Sárthaispeántas Taighde September 2011

Mary Immaculate College Research Showcase

8.45am
9.00am
9.10am / Official Opening by the Mayor of Limerick
President MIC Prof. Peadar Cremin– Welcome
Prof. M.G. Healy, aVP Research MIC - Introduction / Room
Pegasus 2
Clarion Hotel

Parallel Session 1– Pegasus 1

Teacher Education

Chaired by Dr Liam Chambers

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Parallel Session 2–Pegasus 2 Psychology

Chaired byDr Aisling Leavy

/

Parallel Session 3–Pegasus 3

Art & Performance

Chaired byDr Áine Cregan

/

Parallel Session 4 – Aquila

Global Development

Chaired by Prof. Gary O’ Brien
9.30-
9.50 / Dr A. Dolan / Dr M. McGann / Dr Ú. Bromell / Prof. P. Cremin
9.50-10.10 / Dr D. Ní Chroinín / Dr V. Cullinan & Dr A. Veale / A-M. Morrin / M. Kerr
10.10-
10.30 / Dr M. Finneran / Dr K. Greer / T. Power / Dr J. Gleeson
10.30-10.50 / Dr D. Ní Chroinín, R. Bowles & Dr E. Murtagh / C. O’ Sullivan & Eva Devaney / Dr L. Guyon / S. Long, Dr. P. Kieran & C. Hinchon
10.50-11.10 / Prof. J. Deegan / (S. Dineen) / S. Long, Dr J. O’Riordan & Dr R. Karanja
11.10-11.40am /

COFFEE & Presentation

Parallel Session 5–Pegasus 1
History & Writing
Chaired byProf Jim Deegan / Parallel Session 6–Pegasus 2
Transforming Education through Dialogue
Chaired by Dr Sabine Egger / Parallel Session 7 – Pegasus 3
Children’s Lives
Chaired by Dr Michael Finneran / Parallel Session 8 – Aquila
Philosophy & Ethics
Chaired by Prof. Michael Healy
11.40- 12.00 / Dr M. Cronin / Dr S. Ryan / Dr B. O’ Keeffe & Dr A. O’ Beirne / Prof. M. Breen
12.00-12.20 / Dr L. Chambers / Dr A. Higgins / Dr E. Murtagh / Dr E. O’ Brien
12.20-12.40 / M. Moloney & Dr S. Ryan / Dr P. Kieran & Dr T. Grenham / Dr C. Schӧnfeld
12.40-1.00 / Dr M. Potter / K. Mahony & F O’ Connor / Dr C. Swift / Dr C. Kavanagh
1.00-
1.20 / Dr D. McMahon / Prof. C. Lyons, Dr A. Higgins & F. O’ Connor / Dr J. Pope & M. Moloney / Dr A. O’ Donnell
1.20-2.15pm / LUNCH

2.15-3.15pm

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Keynote Speaker

Ms. Dipti Pandya, Former Director of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences
“Research Futures in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education – Looking Beyond the IRCHSS” / Room
Pegasus 2
Clarion Hotel
Parallel Session 9 – Pegasus 1
Social & Cultural

Chaired by Dr Úna Bromell

/ Parallel Session 10 – Pegasus 2
Mathematics & Science

Chaired by Prof. Eugene Wall

/ Parallel Session 11 – Pegasus 3
Language and Literature

Chaired by Prof. Teresa O’ Doherty

/ Parallel Session 12 – Aquila
Teaching & Learning
Chaired by Prof. Michael Breen
3.15-
3.35 / J. Fitzgerald / Dr A.Leavy, Dr M. Hourigan & Á.McMahon / Dr A. O’ Keeffe / M. Egan
3.35-
3.55 / Dr R. Day / D. O’ Driscoll / R. Ó Cathasaigh / Dr Á .Cregan
3.55-
4.15 / Prof. D. McCafferty / Dr B. Kreussler / Dr K. Laing / J. Binchy
4.15-
4.35 / Dr G. Cox & Dr M. Murphy / Dr M. Liston / Dr S. Egger / E. McCarthy & M. Moloney
4.35-
4.55 / Dr J. RogersM. Hayes / Dr J. McDonagh

