School of Education Studies
Research Students
Information on this page is provisional and solely intended to give an overall view of research topics within the school.
| Student Name | Qualification Type | Name of Thesis | Supervisor |
| Fionnuala Anderson | Doctor of Education | TBA | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Patsey Bodkin | Doctor of Education | Framework for continuing professional development for teachers of visual art at post-primary levels | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Martin Brown | Doctor of Education | The Potential Contribution Of ISO 9001-2000 As An Effective Tool For Quality Management In Irish Post Primary Schools | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Marie Cleary | Doctor of Education | Not available. | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Mary Collins | Doctor of Education | TBA | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Noreen Connolly-O`Prey | Doctor of Education | Based around the role of the Education Administrator (non-academic/teaching) and the controbution they make to the Irish Education System. What is their role ? How significant is their role ? | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Eleanor Cooke | Doctor of Education | Developing Effective Curricula To Help Gifted Children From Disadvantaged Areas Reach Their Full Potential | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Trudy Corrigan | Doctor of Education | Evaluating the benefits of teacher training courses in the field of further education/life long learning so as to research thier positive contribution to the knowledge economy in Ireland today | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Nicholas Cuddihy | Doctor of Education | Environment and context in school leadership. | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Suzanne Dillon | Doctor of Education | A case study of the School Evaluation system in Ireland | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Mary Doolan-Grimes | Doctor of Education | An examination of the impact of the scope of nursing and midwifery practice framework (An Bord Altranais) on the developing role of the general nurse | Dr Gerard McNamara* |
| Kieran Doyle | Doctor of Education | ~None Given~ | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Yvonne Emmett | Doctor of Education | Leadership for E-Learning: E-Learning for Leadership | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Gerard Farrelly | Doctor of Education | Homophobic Bullying in Irish Primary Schools: Principals' Awareness and Responses. | Dr. James O'Higgins-Norman* |
| Mary Gibbons | Doctor of Education | Measurement of professional nursing governance and implication for job enhancement and staff well being-quality management | Dr Gerard McNamara* |
| Teresa Hagan | Doctor of Education | Perspectives on the use of ICTs Lrish Primary Schools | Dr Charlotte Holland |
| Pauline Joyce | Doctor of Education | Postgraduate students' approaches to learning in an outcomes-based curriculum | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Mary MacMahon | Doctor of Education | An examination of the understanding and involment of the Nursing Profession in the process of Health Policy and Planning. | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Catherine Mc Gonagle | Doctor of Education | Professional Doctoral Programme (Education) | Dr Gerard McNamara* |
| Bernadette McHugh | Doctor of Education | The Efficacy of the Behaviour Support Classrooms as a Whole School Intervention Strategy | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Gerard McHugh | Doctor of Education | An exploration of Professional Learning Communities - with an International Perspective. | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Thomas Mulvey | Doctor of Education | TBA | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Teresa Murphy | Doctor of Education | School of Development Planning for Students with Special Educational Needs-analysis of best practice as schools respond to government legislation and the inclusion of students with special needs. (Provisional Title) | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Desmond Murtagh | Doctor of Education | Leadership v. Management in the educational system | Dr Senan Cooke |
| Seamus O'Connor | Doctor of Education | Intercultural Education In Ireland | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Bernadette O'Donovan | Doctor of Education | Primary Teachers as Professionals | Dr. James O'Higgins-Norman |
| Colm O'Reilly | Doctor of Education | A study of gifted students who have attended a residential summer programme and what career paths they have taken | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Orla O'Reilly | Doctor of Education | Issues Relating to the Implementation of the Academic Framework for Innovation within the School of Nursing D.C.U | Dr Gerard McNamara* |
| Siobhan O'Reilly | Doctor of Education | Leading Parental Involvement in Primary Schools | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Garrett Ryan | Doctor of Education | Succession Planning in Industry | TBC |
