Learning Communities in Educational Partnerships: Action Research as Transformation - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Máirín Glenn works in Co. Mayo, Ireland as a primary teacher where she is a teaching principal. She holds a BEd from St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Ireland. She completed her MEd (ICT in the Primary Curriculum) with Mary Immaculate College, Ireland in 2001 and was awarded a PhD from the University of Limerick, Ireland in 2006. She also works as a tutor on postgraduate programs with St. Angela's College, Sligo, Ireland, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland and Hibernia College, Ireland. In recent years, she has been involved in promoting action research as a research methodology and is particularly interested in the use of technology as a means of developing a more holistic approach to teaching and learning.

Mary Roche is a Lecturer in Education at an ITE college in Ireland. A primary teacher for many years, Mary holds an MA in Education from UWE Bristol, UK (2000) and a PhD from University of Limerick, Ireland (2007). She has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level in several academic settings. She is author of Developing Children's Critical Thinking through Picturebooks (2015) which received an award from the UKLA Academic Book Award committee 2015. Her research interests include Self-Study Action Research, Philosophy with Children, Critical Pedagogy, Critical Literacy and Teacher CPD. She has worked with Education Centres nationally providing in-service professional development for teachers in creating dialogical and critical classrooms, and has developed resources for National Council for Curriculum Assessment (Aistear Toolkit). Mary has presented and keynoted at several conferences both nationally and in the UK, and has published in RAI journal (2010); OMEP journal (2010), EARJ (2011) and International Journal for Transformative Research (2014).

Caitriona McDonagh is living in Ireland. Having spent many years as a primary teacher, she now works with many colleges/universities on action research and school placement modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. She holds an MA in Education from UWE Bristol, UK (2000) and a PhD from University of Limerick, Ireland (2007). Her research interests include special education and social justice. As a member of several groups, she is deeply involved in professional development projects for teachers. She has delivered professional development initiatives for both the Department of Education and Skills' Special Education Support Service and for the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. She is the author of How do I Improve my Teaching of Children with Dyslexia?: a living theory of learning to teach for social justice. (2009).

Bernie Sullivan is a former principal of a primary school in Dublin, Ireland. She has worked as a tutor for second-level student teachers on school placement with St. Patrick's College, Thurles, Ireland. She currently supervises action research projects in Mathematics teaching for postgraduate students at the University of Limerick, Ireland.