Education Research

  • McClelland, D. and Purdy, N. (2021) Contested childhoods across borders and boundaries: Insights from curriculum provisions in Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in the 1920s

    Conceptualisations and constructs of children and childhood are temporally and contextually grounded. Historical documents are rich sources of insight and […]

  • Purdy, N. (2021) Attitudes to Sexting Amongst Post-Primary Pupils in Northern Ireland: a Liberal Feminist Approach

    This study focuses on sexting amongst young people in Northern Ireland about which there is, as yet, very little qualitative […]

  • Purdy, N. (2021) The Challenges and Opportunities of Conducting PhD Participatory Action Research on Sensitive Issues: Young People and Sexting

    This paper presents the challenges and opportunities of using a participatory action research (PAR) methodology in a social science PhD […]

Purdy et al (2026) Transform: Exploring Pathways and Barriers for Young People with Disabilities…

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

Gibson, K et al, (2025) Pathways to Inclusion: Exploring Higher Education Opportunities for People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Purdy et al (2025) Effective School Leadership in Disadvantaged Communities

Purdy et al (2025) Effective School Leadership in Disadvantaged Communities

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