To provide an opportunity for the dissemination of findings from the current longitudinal research project: Student Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of History, Geography and Science: An All-Ireland Survey To provide a forum for discussion of findings with policy makers and curriculum developers To provide a workshop involving senior researchers in which IASSEE members can consider …
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This research project will focus on: Profiling the religious beliefs, attitudes and practices of sixth-form / sixth year pupils in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Comparing the current situation in Northern Ireland today with the earlier studies conducted in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s (taking full account of the comparison between pupils …
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Digitisation of 3 volumes of Irish Education documents; Vol 1 from Earliest times to 1921; Vol 2 The Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland from 1922 to 1991; Vol 3 NI from 1922 to 1991. Digitising the three volumes of Irish Educational Documents and making them openly available in an unrestricted way, via …
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Developing and strengthening a community of practice using arts-based educational research (ABER) in teacher education and amongst teachers in Ireland, north and south by: Developing a small working group of interested teacher educators north and south to focus on: Creating a workshop and two seminars to explore, and extend the various research interests, abilities and …
Read More Developing All-Ireland Research Capacity in Arts-based Educational Research (ABER)

This Research Project will focus on: Establishing cross border research links and building research capacity in the field of paediatric physical activity (PA). Comparing PA levels of primary school children on school days with Physical Education (PE) and non PE school days. Identifying factors within PE lessons which are related to variance in observed PA …
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3 – 4 June 2005 St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra This third conference will address the competences approach to teacher education/appraisal now prevalent across the European Union and firmly rooted in the USA. The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has gone a considerable way in implementing this approach while educationalists in the Republic of Ireland …
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The primary aim of this project was to evaluate the structure, geographical spread, composition of Science Communication and Outreach Activities both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with a view to understanding their impacts and improving their design, management and efficiency of resources. The key task of this minor research is the undertaking …
Read More Building Effective Science Outreach Strategies North and South

Funding has been granted to two conferences both entitled North South conference on Education for Diversity and Citizenship.  Fifty people from both jurisdictions attended the first conference in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co. Cavan on the 31/9/2004 – 1/10/2004. The second conference was held for a similar number of participants in the Armagh City Hotel …
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