Amalee Meehan is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at the Institute of Education, DCU. She teaches on the Bachelor of Religious Education (BRelEd) and is a guest lecturer on the Doctor of Education (EdD) programme and with the Church of Ireland Centre, DCU.
An Associate Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU, Amalee co-led the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) project TRIBES 'Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration in Second-Level Schools' and is currently PI on COST Action 23120 'Religious Identity, Bullying and Wellbeing at School: A Transnational Collaboration' (ORBIT).
As Associate Researcher with the Mater Dei
Centre for Catholic Education (MDCCE), DCU, Amalee has established a ‘community of practice’ of students pursuing doctoral studies in the broad field of Catholic education. She explains 'the best way to undertake study at this level is in the company of others, so we are really delighted to gather doctoral students together as a community of practice and host them in our beautiful space The Well in the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, St Patrick's Campus, DCU'. Anyone interested in joining this group should contact Amalee at amalee.meehan@dcu.ie.
Amalee’s publication profile ranges from theology and spirituality to education, religious education, wellbeing and inclusive education, as well as identity based bullying. For instance, she co-authored a number of religious education textbooks for Catholic high schools in the United States as part of the Credo Series. Her current research interests are in religious identity, bullying and wellbeing, school ethos, and inclusive religious education.
Book
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Borg Axisa, G., Meehan, A., Roman, M., Štuopytė, E., Bäckström, B., & Ergünay, O. (2024) 'School Practices to Involve Parents in the Integration of Newly Arrived Migrant Students' In: International Perspectives on Migration, Bullying, and School: Implications for Schools, Refugees, a. London : Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003439202 | |
| 2021 | Meehan, A.; O'Connell, D. (2021) 'Religious Education in Irish Catholic Primary Schools: Recent Developments, Challenges and Opportunities' In: Irish and British Reflections on Catholic Education: Foundations, Identity, Leadership Issues and Religious Education in Catholic Schools. [Link] | |
| 2018 | Amalee Meehan (2018) 'The Sickness of Long Thinking: Religious Education and the new Junior Cycle' In: Contemporary Perspectives in Catholic Education. London : Gracewing. | |
| 2017 | Amalee Meehan (2017) 'Reclaiming our ‘own selves’: Christian religious education and the new Junior Cycle' In: Does Religious Education Matter?. London : Routledge. | |
| 2013 | Amalee Meehan (2013) 'What the Catholic School Has to Offer' In: Why Send Your Child to a Catholic School?. Dublin : Veritas. | |
| 2012 | Amalee Meehan & Daniel O'Connell (2012) 'Exploring the spiritual dimension of the school curriculum' In: New Educational Horizons in Contemporary Ireland. Oxford : Peter Lang. | |
| 2008 | Amalee Meehan (2008) 'The Spirituality of Teaching and Learning' In: Exploring Religious Education: Catholic Religious Education in an Intercultural Europe. Dublin : Veritas. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Meehan, A., O’Connell, D. (2024) 'Does Religious Education in Catholic schools in the Republic of Ireland have a future?'. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-024-00238-z | |
| 2024 | Meehan, Amalee; O'Connell, Daniel (2024) 'Does Religious Education in Catholic schools in the Republic of Ireland have a future?'. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 72 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2023 | (2023) 'Will There Be Teachers? An Analysis of the Congruence of Religious Beliefs of Initial Teacher Education Students and the Patron’s (Religious Education) Programme for Catholic Schools'. Religions, . https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14121467 | |
| 2023 | O’Connell, D.; Harmon, M.; Meehan, A. (2023) 'Will There Be Teachers? An Analysis of the Congruence of Religious Beliefs of Initial Teacher Education Students and the Patron’s (Religious Education) Programme for Catholic Schools'. Religions, 14 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Meehan, A. (2023) 'The quality of mercy: a central characteristic of authentic Catholic school ethos'. International Studies in Catholic Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Meehan, A.; Axisa, G.B. (2022) 'How school ethos influences the integration of newly arrived migrant students into second level schools in Ireland and Malta'. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 3 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Meehan, Amalee; Laffan, Derek A. (2021) 'Inclusive second level Religious Education in Ireland today: what do teachers say?'. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 69 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Meehan, A.; de Almeida, S.; Bäckström, B.; Borg-Axisa, G.; Friant, N.; Johannessen, Ø.L.; Roman, M. (2021) 'Context rules! Top-level education policies for newly arrived migrant students across six European countries'. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | O’Connell, D.; Liffey, K.; Meehan, A. (2021) 'Re-presenting christian tradition as a source of inspiration and integration for educators in catholic schools-a proposal'. Religions, 12 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Meehan, Amalee (2020) 'Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond'. Religious Education, 115 (5). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Meehan, A. (2020) 'Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond'. Religious Education, . [Link] [DOI] |
Other Journal
Conference Contribution
Online Article
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2020 | Amalee Meehan (2020) How will faith influence Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in office?. ELEA [Link] | |
| 2020 | Amalee Meehan (2020) Is there a spiritual side to dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic?. ELEA [Link] | |
| 2013 | Amalee Meehan (2013) Reflection on World Day of the Sick. Dublin: ELEA [Link] |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2024 | Doherty, D., Conway, E., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Meehan, A., Ó Caoimh, B., O’Connell, D. (2024) Leaders and Teachers in Catholic Schools: Training, Knowledge and Support. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2024 | Meehan, A., Conway, E., Doherty, D., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Ó Caoimh, B., O’Connell, D. (2024) Religious Education as an Expression of Identity and Ethos in Catholic Schools. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . [Link] | |
| 2024 | Conway, E., Doherty, D., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Meehan, A., Ó Caoimh, B., O’Connell, D. (2024) Commitment to Faith Development & Religious Practice in Catholic Schools. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2024 | Duffy, E., Conway, E., Doherty, D., McCormack, C., Meehan, A., Ó Caoimh, B., O’Connell, D. (2024) Responsibility, Oversight and Governance in Catholic Schools. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2024 | O’Connell, D., Conway, E., Doherty, D., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Meehan, A., Ó Caoimh, B. (2024) Overview of GRACE (Ireland) Research Project and Summary of Findings and Recommendations Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE). Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2024 | Meehan, A., Conway, E., Doherty, D., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Ó Caoimh, B., O’Connell, D. (2024) Principals as Leaders of Identity and Ethos in Catholic Schools. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2024 | Ó Caoimh, B., Conway, E., Doherty, D., Duffy, E., McCormack, C., Meehan, A., O’Connell, D. (2024) Leaders and Staff in Catholic Schools, Demographics and Religious Profile. Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (GRACE), . | |
| 2021 | Meehan, A., Laffan, D.A (2021) Inclusive Religious Education: The Voices of Religious Education Teachers in Post Primary Schools in Ireland Identity, bullying and inclusion. National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC), . |