| Azize Ummanel | Doctor of Education | Education Studies, Inclusion in Education, Equity for Disadvantaged Groups | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Iain Wickham | Doctor of Education | Curricular subjects and how they impinge on discipline and the ability to teach and learn | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Luke Carson | PhD | The role of metacognitive thinking processes in learning: Creating a Metacognitive Training Framework to Facilitate Autonomous Learning | Dr Charlotte Holland |
| John Collins | PhD | From Theory to Practice: developing a grounded theory of teaching and learning for migrant healthcare professionals, in the context of multicultural, multigenerational teaching and learning environments. | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Justin Connolly | PhD | Cyberbullying in Second Level Schools: A sociological analysis. | Dr. James O'Higgins-Norman |
| Michael A. Cotter | PhD | The European Union Science Olympiad: A Novel Strategy for Multidisciplinary Science Education | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Catherine Dean | PhD | My African Journey: How Am I Developing My Understanding of Educational Relationships as a "Spiration of Love in Freedom" As I Seek to Improve... | Dr Margaret Farren |
| Catriona Fitzgerald | PhD | A Case Study Investigation into the Performance of High Ability Transition Year Students Participating in an Early University Entrance Progarmme | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Sabrina Fitzsimons | PhD | Second Life: Terra Nova for Teacher Education: How Can I Influence the Professional Development of Teachers Through the Use of Second Life? | Dr Margaret Farren |
| Michael Goldrick | PhD | The Fashion of Normality: Exploring Inhibiters to Change within an Educational Institute | Dr. James O'Higgins-Norman |
| Catherine Guihen | PhD | Student Nurses' real world experiences of Learning: the Challenges of Integrating an Educational Ideal with the Reality of Clinical Practice | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Teresa Hennessy | PhD | Action Research: From The Inside Out - How Do I Improve My Practice As An ICT Co-ordinator? | Dr Margaret Farren |
| John Lalor | PhD | How Does the Irish Education System Accommodate the New Realities Presented by a Culturally Diverse Population? Charting the Experiences of the Irish Education System from the Perspectives of Members of the Polish and Latvian Communities living in Ireland. | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Nikos Larios | PhD | Education for Sustainable Development | Dr Charlotte Holland |
| Shivaun O Brien | PhD | The Development of a Quality Framework for Youthreach and Senior Traveller Training Centres | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Justin Rami | PhD | The influence of Europe on the development of quality assurance in assessment systems in the context of higher higher and vocational education in Ireland with a focus on teacher education. | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Frida Besong | PhD-track | Sustainability and Transformations in Higher Education in Ireland | Dr Charlotte Holland |
| Catherine Harrison | PhD-track | Partners in Assessment - Can self & peer assessment improve self-direction, motivation and reflection in learners? Is self & peer assessment viable for all learners? | Dr Gerard McNamara |
| Jia Liu | PhD-track | Integration of Chinese Students into Irish Primary Schools | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| Matthew Molloy | PhD-track | How Can I Use On Line Learning Systems To Help Apprentices Develop Learning Skills In Preperation For Work In A Complex And Rapidly Changing Trade? | Dr Margaret Farren |
| Donal O'Mahony | PhD-track | How Can I Improve My Teaching And Learning Through Engaging With The Communicative Aspects Of Information And Communications Technology? | Dr Margaret Farren |
| Jane O'Kelly | PhD-track | Examine the culture and success of social networking in terms of applying appropriate elements to the use of virtual communities of practice in vocational education and training in Ireland | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Glenda Seery Groome | PhD-track | Sustainable Learning Communities. | Dr Charlotte Holland |
| Pauline Burke | MA | Leading a School-based Project that uses Mentoring as a Meants of Helping Under-achieving but Highly-able Students to Bridge the Gap Between their Current Attainment and Potential Ability. | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Fiona Croke | MA | Identifying the Impact and Pedagogic Value of a Transnational Mobility Workplace Activity in the Learning Environment | Dr Joe O'Hara |
| Margaret Keane | MA | An Appreciative Inquiry into the Preparation of Undergraduate Education Studies Students to Value and Embrace Diversity | Dr Carmel Mulcahy |
| * co-supervised with an external supervisor | |||