Parallel Session 1 – Pegasus 1

Teacher Education

Chaired by Dr Liam Chambers

9.30-9.50 / Dr A. Dolan : Pre-service teacher education in the context of lifelong learning
9.50-10.10 / Dr D. Ní Chróinín : Learning to teach/ learning to be a teacher: the impact of a primary teacher education programme
10.10-
10.30 / Dr M. Finneran : Telling stories to fill silences: building a critical mythology of Irish teacher education
10.30-10.50 / Dr D. Ní Chróinín, R. Bowles & Dr E. Murtagh : It needs more than a positive attitude: physical education subject matter content knowledge of pre-service primary teachers
10.50-11.10 / Prof. J. Deegan : Memoir as a lens for writing emotionally initial teacher education

Parallel Session 2 – Pegasus 2

Psychology

Chaired by Dr Aisling Leavy

9.30-
9.50 / Dr M. McGann : Investigating perception and cognition through the body
9.50-10.10 / Dr V. Cullinan & Dr A. Veale : Referral pathways to psychological therapies in Ireland: three perspectives
10.10-
10.30 / Dr K. Greer : A book on Applied Psychology in honour of Kurt Lewin. "There's nothing so practical as a good theory"(Lewin, 1951)
10.30-10.50 / Dr C. O’ Sullivan & Eva Devaney : An evaluation of the Health Promotion Service in Mary Immaculate College
10.50-11.10

Parallel Session 3 – Pegasus 3

Art & Performance

Chaired by Dr Áine Cregan

9.30-
9.50 / Dr Ú. Bromell : 'For love of art and for the fun of the game' - John Quinn's campaigns for free art in the United States 1913-22
9.50-10.10 / A-M. Morrin : Still life with…… a collaborative educational project involving art educators, students and contemporary artists
10.10-
10.30 / T. Power : Looking and listening in lines: city patterns
10.30-10.50 / Dr L. Guyon : Theatre & travel: creating a database of 19th-century French plays representing travel on stage
11.20-11.40 / S. Dineen : Exhibition andiIntroduction - Visual art research in the making (Delivered to all participants)

Parallel Session 4 – Aquila

Global Development

Chaired by Prof. Gary O’ Brien
9.30-
9.50 / Prof. P. Cremin : The Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building
9.50-10.10 / Dr M. Kerr :The Zambia- Ireland Teacher Education Partnership - ZITEP
10.10-
10.30 / Dr J. Gleeson : The Centre for Global Development Through Education : A synoptic report
10.30-10.50 / S. Long, Dr. P. Kieran & C. Hinchon : International teacher educator exchange partnerships - Raising educational standards through TEEP
10.50-11.10 / S. Long, Dr J. O’Riordan & Dr R. Karanja : A national system for Special Education in Lesotho
Parallel Session 5 – Pegasus 1
History & Writing
Chaired by Prof Jim Deegan
11.40- 12.00 / Dr M. Cronin : Women in the tithe war
12.00-12.20 / Dr L. Chambers : Researching students at the Irish College, Paris, 1832-1939: challenges and findings
12.20-12.40
12.40-1.00 / Dr M. Potter : Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1849-2009 - the Arlington of Limerick
1.00-
1.20 / Dr D. McMahon : The 1921 Treaty negotiations: new perspectives
Parallel Session 6 – Pegasus 2
Transforming Education through Dialogue
Chaired by Dr Sabine Egger
11.40- 12.00 / Dr S. Ryan : The family, school, community educational partnership project
12.00-12.20 / Dr A. Higgins : Current research with Limerick schools, providers and communities, an overview of two research projects, ‘How Are Our Kids?’ and the ‘OSCAILT Report’
12.20-12.40 / M. Moloney & Dr S. Ryan : Voice & choice: a school age childcare curriculum framework
12.40-1.00 / K. Mahony & F O’ Connor : The ‘Incredible Years’ evaluation
1.00-
1.20 / Prof. C. Lyons, Dr A. Higgins & F. O’ Connor : The Working Together project: promoting positive behaviour in the primary school
Parallel Session 7 – Pegasus 3
Children’s Lives
Chaired by Dr Michael Finneran
11.40- 12.00 / Dr B. O’ Keeffe & Dr A. O’ Beirne : A profile and assessment of children’s independent mobility in Ireland
12.00-12.20 / Dr E. Murtagh : Improving physical activity levels of primary school children
12.20-12.40 / Dr P. Kieran & T. Grenham : Collaborative research on emerging trends in primary education in post-modern Ireland
12.40-1.00 / Dr C. Swift : Transforming cutting edge research into primary school teaching materials – Viking genetics and the internet
1.00-
1.20 / Dr J. Pope & M. Moloney : ECCE: What’s the fuss? Anyone can mind a child! Or can they?
Parallel Session 8 – Aquila
Philosophy & Ethics
Chaired by Prof. Michael Healy
11.40- 12.00 / Prof. M. Breen : Casting off the chains of church: an analysis of the data of the 1981-2008 European Values Study
12.00-12.20 / Dr E. O’ Brien : Literatureas transformative critique: the ethics of theoretical reading
12.20-12.40 / Dr C. Schӧnfeld : The cultural and ethical reconstruction of post-war Germany: the case of Fritz Kortner’sThe Mission(1947) and Josef v. Baky’s Der Ruf (1949)
12.40-1.00 / Dr C. Kavanagh : Between east and west: the cases of Johannes Scottus Eriugena and Robert Grosseteste compared
1.00-
1.20 / Dr A. O’ Donnell : Ethics, education and research: philosophy and the prison
Parallel Session 9 – Pegasus 1
Social & Cultural

