Inclusion in Education and Society (IES)

Prof. Michael James Grenfell (Head of School of Education), Dr. Patrick Geoghegan (TCD Senior Lecturer), Dr. Helen O'Sullivan (School of Education and conference chair), Prof. Mel Ainscow (University of Manchester), and Dr. Michael Shevlin (School of Education and conference organiser).

25th April 2012, Trinity College Dublin 9am-4.15pm

IES Conference (news update)[PDF]

For the past decade colleagues in the School have been developing a focus on the educational and social inclusion of marginalized groups within society. Research outputs have included government sponsored reports, journal articles and Northern Ireland, UK and European collaborations. More recently colleagues in the School have formed a research consortium with Irish and UK colleagues and are working on several major research projects, including:

• Project IES (Inclusive in Education and Society) (3 years).
• Transitions for students with disabilities and/or SEN into third level and further education. (18 months)
• Qualitative Tracking with Young Disabled People in European States. Quali-TYDES project (PDF)
• Inclusive Research in Irish Schools (PDF) (Project IRIS)
• The Special Class Model in Ireland: How is it working for pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools? (With the ESRI)

International conferences have been targeted for dissemination of research and the consortium is actively seeking to establish a European network to address the issues of educational and social inclusion.

Ph.D. students associated with IES;

Lucie Corcoran >>[PDF]	Stella Long >>[PDF]
Peadar Donohoe >>[PDF]	Patricia Mc Carthy >>[PDF]
Alison Doyle >>[PDF]	Colin Mc Elroy >>[PDF]
Kate Carr-Fanning >>[PDF]	Aoife Mary O'Brien >>[PDF]
Paula Flynn >>[PDF]	John O' Malley >>[PDF]
Colin Horn >>[PDF]	Miriam Twomey >>[PDF]
John Kubiak >>[PDF]

Convenor: Dr. Michael Shevlin mshevlin@tcd.ie

The Psychology of Education Research Grouping

The Psychology of Education Research Grouping brings together researchers and practitioners with substantial experience in demonstrating the links between psychology and productive educational experiences for all involved in the school community. As a guiding ethos, the Psychology of Education Research Grouping aims to translate psychological theories and principles within the context of education – at a policy level, at a practice level, at the level of personal experience – all aimed at enhancing the outcomes gained from educational processes.

As educators, a focus is maintained at all times on the translation of research outcomes to the content of the educational programmes aligned to the research group: M.Ed. (Aggression Studies), M.Ed. (Educational Guidance and Counselling), Ph.D., D.Ed.  In doing so, our research-led teaching imbues students with the latest and most contemporary perspectives on knowledge in their chosen area of enquiry, allowing graduate students to feel confident in their newly acquired knowledge, with the outcome being increased evidence-informed practice in the wider educational community.

Principal areas of focus for the Psychology of Education Research Grouping, and hence also areas of supervisory expertise for current and potential research students can be synopsised as follows: