Strong presence by EQI at ESAI 2018
The ESAI (Education Studies Association of Ireland) 41st Annual Conference took place at UCD from 5th – 7th April 2018. The theme of this year’s conference was Values and Purpose in Education, a theme that is highly significant in the current research of the Centre for Evaluation, Quality and Inspection.
EQI were well presented with researchers from the Centre presenting seven papers at the conference as well as chairing some sessions. Below is a list of the EQI presentations and the researchers involved.
The Conference Book of Abstracts is available at http://esai.ie/conference-2018-book-of-abstracts/
Tackling early school leaving in migrant populations through peer mentoring: The E-Evalinto Project.
Bernadette Sweetman, Joe O’Hara
A pragmatic model of continuing professional development for school self-evaluation
Shivaun O’Brien, Gerry McNamara, Joe O’Hara, Martin Brown
Values & purpose of assessment across frontiers – A comparative analysis of culturally responsive assessment practices in four European countries
Martin Brown, Funda Nayir, Gerry McNamara, Joe O’Hara
From professional learning communities to Evaluation of Professional learning communities – Results from a three-year case study on network governance in education
Martin Brown, Gerry McNamara, Joe O’Hara, Paddy Shevlin
Positioning Culturally Responsive Assessment in Higher Education – A strategic response at DCU Institute of Education
Denise Burns, Martin Brown, Gerry McNamara, Joe O’Hara
Making sense of digital literacies in Initial Teacher Education – The case of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Stephen Roulston, Pamela Cowan, Martin Brown, Joe O’Hara, Roger Austin
Considerations for advancing school autonomy in Ireland
Craig Skerritt