Dr
Majella
McSharry
Primary Department
School of Human Development
Role
Academic Staff
Phone number:
01 700
9232
Email Address
majella.mcsharry@dcu.ie
Campus
St Patrick's Campus
Room Number
SPC M 110
Academic biography
Dr. Majella McSharry is a lecturer in Sociology at the School of Human Development. She is Chair of Postgraduate Studies by Research and former Chair of the Professional Master of Education (Post Primary). She is an executive member of the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (RCE Dublin), a member of the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (CHRCE) and a member of the Centre for Collaborative Research Across Teacher Education (CREATE). She has worked as a secondary school teacher and previously as a lecturer at Maynooth University, the National College of Art and Design and St. Patrick's College Drumcondra. Majella currently teaches in the areas of Sociology of Education, Global Citizenship Education and Research Design. Her main research area is concerned with Teacher Identity, Initial Teacher Education and the interaction of school contexts with embodied praxis.Research interests
Embodied Work and Praxis
School Uniforms
Gender Identity and Expression
Men in Teaching
Teacher Identity
Career Change Teachers
Equality and Quality in Education
Initial Teacher Education
Global Citizenship Education
Education for Sustainable Development
Current Doctoral Students:
Evan Kirwan; Tracy McElheron; Vivek Da Silva; Briana Fitzsimons; Gerard Elwood; Clare Hogan; Helen Concannon