Books and Monographs
Making Excellence Inclusive: Towards a new Cedefop survey of VET teachers and trainers Online webinar 3 February Summary of outcomes
Cefai, C., Bartolo, P., Cavioni, V., & Downes, P. (2018). A whole school approach to social and emotional education. In R. Sapra (Ed.), Reflections: Skills for Social and Emotional Wellbeing. New Delhi, India: Authors Press
McNally, S., Murphy, T., Morgan, M., & Keegan, S. (2018) Governance and Ethics in Community Research and Evaluation. In: Research and Evaluation in Community, Health and Social Care Settings. London: Routledge.
O’Brien, M (2018). Wellbeing/welfare, schooling and social justice: Caring relationships with students, parents and community. In: Thornburn, M (eds). Wellbeing, Education and Contemporary Schooling. London: Routledge.
Boyle, A., Flynn, M., & Hanafin, J. (2018). From Absorption to Inclusion: The Evolution of Irish State Policy on Travellers, in Social Capital and Enterprise in the Modern State, edited by Éidín Ní Shé, Lorelle J. Burton, and Patrick A. Danaher, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 75–115
Guerin, S., Hayes, N. & McNally, S (Ed.). (2018) Research and Evaluation in Community, Health and Social Care Settings: Experiences from Practice London: Routledge.
Bryan, A. (2017). (In)equality of opportunity and educational reform in Ireland in the 1960s; In: James Kelly and Susan Hegarty (eds). Schools and schooling, 1650–2000 New perspectives on the history of education – the eighth Seamus Heaney lectures. Dublin: Four Courts Press.
Rami, J & Kelly, J (2017). Initial Teacher Education in FET settings: Affirmation and Aspiration; In: Brian Mooney (eds). Education Matters Yearbook 2016-2017. Galway, Ireland: Education Matters.
Pike, S. (2016). Learning Primary Geography: Ideas and inspirations from Classrooms. Abingdon: Routledge.
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Downes, P (2016). Developing Inclusive Systems across the Education, Health and Social Sectors for Early School Leaving Prevention in Improving the Quality of Childhood in Europe · Volume 6. Michiel Matthes, Lea Pulkkinen, Belinda Heys, Christopher Clouder, Luis Manuel Pinto (Eds). Brussels: Alliance for Childhood European Network Foundation Chapter listing here
Downes, P. (2015). Směrem k diferencovanému, holistickému a systematickému přístupu k zapojování rodičů v Evropě do prevence předčasného ukončování školní docházky. Czech translation of Policy Recommendations Report as for the EU Urbact, PREVENT project Towards a Differentiated, Holistic and Systemic Approach to Parental Involvement in Europe for Early School Leaving Prevention. Usti: Usti nad Labem municipality.
Maunsell, C. (2011). Lifelong learning and associated policy objectives (European, national and institutional) in Recognition of Prior Learning in the University Sector: Dublin: FIN
Downes, P (2009). Prevention of bullying at a systemic level in schools: Movement from cognitive and spatial narratives of diametric opposition to concentric relation. In S. R. Jimerson, S. M. Swearer, & D. L. Espelage (Eds). The Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective. New York: Routledge
Downes, P., Zule-Lapimaa, A., Ivanchenko, L. & Blumberg, S. (2008) Not One Victim More: Human Trafficking in the Baltic States. Living for Tomorrow NGO: Tallinn
Downes, P. (2008) Introduction In: P.Downes, A. Zule-Lapimaa, L.Ivanchenko & S.Blumberg (eds). Not One Victim More: Human Trafficking in the Baltic States. Tallinn, Estonia: Living for Tomorrow.
Downes, P. (2008) 'The International Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health: A Key Legal Framework for Human Trafficking ?' In: P.Downes, A. Zule-Lapimaa, L.Ivanchenko & S.Blumberg (eds). Not One Victim More: Human Trafficking in the Baltic States. Tallinn, Estonia: Living for Tomorrow.
Downes, P., Ivanchenko, L., Zalcmane, S., Smelt, H., & Blumberg, S. (2008) 'Conclusion: Key Indicators Regarding Prevention, Protection and Prosecution in Relation to Human Trafficking in the Baltic States' In: P.Downes, A. Zule-Lapimaa, L.Ivanchenko & S.Blumberg (eds). Not One Victim More: Human Trafficking in the Baltic States. Tallinn, Estonia: Living for Tomorrow.
Downes, P. & Gilligan, A-L Introduction in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Downes, T & Downes, P. (2007) Pedagogy of the processed in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Downes, P. (2007). Why SMART Outcomes Ain't Always so Smart in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
O'Brien, M & Flynn, M. (2007). Emotions, Inequalities and Care in Education in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Kennedy, E. (2007). Literacy in Designated Disadvantaged Schools in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Dooley, T and Corcoran, D. (2007). Mathematics: A Subject of Rights and Wrongs? in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Mullan, Y and Travers, J. (2007). An Early Intervention that Counts in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Bryan, A. (2007). The (Mis) Representation of Travellers in the CSPE Curriculum in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Murphy, P. (2007). Drama as Radical Pedagogy in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Butler, D & Kelly, J. (2007). The Digital Era: Empowerment or Digital Divide? in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Ryan, C. & Downes, P. (2007) The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS): The need for more dialogue with designated disadvantaged schools ? in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Downes, P., Maunsell, C. & Ivers, J. (2007). The ‘jolt in climate’ between primary and post-primary in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Maunsell, C., Barrett, V and Candon, M. (2007). Primary to Post-Primary: Perceptions of Pupils with Special Educational Needs in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Downes, P. & Gilligan, A-L (2007) Beyond Disadvantage: Some conclusions in Downes, P & Gilligan AL (Eds) Beyond Educational Disadvantage. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Downes, P. (2003). The Estonian and Latvian Integration Programmes: A Recipe for Significant Early School Dropping-out amongst their Russian-speaking Minorities. In Finlay, J. & Debicki, M. (Eds.) Delivering Public Services in CEE Countries: Trends and Developments. The Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee)

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Downes, P., Zule-Lapimaa, A., Ivanchenko, L. & Blumberg, S. (2008) Not One Victim More: Human Trafficking in the Baltic States. Living for Tomorrow NGO: Tallinn

Beyond Educational Disadvantage
Downes, P & Gilligan, A.L. (2007) Beyond Educational Disadvantage, Dublin: Institute of Public Administration

The Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective.
Downes, P (2009). Prevention of bullying at a systemic level in schools: Movement from cognitive and spatial narratives of diametric opposition to concentric relation. In S. R. Jimerson, S. M. Swearer, & D. L. Espelage (Eds). The Handbook of Bullying in Schools: An International Perspective. New York: Routledge