Journal Article
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Eaton, P. (2020) Teacher Education in Northern Ireland: Reasons to be Cheerful or a Wicked Problem?
This paper provides a critical reflection on teacher education and professional development in Northern Ireland between 2003 and 2018. It […]
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McMullen, J. (2020) The impact of a school-based life skills intervention in Ugandan secondary schools: perspectives of teachers and students
The evaluation of psychosocial interventions in low income countries requires focus on cultural appropriateness, implementation, and the experiences of participants. […]
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Purdy, N. (2020) Examining the legacy of the Warnock Report in Northern Ireland: a Foucauldian genealogical approach
Over 40 years after the publication of the Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children […]
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McConnell, B. (2019) BeSAD … “it was truly an awful experience”: an exploration of pre-service teachers’ experiences and training needs to support pupils experiencing issues of bereavement, separation and divorce
Research exploring the well-being and pastoral care of pupils attending primary and post-primary schools has become an issue of increased […]
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McMullen (2015) Comparing a trauma focused and non trauma focused intervention with war affected Congolese youth: a preliminary randomised trial
While there is broad consensus about the need for interventions to help psychologically distressed, war affected youth, there is also […]
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Doherty, A. (2016) “It is through others that we become ourselves.” A study of Vygotskian play in Russian and Irish schools.
50 years after publishing his seminal work on play and its role in child development, Vygotskian theory is still highly […]
Purdy, N., Ballentine, M., Lyle, H., Orr, K., Symington, E., Webster, D., York, L., (2023) Growing Up Online: Children’s online activities, harm and safety in Northern Ireland – an Evidence Report.
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Jones, Sharon (2023) The Shortest Way Home? A Geo-critical return to CS Lewis’s Prince Caspian
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