 1900-1922 ESAI Annual Conference University College Cork, Cork, . [Full-Text]
    2004 (2004) Introduction to the Centre for Early Childhood and Development and Education National Disability Authority Conference National Disability Authority, Dublin, .
    2004 (2004) The Changing Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland ESAI Annual Conference NUI Maynooth, . [Full-Text]
    2004 (2004) Quality - A Global Issue? An International Review of Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education International Conference Dublin Castle, Dublin, . [Full-Text]
    2004 (2004) A Historical Overview of our Conceptualisation of Childhood in Ireland in the Twentieth Century International Human Development Conference St. Patrick's College of Education, Dublin, .
    2002 (2002) Educational Disadvantage in Ireland – A Case Study of Two Designated and Two Non-designated Schools ESAI Annual Conference Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, .
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) Redeveloping the Primary School Curriculum in Ireland American Education Research Association Annual Conference Chicago, 13/04/2023-16/04/2023.
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) 10th Biennial International Froebel Society Conference Froebel Yesterday: The Impact of Froebelian Thinking on the Revised Programme of Instruction (1900) in Ireland Maynooth University, Ireland, .
    2023 Walsh, T. and Nobik, A. (2023) Values and Ideologies in the Primary School Curriculum in the Inter War period: The Cases of Hungary and Ireland ISCHE Conference: Histories of Education and Reform: Traditions, Tensions and Transitions Budapest, Hungary, .
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) A New Century, A New Programme of Instruction: Key Actors and Factors in the Development of the Revised Programme of Instruction (1900) in Ireland ISCHE Conference: Histories of Education and Reform: Traditions, Tensions and Transitions Budapest, Hungary, .
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) Heads, Hearts and Hands: Educational Emphases in the Revised Programme of Instruction in Ireland History of Education Society UK Annual Conference: Senses, Emotions and Experience in the History of Education University of Sheffield, UK, .

    Published Report

    Year Publication
    2023 Walsh, T. (2023) Redeveloping the Primary School Curriculum in Ireland. Brookings Institute, . [Link]
    2022 Hayward, L., Spillane, J., Walsh, T. and Wyse, D. (2022) From Purpose to Practice – Primary Curriculum Developments in Ireland: Reflections from the Advisory Panel (Primary). NCCA, . [Link]

    Blog

    Year Publication
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) Back to the Future: Reflections on a previous period of innovation in early childhood education. [Blog] [Link]

    Book Review

    Year Publication
    2019 Walsh, T. (2019) Book Review: Education for all?: the legacy of free post-primary education in Ireland, edited by Judith Harford. [Book Review] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0046760X.2018.1562570

    Policy Contribution

    Year Publication
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) The Draft Primary Curriculum Framework: A Framework of Opportunities (INTO INTOUCH Magazine). [Policy Contribution] [Link]
    2022 Walsh, T. (2022) Review and Redevelopment of the Primary School Curriculum: Challenges and Opportunities (IPPN Leadership+ Magazine). [Policy Contribution] [Link]
    2018 Walsh, T. (2018) Towards an Overview for the Redeveloped Primary School Curriculum: Learning from the Past, Learning from Others. Dublin: [Policy Contribution] [Link]
    2010 Walsh, T. (2010) Early Childhood Intervention Project - Country Report: Ireland. [Policy Contribution] [Full-Text]
    2007 Walsh, T. and Cassidy, P. (2007) An Audit of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2006 (Second Edition). [Policy Contribution]
    2005 Walsh, T. (2005) Insights on Quality – A National Review of Policy, Practice and Research relating to Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2003. [Policy Contribution]
    2004 Walsh, T. and Duignan, M. (2004) Talking About Quality – Report of a Consultation Process on Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education. [Policy Contribution]
    2003 Walsh, T. (2003) An Audit of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 1990-2003. [Policy Contribution]

    Guest Editor

    Year Publication
    2005 Schonfeld, H., Kiernan, G. and Walsh. T. (Eds.) (2005) Making Connections - A Review of International Policy, Practice and Research relating to Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education. Dublin: Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education. [Guest Editor]
    2005 Schonfeld, H., Walsh, T. and O’Brien, S. (Eds.) (2005) (2005) Questions of Quality – Conference Proceedings. Dublin: Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education. [Guest Editor]

