Dr Barbara McDade

General Information

Teaching Responsibilities

Stranmillis University College

Undergraduate Courses:

• Introduction to Education Studies
• Learning in Diverse Classrooms
• Biblical Studies – Old and New Testament
• Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics
• Christian Theology
• Peacebuilding, Education and Social Justice

Postgraduate Courses

• Young People, Community and Culture
• Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation

Short Courses and CPD:

• Teaching and Christian Vocation
• Shared Education Project Course: Creating Effective Community Partnershipss
• Youth and Community Work

Other College Responsibilities

• Masters in Education Coordinator
• Continuing Professional Development
• Lifelong Learning
• Stranmillis Summer School Coordinator

External Interests / Community Service / Membership of Professional Bodies

• Chairperson and Director of Scripture Union Northern Ireland
• Harvard Leadership Institute for Faith in Education, Design Team
• Governor Victoria College, Belfast
• Member of ATE – Association of Teacher Educators, United States of America
• Member of NAFSA

Research Interests

• Teaching and Christian Vocation
• Integration of Faith and Learning
• Educational Underachievement

Background

• Secondary school teacher in three post primary schools in Northern Ireland
• Youth and Community Worker in Scotland
• 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 Reports

• Purdy, N., Finn, P., McDade, B., Harris, J. and Winter, F. (2021) Loyalist and Republican Perspectives on Educational Underachievement in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement, Stranmillis University College.

Research Projects

• 2019-2022 Templeton Foundation Grant: Forgiveness Education in Schools
• 2019 YMCA Lisburn, MAP Mentoring Small Scale Study.
• 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.
• 2017 Education Authority Review of Learning Together Programme – Youth Work in Schools.
• 2017 Uganda Student Teacher Project

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.