John White
DR
John White has worked as a primary school teacher, primary school principal, primary school inspector and is now working in the School of Policy and Practice. He has worked as a coordinator and Director of Professional Placement and now works as Director of the DCU Changemaker Schools Network. He also works on undergraduate and post-graduate programs in the Institute of Education. His interests include exploring the value of the DCU Changemaker Schools Network (DCU CSN), the nonverbal origins of language, classroom communication, nonverbal communication, creativity, arts-based research, leadership, embodied cognition, Science and Mathematics education.
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Professor David B. Givens and Dr John White (2021) The Routledge Dictionary of Nonverbal Communication. UK: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429293665 | |
| 2011 | John White and John Gardner (2011) The Classroom X- Factor: The Power of Body Language and Non-verbal Communication in Teaching. United Kingdom: Routledge. [Link] |
Conference Contribution
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | John White (2019) 5th International Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference, Trinity College Dublin Outlaws without Words: The Value of Using the Verbal (Story) in the study of Nonverbal Communication Dublin, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | John White (2018) ESAI Reflecting on nonverbal differentiation in the Irish primary classroom. Education Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), University College Dublin UCD, . | |
| 2017 | John White (2017) European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Copenhagen, Denmark 2016 Conscription or Cooperation: Exploring the (De)Motivational Perspectives on Being Cooperating Teachers on School Placement Copenhagen, . |
Book Chapter
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Damien Burke and John White (2021) ME1 8 Private Lives - The Work of Mathematics Leaders in Irish Primary Schools [DOI] |
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Research Interests
I have been involved in research in primary schools in the following fields: teaching skills, nonverbal communication, peer appraisal, leadership, well-being, embodied cognition, creativity and the use of arts-based methods in educational research.
My current research work centres on the following:
- Exploring the value of the DCU Changemaker Schools Network with a particular focus on leadership, pedagogy, creativity, empathy, leadership, teamwork, student voice, culture and professional learning communities.
- Examining the nonverbal origins of language through the lenses of evolution, neuroscience and language acquisition theory.
- Examining the value and use of embodied cognition as a method for delivering science education in Irish primary schools.
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests span a variety of fields which include arts-based research, reflective practice, classroom communication, non-verbal communication, well-being, creativity, Mathematics education and school self-evaluation.