    Podcast

    Year Publication
    2020 Walsh, T. (2020) Inside Education: Education Historian, Dr Thomas Walsh (Podcast 410). [Podcast] [Link]
    2020 Walsh, T. (2020) Policy alignment and coherence in the context of the redeveloped primary school curriculum. [Podcast] [Link]
    2023 Walsh, T. (Contributor) (2023) Podcast: Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery. [Podcast] [Link]

    Webinar

    Year Publication
    2021 Walsh, T. (2021) Beyond Covid19: Crisis lessons and ways forward for Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland Part 2. [Webinar] [Link]
    2018 Teaching Council (2018) Research in Initial Teacher Education. [Webinar] [Link] https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/8159505866877865986

    Audiovisual material

    Year Publication
    2023 Walsh, T. (Contributor) (2023) Podcast: Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery. [Audiovisual material] [Link]
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    Professional Associations

    Description Function From / To
    Member, Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute' MUSSI brings together, consolidates and scales existing social scientific research expertise and research infrastructure in Maynooth University as part of a single enterprise. -
    International Standing Conference of History of Education Education -
    Educational Studies Association of Ireland Education -
    History of Education Society UK Education -
    Early Childhood Ireland Education -

    Honors and Awards

    Date Title Awarding Body
    01/01/2017 Eochair Funding Scheme Award MU Research Development Office
    01/01/2020 Maynooth University Publication Fund Maynooth University
    01/01/2018 Teaching Council Award John Coolahan Research Support Framework Teaching Council
    01/01/2019 Maynooth University Researcher Travel Fund MU Research Development Office

    Committees

    Committee Function From / To
    Steering Committee of the Migrant Teacher Project, Marino Institute of Education Member 01/10/2017 -
    Social Research Ethics Sub Committee (Chair) Chair 01/09/2021 - 30/06/2023
    Social Research Ethics Sub-Committee (Deputy Chair) Deputy Chair 01/09/2020 -
    Early Childhood Ireland Board of Directors Director 01/01/2015 -

    Employment

    Employer Position From / To
    Maynooth University Lecturer 01/09/2014 -
    Department of Education and Skills Primary Inspector 01/06/2007 - 31/08/2014
    Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education Development Officer 01/09/2002 - 31/05/2007
    Pope John Paul II NS Teacher 01/09/1998 - 31/08/2002
    Scoil Thomáis, Dublin 15 Teacher 01/09/1997 - 31/08/1998

    Education

    Start date Institution Qualification Subject
    St. Patrick's College, DCU B.Ed Education
    Kings Inns Advanced Diploma in Law and Education Law and Education
    NUI Maynooth M.Ed Education
    NUI Maynooth PhD Education
    NUI Maynooth Díoplóma sa Ghaeilge Gaeilge
    NUI Maynooth TEG (B2) Gaeilge

    Languages

    Language Reading Writing Speaking
    French Functional Functional Functional
    Irish/Gaeilge Fluent Fluent Fluent

    Other Activities

    Description
    Early Childhood Ireland is a membership organisation who provide a broad range of training, mentoring, information and advocacy services to better shape the systems, policies and practices that impact on the lives of young children

    Consultancy

    Client Description
    National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Commissioned research for the redevelopment of the Primary School Curriculum
    National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Member of the NCCA Advisory Panel on the redevelopment of the primary school curriculum.
    Dublin City University Accreditation Panel Member (M.Ed ECE)
    Teaching Council External Advisor (reviewing applications for qualifications assessment)
    Children’s Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland Member of the selection and advisory group for a tender on the development of an online catalogue of research in early childhood education and care for children aged from birth to 6 years.
    Bangor University and University of Chester: External Expert Advisor External Expert Advisor for the initial Teacher Education proposal to validate the BA Primary, PGCE Primary and PGCE Secondary programmes developed jointly by Bangor University and University of Chester.
    Church of Ireland B.Ed Accreditation Panel Panel member to assess the B.Ed programme as part of the move to DCU
    Mary Immaculate College, Limerick External Examiner (BA-ECE and BA-ECP)
    Department of Education and Skills and Department of Children and Youth Affairs Technical Expert to the Working Group, drafting the Professional Award Criteria and Guidelines for Level 8 Programmes in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Ireland

    Outreach Activities

    Organisation Type Description
    Early childhood Ireland Civic Society Director
    Member of the Board of Management - Coláiste Bríde, Clondalkin Civic Society