Chaired by Dr Úna Bromell

3.15-
3.35 / J. Fitzgerald : Irish pilgrimage- a social perspective
3.35-
3.55 / Dr R. Day : Radio Research: Projects and Developments 2005-2011
3.55-
4.15 / Prof. D. McCafferty : Integration or segregation? Social geographies of Ireland’s Atlantic Gateways
4.15-
4.35 / Dr G. Cox & Dr M. Murphy : The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland (2012)
4.35-
4.55 / Dr J. RogersM. Hayes : Biblical iconography in Irish stained glass in the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions
Parallel Session 10 – Pegasus 2
Mathematics & Science

Chaired by Prof. Eugene Wall

3.15-
3.35 / Dr A.Leavy, M. Hourigan & Á.McMahon : Developing video cases of inquiry-based mathematics teaching in primary classrooms: a rationale
3.35-
3.55 / D. O’ Driscoll : Moment estimation of measurement errors incorporating a Monte Carlo simulation
3.55-
4.15 / Dr B. Kreussler : Braids and triangle equations
4.15-
4.35 / Dr M. Liston : Improving pre-service primary school teachers’ conceptual understanding in science
Parallel Session 11 – Pegasus 3
Language and Literature

Chaired by Prof. Teresa O’ Doherty

3.15-
3.35 / Dr A. O’ Keeffe : The development and application of corpora in IVACS research
3.35-
3.55 / R. Ó Cathasaigh : Turas taiscéalaíochta fara Bab Feiritéar: Ó Rabhlaí Rabhlaí (1998) go Coiglímis an Tine (2010)
3.55-
4.15 / Dr K. Laing : A rebel without applause: Hannah Lynch and Irish women's writing, 1885-1904
4.15-
4.35 / Dr S. Egger : ‘The Wild East’ in contemporary German writing
4.35-
4.55 / Dr J. McDonagh : Studies in Otherness
Parallel Session 12 – Aquila
Teaching & Learning
Chaired by Prof. Michael Breen
3.15-
3.35 / M. Egan : The General Allocation Model: resolving the pupil/resource dilemma
3.35-
3.55 / Dr Á .Cregan : You can talk! Empowering teachers to promote oral language in culturally diverse classrooms
3.55-
4.15 / J. Binchy : Learning about learning: an evidence-based approach
4.15-
4.35 / E. McCarthy & M. Moloney : Enhancing Inclusive practice in the early years: a framework for action

