Theses

You can read masters and doctoral theses which followed an action research approach using the links below:

Helping Eagles Fly - A Living Theory Approach to Student and Young Adult Leadership Development

Chris Glavey's PhD thesis (University of Glamorgan 2008)

Ray O'Neill

Ray O'Neill presented his PhD thesis in two forms. One, in the traditional form of a bound book, the other, as a multimedia thesis presented in the form of a web site.

Towards a living theory of caring pedagogy: interrogating my practice to nurture a critical, emancipatory and just community of enquiry.

Mary Roche

A Living Theory of a Practice of Social Justice: Realising the Right of Traveller Children to Educational Equality (2006)

Bernie Sullivan

Bernie Sullivan's PhD thesis (University of Limerick)

My living theory of learning to teach for social justice: How do I enable primary school children with specific learning disability (dyslexia) and myself as their teacher to realise our learning potentials? (2007)

Caitriona McDonagh

Caitriona McDonagh's PhD thesis (University of Limerick)

My living educational theory of inclusional practice (2007)

Margaret Cahill

Margaret Cahill's PhD thesis (University of Limerick)

Working with collaborative projects: my living theory of a holistic educational practice (2006)

Máirín Glenn

Máirín Glenn's PhD thesis (University of Limerick)

An Inquiry into the Effectiveness of my Practice as a Learning Practitioner-Researcher in Rural Community Development' (2001)

Séamus Lillis

Séamus Lillis's Ph. D. Thesis (National University of Ireland, Dublin)

How can I improve my practice so as to help my pupils to philosophise? (2000)

Mary Roche

Mary Roche's M.A. Thesis (University of the West of England, Bristol)

How can I raise the level of self-esteem of second year Junior Certificate School Programme students and create a better learning environment? (2000)

Marian Nugent

Marian Nugent's M.A Thesis, Dublin, (University of the West of England, Bristol.)

How can I improve my practice as a teacher in the area of assessment through the use of portfolios? (2000)

Siobhán Ní Mhurchú

Siobhán Ní Mhurchú's M.A. Thesis (University of the West of England, Bristol)

How can I help the primary school children I teach to develop their self-esteem? (2000)

Sally McGinley

Sally McGinley's M.A. Thesis (University of the West of England, Bristol)

How can I improve my teaching of pupils with specific learning difficulties in the area of language? (2000)

Caitriona McDonagh

Caitriona McDonagh's M.A. Thesis (University of the West of England, Bristol)

'How can I improve my practice as co-ordinator of Schools Integration Project 062?' (2000)

Máirín Glenn

Máirín Glenn's Progress Report

How can I facilitate learning amongst my Leaving Certificate Applied students? (1997)

Moira Cluskey

Moira Cluskey's M.A. Thesis (University of the West of England, Bristol)

What's New

See the new Teacher Education Bulletin from Tribal Education UK: a book of case studies from teachers in Qatar who took part in the Action Research for Teachers course, in collaboration with the Supreme Education Council

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our HEART project - Higher Education Action Research in Teaching. Learn how you can take part and join our networks.
our forthcoming conference in January 2010
our research into how we can support practitioners across a range of professions

Conferences

Read about accepted proposals for

the British Educational Research Conference 2010
the Collaborative Action Research Conference 2010
previously unavailable papers from a range of conference presentations
new papers for imminent conference presentations
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