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School of Human Development

Research Interests

Research Area Staff Members
Assessment Kay Maunsell
Bullying Irene White | Audrey Bryan | Seline Keating | James O'Higgins Norman
Care and education Maeve O'Brien | Paul King
Catholic Education Sandra Cullen | Amalee Meehan
Childhood Studies Andrew O'Shea | Ashling Bourke
Children's Rights Kay Maunsell | Andrew O'Shea | Seline Keating | Anne Marie Kavanagh | Ashling Bourke
Citizenship Education Audrey Bryan
Climate Change Education Audrey Bryan
Combatting Prejudice Audrey Bryan | James O'Higgins Norman | Maeve Dupont | Niamh McGuirk
Creativity Maeve O'Brien | Irene White | Andrew O'Shea | Sandra Cullen
Dialogue Maeve O'Brien | Sandra Cullen | Irene White | Thomas Grenham | Andrew O'Shea | Paul King
Disability Ger Scanlon
Diversity Anne Marie Kavanagh | Thomas Grenham | Audrey Bryan | Niamh McGuirk
Education Disadvantage / Equality Ger Scanlon | Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Maeve O'Brien
Embodiment Kay Maunsell | Eileen Brennan | Maeve O'Brien | Majella McSharry | Ashling Bourke
Empowering pedagogies Cora O'Farrell | Seline Keating
Ethics Ger Scanlon | Anne Marie Kavanagh | Andrew O'Shea | Eileen Brennan | Niamh McGuirk
Gender Majella McSharry | Maeve O'Brien
Gender and Sexuality Studies Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Maeve O'Brien | Ashling Bourke
Guidance Counselling Paul King
Hermeneutics Eileen Brennan
Holistic Education Irene White | Kay Maunsell | Paul King | Cora O'Farrell | Andrew O'Shea
Human Development Maeve O'Brien | Irene White | Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Andrew O'Shea | Paul King | Sandra Cullen | Amalee Meehan | Ashling Bourke
Human Rights Education Ger Scanlon | Anne Marie Kavanagh | Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Seline Keating | James O'Higgins Norman | Niamh McGuirk | Ashling Bourke
Identity Andrew O'Shea | Eileen Brennan | Paul King | Maeve O'Brien
Inclusion Ger Scanlon | Maeve Dupont
Intercultural Education Sandra Cullen | Anne Marie Kavanagh | Thomas Grenham | Audrey Bryan | Niamh McGuirk
Justice Eileen Brennan
Leadership Paul King
Media Education Seline Keating
Mindfulness Paul King | Kay Maunsell | Seline Keating
Pedagogy and Curriculum Irene White | Andrew O'Shea | Sandra Cullen | Cora O'Farrell
Phenomenology Eileen Brennan
Philosophy Andrew O'Shea | Eileen Brennan
Philosophy for Children (P4C) Cora O'Farrell | Andrew O'Shea
Pluralism Anne Marie Kavanagh | Thomas Grenham | Audrey Bryan | Sandra Cullen | Eileen Brennan | Niamh McGuirk
Political Theory Eileen Brennan
Practical Theology Thomas Grenham | Cora O'Farrell | Amalee Meehan
Psychology Kay Maunsell | Maeve Dupont | Paul Downes | Ashling Bourke
Relationship and Relationality Maeve O'Brien | Irene White | Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Paul King | Ashling Bourke
Relationships and Sexuality Education Kay Maunsell | Ashling Bourke
Religious Education Sandra Cullen | Anne Hession | Thomas Grenham | Cora O'Farrell | Amalee Meehan
Resilience Irene White | Ashling Bourke
Restorative Practices Paul King
Self/ Other Kay Maunsell | Andrew O'Shea | Eileen Brennan
Social Class Audrey Bryan | Maeve O'Brien
Sociological Perspectives James O'Higgins Norman | Audrey Bryan | Maeve O'Brien
Sociology Audrey Bryan | Maeve O'Brien | Marie Flynn | Majella McSharry
Special Education Ger Scanlon
Spirituality Anne Hession | Cora O'Farrell | Thomas Grenham | Sandra Cullen | Amalee Meehan
Teacher Education / Professional Development Sandra Cullen | Kay Maunsell | Paul King | Cora O'Farrell | Seline Keating | Irene White | Maeve O'Brien | Amalee Meehan | Ashling Bourke
Teaching Difficult Knowledge Audrey Bryan
Transitions Maeve O'Brien | Ger Scanlon | Kay Maunsell | Ashling Bourke
Well-being Maeve O'Brien | Irene White | Kay Maunsell | Audrey Bryan | Andrew O'Shea | Paul King | Cora O'Farrell | Seline Keating | Amalee Meehan | Ashling Bourke