Parallel Session 1 – Pegasus 1

TEACHER EDUCATION

Chaired by Dr Liam Chambers

9.30-9.50 / Dr A. Dolan : Pre-service teacher education in the context of lifelong learning
9.50-10.10 / Dr D. Ní Chróinín : Learning to teach/ learning to be a teacher: the impact of a primary teacher education programme
10.10-
10.30 / Dr M. Finneran : Telling stories to fill silences: building a critical mythology of Irish teacher education
10.30-10.50 / Dr D. Ní Chróinín, R. Bowles & Dr E. Murtagh : It needs more than a positive attitude: physical education subject matter content knowledge of pre-service primary teachers
10.50-11.10 / Prof. J. Deegan : Memoir as a lens for writing emotionally initial teacher education
Parallel Session 5 – Pegasus 1
HISTORY & WRITING
Chaired by Prof Jim Deegan
11.40- 12.00 / Dr M. Cronin : Women in the tithe war
12.00-12.20 / Dr L. Chambers : Researching students at the Irish College, Paris, 1832-1939: challenges and findings
12.20-12.40
12.40-1.00 / Dr M. Potter : Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery 1849-2009 - the Arlington of Limerick
1.00-
1.20 / Dr D. McMahon : The 1921 Treaty negotiations: new perspectives
Parallel Session 9 – Pegasus 1
SOCIAL & CULTURAL

Chaired by Dr Úna Bromell

3.15-
3.35 / J. Fitzgerald : Irish pilgrimage- a social perspective
3.35-
3.55 / Dr R. Day : Radio Research: Projects and Developments 2005-2011
3.55-
4.15 / Prof. D. McCafferty : Integration or segregation? Social geographies of Ireland’s Atlantic Gateways
4.15-
4.35 / Dr G. Cox & Dr M. Murphy : The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland (2012)
4.35-
4.55 / Dr J. Rogers & M. Hayes : Biblical iconography in Irish stained glass in the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions

Parallel Session 2 – Pegasus 2

PSYCHOLOGY

Chaired by Dr Aisling Leavy

9.30-
9.50 / Dr M. McGann : Investigating perception and cognition through the body
9.50-10.10 / Dr V. Cullinan & Dr A. Veale : Referral pathways to psychological therapies in Ireland: three perspectives
10.10-
10.30 / Dr K. Greer : A book on Applied Psychology in honour of Kurt Lewin. "There's nothing so practical as a good theory"(Lewin, 1951)
10.30-10.50 / Dr C. O’ Sullivan & Eva Devaney : An evaluation of the Health Promotion Service in Mary Immaculate College
10.50-11.10
Parallel Session 6 – Pegasus 2
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION THROUGH DIALOGUE
Chaired by Dr Sabine Egger
11.40- 12.00 / Dr S. Ryan : The family, school, community educational partnership project
12.00-12.20 / Dr A. Higgins : Current research with Limerick schools, providers and communities, an overview of two research projects, ‘How Are Our Kids?’ and the ‘OSCAILT Report’
12.20-12.40 / M. Moloney & Dr S. Ryan : Voice & choice: a school age childcare curriculum framework
12.40-1.00 / K. Mahony & F O’ Connor : The ‘Incredible Years’ evaluation
1.00-
1.20 / Prof. C. Lyons, Dr A. Higgins & F. O’ Connor : The Working Together project: promoting positive behaviour in the primary school
Parallel Session 10 – Pegasus 2
MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE

Chaired by Prof. Eugene Wall

3.15-
3.35 / Dr A.Leavy, M. Hourigan & Á.McMahon : Developing video cases of inquiry-based mathematics teaching in primary classrooms: a rationale
3.35-
3.55 / D. O’ Driscoll : Moment estimation of measurement errors incorporating a Monte Carlo simulation
3.55-
4.15 / Dr B. Kreussler : Braids and triangle equations
4.15-
4.35 / Dr M. Liston : Improving pre-service primary school teachers’ conceptual understanding in science

