Niamh Mcguirk

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Niamh lectures in Ethical and  Intercultural Education in DCU Institute of Education. Previously, Niamh taught in an Educate Together school for ten years. Her experience includes  working as Learn Together Ethical Education Co-coordinator, and as a pre-service and in-service facilitator for Educate Together. Niamh also spent a number of years lecturing on the Master in Education Studies (Intercultural Education) in Marino Institute of Education. She has co-authored a number of  teaching resources on social justice themes.

Niamh's Doctorate in Education was entitled "Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools: an exploration of teachers’ conceptualisations and practices."

Her research interests include racism and anti-racism in educational contexts, ethical education, racial, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity in school contexts, religion and education, school ethos, and citizenship.

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2021 Kavanagh, A and McGuirk, N. (2021) 'Beginning conversations about difference, race, ethnicity and racism through ethical education' In: Teaching for social justice and sustainable development across the primary curriculum. Abingdon : Routledge.

Thesis

Year Publication
2023 McGuirk, N. (2023) Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools: an exploration of teachers’ conceptualisations and practices. School of Human Development: THES

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2022 McGuirk, N. (2022) Diversity and Equity in Education: Race, Ethnicity and Culture Primary schools and teacher positionality: towards a transformative praxis of anti-racism education Partnership for Education Reform, University of Southampton, .
2022 McGuirk, N. (2022) Anti-Racism with a Love Ethic Conference. MA Consults Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools in Ireland: Critical reflection and praxis UK/Online, .
2022 McGuirk, N. (2022) Sociology Association of Ireland Conference. Panel: On the 'uses' of race and the intersectionality Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools: disrupting whiteness? Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Irleland, .
2021 McGuirk, N. (2021) Sociology Association of Ireland: Atomised Solidarities: Together/Apart- Race, ethnicity and education panel session Anti-racism Education: Teachers’ emerging understandings of whiteness Online, .
2021 McGuirk, N. (2021) DCU Postgraduate Research Unconference Trustworthiness in qualitative research: Positionality and reflexivity in a doctoral study exploring primary teachers’ conceptualisations and practices of anti-racism education Online, .
2020 McGuirk, N. (2020) ESAI Conference: Opening Up Education: Options, Obstacles and Opportunities Anti-racism education: problematizing the racialized identities of teachers in the primary classroom Online, .
2019 McGuirk, N (2019) Diversity in Teaching (DiT) Research Symposium Anti-racism Education: Problematizing Primary Teachers’ Racialized Identities National University of Ireland, Galway, .
2019 McGuirk, N (2019) SCOTENS Conference: Leadership across Boundaries: Challenges for Educators and Teacher Educators Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools: an exploration of teachers’ conceptualisations and practices Co. Cavan, Ireland, .
2016 McGuirk, N. (2016) Citizenship Education 100 Years On: SPHE Network Conference Positionality, perceptions and pedagogy; primary teachers’ understandings and experiences of racisms and education for anti-racism Maynooth University, .
2016 Kavanagh, A.M. & McGuirk, N. (2016) (2016) Ethical Education Symposium Teaching Beliefs and Values in the Primary School DCU Institute of Education, Dublin, .
2015 McGuirk, N. (2015) Educate Together Conference: Understanding Ethical Education in a Modern Irish Republic: Cherishing all children of the nation equally? Panel Discussion: How can Ethical Education cherish all children equally? Dublin, .
2015 McGuirk, N. (2015) Educate Together Conference: Understanding Ethical Education in a Modern Irish Republic: Cherishing all children of the nation equally? Crossing the Curriculum and Cultivating Critical Thinking Dublin, .
2008 McGuirk, N. (2008) Human Rights Education for a Sustainable Future School Works! and the Education Rights Development Project Workshop Dublin, .
2007 McGuirk, N (2007) INTO Professional Development Seminar and Review Intercultural Education – Challenging Perspectives Dublin, .
2007 McGuirk, N (2007) Educate Together Forum The teacher in the multicultural classroom Dublin, .

Invited Seminars

Year Publication
2021 McGuirk, N. (2021) Belief Systems - teaching beyond festivals and celebrations. Belief Systems - teaching beyond festivals and celebrations. Educate Together Ethical Education Seminar Series (Online). INVS

Published Report

Year Publication
2013 McGuirk, N. & Kehoe, S. (2013) Prevention and early intervention in children and young people’s services: Promoting inclusion. Centre for Effective Services, . [Link]
2013 McGuirk, N. & Kehoe, S. (2013) Briefing paper - Prevention and early intervention in children and young people’s services. Centre for Effective Services, .

Guidelines for Practice

Year Publication
2010 Morris, L. & McGuirk, N. (2010) New beginnings: Teaching pack. Dublin: GFP [Link]
2009 Morris, L. & McGuirk, N. (2009) Team spirit: Teaching pack. Dublin: GFP [Link]
2008 Irish National Teachers' Organisation (2008) School Works! Child Labour, the Right to Education and Fairtrade: Teaching Pack. GFP [Link]
2008 Morris, L. & McGuirk, N. (2008) The memory box: Teaching pack. Dublin: GFP [Link]
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Sociology Association of Ireland Race and Ethnicity Study Group Member 01/09/2020 -
Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education Member 01/09/2019 -
SIG: Belief Systems, Ethics and Philosophy in Education (BEPE) Member 01/09/2016 - 30/06/2018
SPHE Network Member 01/09/2015 - 30/06/2019

Committees

Committee Function From / To
Advisory Group Member: Anti-racism Children's Book 03/04/2022 -
Expert Advisory Board Member 'EDUCATE- Educating About Difference Uniting Classrooms and Teacher Education' Action Research Project 31/03/2022 -
Advisory Committee Member 'INOVATE Integrating Our Voices Across Teacher Education' Research Project 01/01/2022 -
Advisory Committee for ETBI Community National Schools Goodness Me Goodness You Support Material 03/01/2021 -
Working Group for Educate Together Learn Together (ethical education curriculum) Review 01/03/2018 - 10/10/2022
Research Advisory Committee for the CHRCE/IHREC scoping study on issues facing second-generation minority ethnic young people in Ireland 01/09/2020 - 01/07/2021

Languages

Language Reading Writing Speaking
Spanish Fluent Fluent Fluent
Arabic Basic
German Basic Basic Functional

Research Interests

Niamh completed a Doctorate in Education (DCU) with on focus on: Anti-racism education in Educate Together primary schools: an exploration of teachers’ conceptualisations and practices  

Niamh's other research interests include critical multiculturalism, critical whiteness studies, CRT, intercultural education, multicultural education, anti-racism education, ethics and ethical education, critical pedagogy, race and ethnicity, racism and anti-racism, multiculturalism, religion and education, school ethos, and citizenship.
 

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 Philosophy, Ethics ED3048
2022 Description of 2021_AP703 AP703