EQI Researchers Present at the European Educational Research Association, UCD, Dublin

Researchers from EQI presented 4 themed research papers at the European Conference for Educational Research at UCD in August. The papers, in core areas of EQI interest including Assessment, Polycentric Evaluation, Inspection and Culture in Evaluation, were well received and resulted in lively discussions at all sessions.

Details on the presentations can be found below

Brown, M., McNamara,G., O Hara, J and O'Brien,S (2016) Striking a Balance? The Continuing Evolution of Inspection and School Self-Evaluation in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers - European Conference for Educational Research, UCD, Dublin , 24-AUG-16 [Details]

Brown, M., McNamara,G., O Hara, J, Shevlin,P.  and Ehren,M. (2016) Co-existence revisited: towards a framework for Polycentric Evaluation in Education. [Invited Oral Presentation], Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers - European Conference for Educational Research, UCD, Dublin , 24-AUG-16 - 26-AUG-16 [Details]

Burns, D., McNamara,G., and O'Hara,J. (2016) An investigation of the intellectual skill in the assessment of selected subjects in the Leaving Certificate in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers - European Conference for Educational Research, UCD, Dublin , 24-AUG-16 - 26-AUG-16 [Details]

McNamara,G.,O'Brien,S., and Brown, M. (2016) External Specialist Support for School Self-evaluation: Testing a Model of Support in Irish Post-Primary Schools. [Invited Oral Presentation], Leading Education: The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers -European Conference on Educational Research, UCD, Dublin , 24-AUG-16 - 26-AUG-16

Dr. Brendan Walsh publishes ‘Essays in the History of Irish Education ‘

EQI member and Head of the School of Policy and Practice, Dr.  Brendan Walsh, published his long awaited Essays in the History of Irish Education.

The book provides a complete overview of the development of education in Ireland including the complex issue of how religion can coexist with education and how a national identity can be aided through Irish language teaching. It also offers a comprehensive exploration of the development, issues, challenges and future of education in Ireland within the context of historical studies. 

The book includes a chapter by Dr. Walsh on Teachers’ Experience of School: First-hand Accounts, 1943–1965 as well as a chapter by EQI’s Dr. Martin Brown, Prof Gerry McNamara and Prof Joe O’Hara on Teacher Accountability in Education: The Irish Experiment.

Full details on the book can be found at http://www.palgrave.com/br/book/9781137514813