Education Studies

Biographical Details:

Carmel Mulcahy is a former Head of The School of Education Studies. Since joining DCU in 1997, she has been part of a team within the school that has developed a wide range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She lectures in the areas of values, interculturalism, managing diversity and professional skills.

Research Interests:

To date my research has covered a wide canvas across all levels of education from Primary to Tertiary. My main interest has continued to be in the area of access and inclusion in education, in particular from the perspective of inclusive citizenship. My research work has encompassed studies on how Ireland has responded to a rapidly increasing pluralist society. Click here to view my current research projects.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Carmel Mulcahy Rosa Valls. 2010. Projecte integrat INCLUD-ED: Cohesio social i impacte politic a europa: Presentacio. 38, TE,38: Temps d'Educacio, pp91-95.
• Mulcahy, C. 2009. Learn Together: Religious Education as a unifying factor in a new Ireland. Journal Of Religious Education, Vol.57, , pp72-83.
• Charlotte Holland and Carmel Mulcahy. 2007. Sustainable Methodologies for Citizenship and Science Education. 2, , pp46-60.
• McNamara, G. and Mulcahy, C. 2006. Going Further: Adult Educators Reflect on the Impact of Further Education on Themselves and Their Communities. Oideas, 52, 1, pp41-55.
• McNamara, G., Mulcahy, C. and O¿Hara, J. 2005. An Evaluation of the Training Needs of Staff in the Further Education Sector in the Republic of Ireland. Journal Of Adult And Continuing Education, 11, 2, pp155-169.

Selected Books

• Mulcahy, C. and Tutiaux-Guillon, N. Guidelines on Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development, London Metropolitan University, 2005.
• Kelleher, M., Mulcahy, C., McGovern, F. and Murphy, P. Learn Together: An Ethical Education Curriculum for Educate Together Schools, Educate Together, 2004.
• McNamara, G., Mulcahy, C. and O¿Hara, J. An Analysis of the Training Needs of Trainers in the FE Sector. An Infet Report, Colour Books, 2004.

Selected Chapters

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• Dr Carmel Mulcahy Mr. John Lalor. 2011. Curriculum Development in Diverse Educational Contexts . Cultural Diversity in the Classroom: A European Comparison, pp95-109.
• Holland, C and Mulcahy, C. (2011). 2011. ICT Enabled Education for Sustainable Development. . Teaching Global Perspectives:Introducing Student Teachers to Development Education., pp229-243.
• Mulcahy, C. 2007. Inclusive Citizenship in an Intercultural Ireland: Facing up to the Challenges. New Schooling Through Citizenship Practice., pp2-34.
• Mulcahy, C. 2004. Values and Identity: Adult Learners Reflect on the meaning of Inclusive Citizenship. A Europe of Many Cultures., pp461-467.
• Mulchay, C. 2001. Celebrating Difference: Core Values in Education. Culture and Ethos: Cracking the Code., pp83-94.

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• Mulcahy, C. 2008. Training Seminar Proceedings. Strategies for Inclusion and Social Cohesion in Europe from Education. D.5.2. Brussels: EU, pp31-50.
• Ging, D., Lawless, K. Mulcahy, C., Pearson-Evans, A. and Rogers, P. 2007. First Steps in Community-University Partnership. Lessons from the Dublin City University Finglas for Diversity Project Report. Dublin: Finglas for Diversity,
• Mulcahy, C. 2005. New Ethical Education Curriculum. The Local Planet: Newspaper for Sustainable Development,
• McNamara, G. and Mulcahy, C. 2002. Going Further. Eric Education Review: New York,
• Mulcahy, C. 2002. Learning Together to Live Together in Ireland. Politeia Network for Citizenship and Democracy., 26, pp2-2.

