Early Years and Early Childhood
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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 […]
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McConnell (2015) Strategies, systems and services: a Northern Ireland early years policy perspective
Following a lengthy consultation process across Northern Ireland (NI), 2013 saw the publication of Learning to Learn: A Framework for Early […]
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McConnell (2018) Empirical studies on early intervention services for toddlers aged 24–36 months: A systematic review
This systematic review aimed to examine empirical evidence relating to the level and developmental appropriateness of service provision for two-year-olds. […]
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Dunn, J., Gray, C., Moffett, P., and Mitchell, D. (2018) ‘It’s more funner than doing work’: children’s perspectives on using tablet computers in the early years of school
There is a clamour of voices around the contemporary issue of tablet computers in early years education. A growing body […]
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Walsh, G. (2013) From policy to practice?: the reality of play in primary school classes in Northern Ireland
As more countries align their curricular frameworks with play-based and experiential pedagogies, this paper provides a critical insight into the […]
Purdy et al (2026) Transform: Exploring Pathways and Barriers for Young People with Disabilities…
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Gibson, K et al, (2025) Pathways to Inclusion: Exploring Higher Education Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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