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Literacy & Numeracy
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Dunn, J. (2015) Insiders’ perspectives: a children’s rights approach to involving children in advising on adult-initiated research
Consulting with children is widely recognised as an essential element in building understanding about children’s lives. From a children’s rights […]
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Dunn, J. (2014) “Cos he’s my favourite character!” A children’s rights approach to the use of popular culture in the teaching of literacy
The current educational climate of concern for children’s achievement in literacy has resulted in a plethora of policies aimed at […]
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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 […]
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Walsh, G. (2014) Impact of a play‐based curriculum in the first two years of primary school: literacy and numeracy outcomes over seven years
In 2000–2002 an innovative early years curriculum, the Enriched Curriculum (EC), was introduced into 120 volunteer schools across Northern Ireland, […]
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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