Dr Thomas Walsh

    Education

    Associate Professor

    Maynooth University School of Education
    Second
    210
    (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 currently the Chair of the Social Research Ethics Subcommittee and a member of the NCCA Advisory Panel for the redevelopment of the primary school curriculum.

    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

    Books

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

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2022 'Key actors and organizations in the development and evolution of early childhood education and care provision in Ireland in the twentieth century'
    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. [Details]
    2022 'Introduction'
    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. [Details]
    2022 'Conclusion'
    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. [Details]
    2022 'Primary Curriculum Policy Development in Ireland 1922–1999: From Partisanship to Partnership'
    Walsh, T. (2022) 'Primary Curriculum Policy Development in Ireland 1922–1999: From Partisanship to Partnership' In: Walsh, B (eds). Education Policy in Ireland Since 1922. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Primary curriculum policy development in Ireland 1922-1999: From partisanship to partnership'
    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. [Details]
    2021 'The Redeveloped Primary School Curriculum: An Opportunity for Continuity and Coherence in Early Childhood Education'
    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. [Details]
    2019 'RACE DISCRIMINATION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY AT WORK: THE CASE OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN IRELAND'
    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] [Details]
    2020 'Childhood and the Schooling of the Young'
    Walsh, T. (2020) 'Childhood and the Schooling of the Young' In: Fitzgerald, T (eds). Springer Handbook of Historical Studies in Education: Debates, Tensions, and Directions. Singapore: Springer. [DOI] [Details]
    2018 'Concepts of Children and Childhood from an Educational Perspective 1900-1940: Context, Curriculum and Experiences'
    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] [Details]
    2017 '2017: A Year of Progress and Promise (Early Childhood Education)'
    Walsh, T. (2017) '2017: A Year of Progress and Promise (Early Childhood Education)' In: Mooney, B (eds). Ireland's Yearbook of Education: Mapping the Past - Forging the Future. Galway: Education Matters. [Details]
    2016 'The national system of education, 1831-2000'
    Walsh T. (2016) 'The national system of education, 1831-2000' In: Essays in the History of Irish Education. UK: Palgrave. [DOI] [Details]
    2006 'Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education in Ireland'
    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. [Details]
    2016 'Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 2016'
    Walsh, T. (2016) 'Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland 2016' In: Brian Mooney (eds). Education Matters Yearbook 2016-17. Dublin: Education Matters. [Details]
    2016 'The Primary School Curriculum in Ireland: Looking at the Past - Learning for the Future'
    Walsh, T. (2016) 'The Primary School Curriculum in Ireland: Looking at the Past - Learning for the Future' In: Brian Mooney (eds). Education Matters Yearbook 2016-17. Dublin: Education Matters. [Details]
    2016 'Challenging the Homogeneity of the Elementary School Teaching Force in Ireland'
    McDaid, R. and Walsh, T. (2016) 'Challenging the Homogeneity of the Elementary School Teaching Force in Ireland' In: Schmidt, C. and Schneider, J (eds). Diversifying the Teaching Force in Transnational Contexts: Critical Perspectives. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. [Details]

    Edited Books

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

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2021 'Contested childhoods across borders and boundaries: Insights from curriculum provisions in Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in the 1920s'
    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 [DOI] [Details]
    2021 'Revival or bilingualism? The impact of European nationalist thinking on Irish language curricular policy around the advent of political independence in Ireland'
    Walsh, T (2021) 'Revival or bilingualism? The impact of European nationalist thinking on Irish language curricular policy around the advent of political independence in Ireland'. Paedagogica historica, [DOI] [Details]
    2020 '‘Promoted widely but not valued’: Teachers’ perceptions of team teaching as a form of professional development in post-primary schools in Ireland'
    Walsh T. (2020) '‘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) [DOI] [full-text] [Details]
    2022 'The evolving status of elementary teachers in Ireland (1831-1921): from 'feckless and impoverished' to 'respectable''
    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] [Details]
    2019 'Changing identities and practices: transitioning from the role of supervisor to placement tutor in initial teacher education in Ireland'
    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] [Details]
    2019 'Policy, practice and process in team teaching: a pilot project with co-operating teachers and student teachers on school placement'
    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] [Details]
    2016 'Recent Policy Developments in Early Childhood Education (ECE): A Jigsaw with too many pieces?'
    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] [Details]
    2016 '100 years of primary curriculum development and implementation in Ireland: a tale of a swinging pendulum'
    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] [Details]
    2007 'Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education in Ireland '
    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 [Details]
    2007 'The Revised Programme of Instruction, 1900-1922'
    Walsh, T. (2007) 'The Revised Programme of Instruction, 1900-1922'. IRISH EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 26 :127-143 [full-text] [Details]
    2005 'Constructions of Childhood in Ireland in the Twentieth Century A View from the Primary School Curriculum 1900-1999'
    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] [Details]
    2004 'The Changing Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland'
    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] [Details]

    Conference Publications

      Year Publication
    2021 Primary Curriculum in Ireland: The Past, The Present, The Possibilities
    Walsh, T. (2021) Primary Curriculum in Ireland: The Past, The Present, The Possibilities . In: INTO eds. INTO Education Conference 2019 , pp.29-41 [Details]
    2006 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
    Walsh, T. (2006) 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 OMEP , pp.184-192 [full-text] [Details]
    2005 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
    Walsh, T. (2005) 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 CECDE , pp.162-177 [full-text] [Details]
    2003 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
    Walsh, T. (2003) 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 OMEP , pp.299-315 [full-text] [Details]

    Conference Contributions

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

    Published Reports

      Year Publication
    2022 From Purpose to Practice – Primary Curriculum Developments in Ireland: Reflections from the Advisory Panel (Primary).
    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, Dublin. [Details]

    Blog

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

    Book Review

      Year Publication
    2019 Book Review: Education for all?: the legacy of free post-primary education in Ireland, edited by Judith Harford.
    Walsh, T. (2019) Book Review: Education for all?: the legacy of free post-primary education in Ireland, edited by Judith Harford. Book Review [DOI] [Details]

    Policy Contribution

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

    Guest Editor

      Year Publication
    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.
    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 [Details]
    2005 Questions of Quality – Conference Proceedings. Dublin: Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education.
    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 [Details]

    Podcast

      Year Publication
    2020 Inside Education: Education Historian, Dr Thomas Walsh (Podcast 410).
    Walsh, T. (2020) Inside Education: Education Historian, Dr Thomas Walsh (Podcast 410). Podcast [Details]
    2020 Policy alignment and coherence in the context of the redeveloped primary school curriculum.
    Walsh, T. (2020) Policy alignment and coherence in the context of the redeveloped primary school curriculum. Podcast [Details]

    Webinar

      Year Publication
    2021 Beyond Covid19: Crisis lessons and ways forward for Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland Part 2.
    Walsh, T. (2021) Beyond Covid19: Crisis lessons and ways forward for Early Childhood Education and Care in Ireland Part 2. Webinar [Details]
    2018 Research in Initial Teacher Education.
    Teaching Council (2018) Research in Initial Teacher Education. Webinar [DOI] [Details]

    Honours and Awards

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

    Professional Associations

      Association 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 /

    Committees

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

    Employment

      Employer Position From / To
    Maynooth University Lecturer 01-SEP-14 /
    Department of Education and Skills Primary Inspector 01-JUN-07 / 31-AUG-14
    Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education Development Officer 01-SEP-02 / 31-MAY-07
    Pope John Paul II NS Teacher 01-SEP-98 / 31-AUG-02
    Scoil Thomáis, Dublin 15 Teacher 01-SEP-97 / 31-AUG-98

    Education

      Year Institution Qualification Subject
    1997 St. Patrick's College, DCU B.Ed Education
    2021 Kings Inns Advanced Diploma in Law and Education Law and Education
    2001 NUI Maynooth M.Ed Education
    2006 NUI Maynooth PhD Education
    2013 NUI Maynooth Díoplóma sa Ghaeilge Gaeilge
    2019 NUI Maynooth TEG (B2) Gaeilge

    Languages

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

    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

      Description

    Director

    Reviews

      Journal Role
    Irish Educational Studies Reviewer
    Cambridge Journal Of Education Reviewer
    Curriculum Journal Reviewer
    History Of Education Reviewer
    Irish Studies Review Reviewer
    Irish Historical Studies Reviewer

    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