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Dr Barbara McDade
General Information
Teaching Responsibilities
Stranmillis University College
Undergraduate Courses:
- Biblical Studies – Old and New Testament
- Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics
- Theology
- Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Postgraduate Courses
- Young People, Community and Culture
- Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation
Gordon College, MA (Adjunct Faculty)
- Teacher Education
John Brown University, AK (Adjunct Faculty)
- Peacemaking and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
- Intercultural Communication
Taylor University(Adjunct Faculty)
- Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Short Courses and CPD:
- Teaching and Christian Vocation
- Shared Education Project Course: Creating Effective Community Partnershipss
- Youth Work
External Interests / Community Service / Membership of Professional Bodies
- Chairperson and Director of Scripture Union Northern Ireland
- Member of ATE – Association of Teacher Educators, United States of America
- Member of CIPD
- Member of NAFSA
College Responsibilities
- International Development
- CCCU Partnerships
- Study USA / Irish American Scholars
- Stranmillis Summer School Co-Ordinator
- Diversity and Mutual Understanding Team
- North South Teacher Exchange Coordinator
- Youth Support Worker Qualification
Research Interests
- Teaching and Christian Vocation
- Integration of Faith and Learning
- Service Learning
- Intercultural Education
Background & Qualifications
- Teacher in three post primary schools in Northern Ireland
- Youth and Children’s Worker in Scotland
- MA (JNC) Youth and Community Work with Applied Theology
- Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry, Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Research & Scholarship
Journal Articles
- McMullen, J.D., Jones, S., Campbell, R., McLaughlin, J., McDade, B., O’Lynn, P., and Glen, C. (2020) ‘‘Sitting on a wobbly chair’: mental health and wellbeing among newcomer pupils in Northern Irish schools’, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2020.1763095
Research Projects
- 2017 Education Authority Review of Learning Together Programme – Youth Work in Schools.
- 2017 Uganda Student Teacher Project
- 2018 Education Authority Children and Young Peoples’ Services – ‘The Mental Health Needs of Newcomer Children and Young People and the Role of the Youth Service’.
- 2018 Chinese Welfare Association, Classroom + Project – ‘Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom.
- 2019 YMCA Lisburn, MAP Mentoring Small Scale Study.
Conference proceedings and papers
- McDade, B. (2019) ‘Teachers as Tsaddiqim’, Kuyers Christian Teaching and Learning Conference. Calvin University, 2-6 March. Grand Rapids: Kuyers Institute.
- McDade, B. (2019) ‘A Theology of Work and Youth Ministry, International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry Conference. Durham University, 2-6 March. Durham: St. John’s College, England.
- McDade, B. (2019) ‘Study Abroad and Intercultural Learning’, Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Atlanta, 12-15 February.