Parallel Session 3 – Pegasus 3

ART & PERFORMANCE

Chaired by Dr Áine Cregan

9.30-
9.50 / Dr Ú. Bromell : 'For love of art and for the fun of the game' - John Quinn's campaigns for free art in the United States 1913-22
9.50-10.10 / A-M. Morrin : Still life with…… a collaborative educational project involving art educators, students and contemporary artists
10.10-
10.30 / T. Power : Looking and listening in lines: city patterns
10.30-10.50 / Dr L. Guyon : Theatre & travel: creating a database of 19th-century French plays representing travel on stage
11.20-11.40 / S. Dineen : Exhibition andiIntroduction - Visual art research in the making (Delivered to all participants)
Parallel Session 7 – Pegasus 3
CHILDREN’S LIVES
Chaired by Dr Michael Finneran
11.40- 12.00 / Dr B. O’ Keeffe & Dr A. O’ Beirne : A profile and assessment of children’s independent mobility in Ireland
12.00-12.20 / Dr E. Murtagh : Improving physical activity levels of primary school children
12.20-12.40 / Dr P. Kieran & T. Grenham : Collaborative research on emerging trends in primary education in post-modern Ireland
12.40-1.00 / Dr C. Swift : Transforming cutting edge research into primary school teaching materials – Viking genetics and the internet
1.00-
1.20 / Dr J. Pope & M. Moloney : ECCE: What’s the fuss? Anyone can mind a child! Or can they?
Parallel Session 11 – Pegasus 3
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Chaired by Prof. Teresa O’ Doherty

3.15-
3.35 / Dr A. O’ Keeffe : The development and application of corpora in IVACS research
3.35-
3.55 / R. Ó Cathasaigh : Turas taiscéalaíochta fara Bab Feiritéar: Ó Rabhlaí Rabhlaí (1998) go Coiglímis an Tine (2010)
3.55-
4.15 / Dr K. Laing : A rebel without applause: Hannah Lynch and Irish women's writing, 1885-1904
4.15-
4.35 / Dr S. Egger : ‘The Wild East’ in contemporary German writing
4.35-
4.55 / Dr J. McDonagh : Studies in Otherness

Parallel Session 4 – Aquila

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Chaired by Prof. Gary O’ Brien
9.30-
9.50 / Prof. P. Cremin : The Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building
9.50-10.10 / Dr M. Kerr :The Zambia- Ireland Teacher Education Partnership - ZITEP
10.10-
10.30 / Dr J. Gleeson : The Centre for Global Development Through Education : A synoptic report
10.30-10.50 / S. Long, Dr. P. Kieran & C. Hinchon : International teacher educator exchange partnerships - Raising educational standards through TEEP
10.50-11.10 / S. Long, Dr J. O’Riordan & Dr R. Karanja : A national system for Special Education in Lesotho
Parallel Session 8 – Aquila
PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS
Chaired by Prof. Michael Healy
11.40- 12.00 / Prof. M. Breen : Casting off the chains of church: an analysis of the data of the 1981-2008 European Values Study
12.00-12.20 / Dr E. O’ Brien : Literatureas transformative critique: the ethics of theoretical reading
12.20-12.40 / Dr C. Schӧnfeld : The cultural and ethical reconstruction of post-war Germany: the case of Fritz Kortner’sThe Mission(1947) and Josef v. Baky’s Der Ruf (1949)
12.40-1.00 / Dr C. Kavanagh : Between east and west: the cases of Johannes Scottus Eriugena and Robert Grosseteste compared
1.00-
1.20 / Dr A. O’ Donnell : Ethics, education and research: philosophy and the prison
Parallel Session 12 – Aquila
TEACHING & LEARNING
Chaired by Prof. Michael Breen
3.15-
3.35 / M. Egan : The General Allocation Model: resolving the pupil/resource dilemma
3.35-
3.55 / Dr Á .Cregan : You can talk! Empowering teachers to promote oral language in culturally diverse classrooms
3.55-
4.15 / J. Binchy : Learning about learning: an evidence-based approach
4.15-
4.35 / E. McCarthy & M. Moloney : Enhancing Inclusive practice in the early years: a framework for action