Cliona Murphy
Dr.

Dr Cliona
Murphy has been lecturing in the area of science education at tertiary level
for 20 years. She has developed and
implemented a range of pre-service, post-graduate and continuing professional
development programmes in science education. She has conducted and published
research and developed educational resources in the areas of Nature of Science, Science Education, STEM Education, Inquiry- Based Science Education, Education for Sustainability and Climate
Change Education. Dr. Murphy has collaborated in a number of National and
International projects in Science Education, STEM Education, Education for Sustainable Development
and Climate Change Education. Most recently Dr Murphy chaired ALLEA’s working group on climate change education that conducted research and published a report on Climate Change
Education throughout Europe. Dr. Murphy is currently an investigator on the Physics in Action Project, that was funded by Science Foundation Ireland.
Dr Murphy’s Current Roles Include: ·
Dr. Murphy welcomes queries from prospective Masters and PhD students who are interested in researching the following areas: STEM Education; Science Education; Science and Technology Education; Nature of Science; Teacher Professional Development; Climate Change Education: Education for Sustainability
Dr Murphy’s Current Roles Include: ·
- Chair of ALLEA’s Science Education Working Group https://allea.org/science-education/) ·
- Chair of the scientific and pedagogical committee of the international Office for Climate Education. https://www.oce.global/en/home
- Associate
Director of the Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning
(CASTeL). www.castel.ie.
- Chair of the Irish Association for Primary Science Education (IAPSE)
Dr. Murphy welcomes queries from prospective Masters and PhD students who are interested in researching the following areas: STEM Education; Science Education; Science and Technology Education; Nature of Science; Teacher Professional Development; Climate Change Education: Education for Sustainability
Pamphlet
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Cliona Murphy (2020) ALLEA (2020) ' A snapshot of Climate Change Education Initiatives in Europe: Initial Findings and implications for future Climate Change Education' - its Relevance for Ireland. Dublin: PAMP Link |
Book
Guidelines for Practice
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2014 | Murphy, C. Smith G., Glynn, M., Kavanagh, R., Losty, S. and Butler, D. (2014) Exploring Our Energy. Dublin: GFP Link |
Audiovisual material
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Cliona Murphy, Gabriela Martínez Sainz, Maija Aksela, Gerd Bergman, Michael Jones, Pierre Léna, David Wilgenbus. B (2020) A Snapshot of Climate Change Education Initiatives in Europe: Initial findings and implications for future climate change education. ALLEA, . | |
2015 | Murphy, C. , Humby, P. & Losty, S (2015) An Evaluation of the Impact of the DPSM / ESERO Programme and Ancillary Resources on Primary Teachers' APprocahes to and Confidence in Teaching Science. Science Foundation Ireland, . | |
2012 | Doherty, A., Murphy, C., Smith, G., Varley, J., McCullagh, J. and Murphy, C. (2012) Final report of the SELECT project, funded by SCoTENS. Scotens, . Link | |
2012 | Cliona Murphy (2012) Building Expertise In Science Teaching, NAIRTL Grants Initiative: Evaluation of Impact. NAIRTL, . | |
2011 | Kavanagh, R., Murphy, C., Oberman, R., Ruane, B., & Waldron, F. (2011) An Evaluation of SEAI's Education Programmes. (A report by the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education. Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland, . | |
2009 | Waldron, F., Pike, S., Greenwood, R., Murphy, C., O, Connor, G., Dolan, A., & Kerr, K. (2009) Becoming a teacher: Primary student teachers as learners and teachers of history, geography and science: An all-Ireland study. ScoTENS, . Link | |
2008 | Varley, J., Murphy, C., & Veale, O. (2008) Science in Primary Schools ( Phase 1. Final Report). NCCA, . Link | |
2008 | Varley, J., Murphy, C., & Veale, O. (2008) Science in Primary Schols ( Phase 2. Final Report). NCCA, . Link |
Book Chapter
Year | Publication | |
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2014 | Cliona Murphy (2014) 'Science Items: Context and curriculum' In: Dublin : Education Research Centre. Link |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Gilligan, T., Lovett, J., McLoughlin, E., Murphy, C., Finlayson, O., Corriveau, K., Mc Nally, S. (2020) '‘We practise every day’: parents’ attitudes towards early science learning and education among a sample of urban families in Ireland'. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, . | |
2020 | Cliona Murphy, Greg Smith, Benjamin Mallon, Erin Redman (2020) 'Teaching about sustainability through inquiry-based science in Irish primary classrooms: the impact of a professional development programme on teacher self-efficacy, competence and pedagogy'. Environmental Education Research, . | |
2020 | Cliona Murphy, Nicola Broderick, Benjamin Mallon (2020) 'Primary science in Ireland – 17 years on'. Irish Teachers' Journal, 8 (1):141-156. Link | |
2019 | Cliona Murphy, Greg Smith, Nicola Broderick (2019) 'A Starting Point: Provide Children Opportunities to Engage with Scientific Inquiry and Nature of Science'. Research in Science Education, :1-35. | |
2013 | Varley, J., Murphy, C. & Veale, O. (2013) 'At the Crossroads: The impact of New Irish Science Curricula on First Year Post- Primary Students'. RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (PRINT), . | |
2012 | Murphy C., Varley, J., & Veale, O. (2012) 'I'd rather they did experiments with us… than just talking: Irish children's views of primary school science'. RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (PRINT), 42 (3):415-5-438. | |
2012 | Murphy, C., & Smith, G. (2012) 'The impact of a curriculum course on preservice primary teachers' science content knowledge and attitudes towards teaching science'. Irish Educational Studies, . | |
2011 | Murphy, C., Murphy, C., & Kilfeather, K. (2011) 'Children making sense of science'. RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (PRINT), 41 (2):283-298. | |
2007 | Murphy, C., Kilfeather, P., & Murphy, C. (2007) 'An exploration of issues surrounding teaching the nature of science to pre-service primary school teachers'. Irish Educational Studies, 26 (1):27-7-38. |
Conference Contribution
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Professional Associations
Committees
Enterprise Engagement
Outreach Activities
Research Interests
Dr. Murphy's research interests include:
- Science Education (Initial Teacher Education, Post Graduate Education, Continuing Professional Development)
- Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)
- STEM Education
- Nature of Science
- Nature of Science and Inquiry
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Action Research
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Research Projects
Internal Collaborators
External Collaborators
Teaching Interests
Science Education
Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)
Nature of Science
Nature of Science through inquiry
Sustainability Education
Controversial topics in science
Climate Change
Teacher as a reflective Practioner
Action Research
Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)
Nature of Science
Nature of Science through inquiry
Sustainability Education
Controversial topics in science
Climate Change
Teacher as a reflective Practioner
Action Research