• Mulcahy,C, Social and Political Impact of Successful Educational Actions: Critical Research Serving the Public Good, American Educational Research Association, 12-APR-12 - 17-APR-12, Vancouver Canada
• Holland, C. and Mulcahy, C., Includ-ED: Exploring successful actions for educational and social inclusion in Europe., Education Studies Association of Ireland, 29-MAR-12 - 31-MAR-12, University College Cork
• Dr. Carmel Mulcahy Dr. Charlotte Holland, Developing a Model of Ethical Education for 2nd Level Educate Together Schools: Challenges and Opportunities, Re-Imagining Learning, 13-MAY-11 - 14-MAY-11, Limerick
• Dr. Carmel Mulcahy, Values and Ethics: Developing curricula for a new model of Irish Secondary Education, International Conference on Leadership and Education for Sustainable Development, 14-FEB-11 - 18-FEB-11, University of Augsburg, Germany
• Holland, C, Lalor, J. and Mulcahy, C., International Conference on New Migrations, New Challenges., The Includ-Ed Project., 30-JUN-10 - 03-JUL-10, Trinity College Dublin
• Mulcahy, C., Changing Boundaries: Spirituality and Education Interdisciplinary Conference., Including the Spiritual in Educate Together Schools., 22-JUN-10 - 23-JUN-10, Dublin City University
• Mulcahy, C. and Holland, C., 8th International JTEFS/BBCC conference: "Sustainable Development. Culture. Education", ICT-enabled ESD, 17-MAY-10 - 17-MAY-10, Paris
• Holland, C. and Mulcahy, C., 7th International JTEFS/BBCC conference "Sustainable Development. Culture, Theory and Practice: Working with Adult Learners to Promote ESD in Their Institutions, 22-MAY-09 - 22-MAY-09, Latvia
• Mulcahy, C., Annual Meeting of Educate Together, Values Education in 2nd Level Schools., 11-OCT-08 - 11-OCT-08, Clarion hotel Dublin
• Mulcahy, C., Conference on Human Rights Education for a Sustainable Future., Learn Together: Values and Sustainable Community., 19-SEP-08 - 20-SEP-08, St. Patrick¿s College, Dublin
• Holland, C. and Mulcahy, C., ENERCE network Seminar on School processes, Sharing Responsibilities and Networking through the School Process., 12-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08, Seville, Spain
• Holland. C. & Mulcahy, C., 6th International JTEFS/BBCC conference Conference: International Network of Teacher Education Institutions associated with the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chair on Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability, Don't Judge me by my socks: Values in Educate Together., 04-JUN-08 - 04-JUN-08, Turkey
• Mulcahy, C. and Holland, C., Building Bridges Between Sustainable Development and Inclusice Citizenship. A study of the CaSE Project: A cross-border research project on citizenship and science in the curriculum., International Conference on Citizenship and Sustainable Development., 01-JUN-07 - 01-JUN-07, Debrecen, Hungary
• Mulcahy, C., Children Talking Abour Values, Ethics and Identity. Research into the views of 5th and 6th Classes in Educate Together Schools., CiCe Conference, 25-MAY-07 - 25-MAY-07, Montpelier, France
• Mulcahy, C., Don't judge me by my socks. A pager on research into children's views of interculturalism., Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, 30-MAR-07 - 30-MAR-07,
• Mulcahy, C., Challenging Concepts of Citizenship in an Intercultural Ireland., International Seminar on New Schooling and Citizenship Practice., 01-MAY-06 - 01-MAY-06, Granada, Spain
• Mulcahy, C. and Holland, C., Citizenship and Science: The CaSe Project., European Citizenship Education Conference., 01-DEC-05 - 01-DEC-05, Dublin
• Mulchay, C., Values and Identity: Adult Learners Reflect on the Meaning of Inclusive Citizenship., CiCe Conference, 01-MAY-04 - 03-MAY-04, Braga, Portugal
• Mulchay, C., Linking Issues of Access and Inclusion Across the University, EAN Conference, 01-JUL-03 - 03-JUL-03, Prague, Czech Replublic
• Mulcahy, C., Citizenship Values in Irish Education, International Association for Educating Cities. 8th Conference, 05-JUN-03 - 07-JUN-03, Tampere, Finland
• Mulcahy, C., Learning Together to Live Together: The Role of Multidenominational Schools in a Pluralist Ireland., British Education Research Association, 01-JUN-03 - 03-JUN-03, Exeter, England
• Mulcahy, C., Improving Access for Ethnic Minorities into DCU: A Comparative Study., AISHE/SEDA, 01-MAY-03 - 03-MAY-03, Dublin Castle, Dublin
• Mulcahy, C., Designing a Common Core Curriculum, Educate Together Ethos Conference, 01-MAR-02 - 03-MAR-02,
• Mulcahy, C., The Core Curriculum: A Blueprint for Multicultural Education., Delivering an Inclusive Ethos, 01-DEC-01 - 03-DEC-01,
• Mulcahy, C., Going Further: Adult Educators Reflect on th eImpact of Further Education on Themselves and their Communities., Annual Conference of the European Society into Research on the Education of Adults, 01-SEP-01 - 03-SEP-01, Lisbon, Portugal
• Mulcahy, C., The Irish Education System and Citizenship., Politeia Conference on Integration and Migration., 01-JUN-01 - 03-JUN-01, Kloster Schoon, Germany
• Mulcahy, C., The Theatre of Daylight, 2nd National Action Research Conference, 01-JUN-00 - 03-JUN-00, Dublin City University
• Mulcahy, C., Core Values in Education, National Conference on Culture and Ethos, 01-MAR-00 - 03-MAR-00, Dublin
• Mulcahy, C., The Development of Self-Esteem as a Key Core Value in Education, Inaugural meeting of The Irish Association of Home School Liaison Officers, 01-DEC-99 - 03-DEC-99, The Teacher's Club, Parnell Square, Dublin