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Dr. Donatella Camedda

Dr. Donatella Camedda

Assistant Professor, Education


Biography

Donatella Camedda is Assistant Professor in Education in the School of Education. She is the Co-ordinator of the Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice (ASIAP) programme at the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Donatella's research interests lie in the area of inclusive education, more specifically regarding teacher education for inclusion, inclusive practice for people with intellectual disabilities, equality and diversity, disability and intersectionality, educational policy. Her work involves creative methodology and cross-disciplinary approach. Prior to joining Trinity College Dublin in 2021, Donatella worked at The University of Padova as Adjunct Professor (2019-2021). Between 2016 and 2018 she worked at the University of Edinburgh (2016-2018) as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Inclusive Education, Research Assistant and Associate Tutor. Donatella received her European PhD in 2016 from the University of Padova focusing on teachers' inclusive attitudes and the relationship between values and practice. She is a former primary school teacher specialised in support teaching in Italy, where she worked for over a decade becoming an advocate for social justice and an inclusive society. Donatella is also an eclectic artist, she is involved in visual art, music, poetry and prose. She collaborated in several art projects, including a research-led drama workshop, and curated an art exhibition on migration.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Florian, Lani & Camedda, Donatella, Enhancing teacher education for inclusion, European Journal of Teacher Education, 43, (1), 2020, p4 - 8Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Donatella Camedda, 'Dieci casi di ordine apparente', Rapsodia Edizioni, 2020, -Poetry, 2020
  • Donatella Camedda, Come ali di farfalla. L'incontro tra disabilità e migrazione nella prospettiva di una scuola inclusiva, Aracne Editrice, 2015Book, 2015
  • Eleonora Zorzi, Donatella Camedda, Marina Santi, Tra improvvisazione e inclusione: il profilo polifonico delle professionalità educative, Italian Journal of Special Education for Inclusion, 2019, p90 - 100Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
  • Il futuro presente: proiezioni di una scuola inclusiva di inizio millennio in, editor(s)Canevaro Andrea, Ianes Dario , Lontani da dove? Passato e futuro dell'inclusione scolastica in Itali, Erickson, 2017, pp179 - 189, [Donatella Camedda]Book Chapter, 2017
  • Donatella Camedda, Marina Santi, Essere insegnanti di tutti. Atteggiamenti inclusivi e formazione per il sostegno, Integrazione scolastica e social, 15, (2), 2016, p141 - 149Journal Article, 2016, TARA - Full Text
  • Essere insegnanti di tutti. Atteggiamenti inclusivi e formazione per il sostegno in, editor(s)Ianes Dario , Evolvere il sostegno si può (e si deve), Erickson, 2016, pp35 - 45, [Donatella Camedda, Marina Santi]Book Chapter, 2016
  • Glossary, Epistemologia dell'inclusione? Un paradosso "speciale" per una sfida possibile in, editor(s)Margiotta U. , Ontologia Special Educati, Pensa Multimedia, 2014, pp2 - 33, [Marina Santi, Donatella Camedda, Eleonora Zorzi]Book Chapter, 2014
  • Donatella Camedda, Inclusione, una comprensione profonda. Gli atteggiamenti inclusivi degli insegnanti tra valori e pratica, Nessuno Escluso-None Excluded, Bergamo Italy, 28-29/01/2016, edited by Fabio Dovigo Clara Favella Anna Pietrocarlo Vincenza Rocco Emanuela Zappella , University of Bergamo - Università di Bergamo 2016, 2016, pp75 - 80Conference Paper, 2016
  • Donatella Camedda, Come ali di farfalla. Percezioni di insegnanti ed educatori sull'incontro tra disabilità e differenza culturale, Nessuno Escluso-None Excluded, Bergamo Italy, 2016, edited by Fabio Dovigo Clara Favella Anna Pietrocarlo Vincenza Rocco Emanuela Zappella , 2016, pp212 - 215Poster, 2016, TARA - Full Text
  • Camedda, D., Mirman-Flores, A., Ryan-Mangan, A, Young researchers need help with academic networking, 2017, -Miscellaneous, 2017, URL
  • Integrazione Scolastica e Sociale, Erickson, [scientific committee member], 2020Editorial Board, 2020
  • European Journal of Teacher Education, 43, 1, (2020), 1 - 126p, Lani Florian & Donatella Camedda, [eds.]Journal, 2020
  • Denise De Souza, Zelinna Pablo, Michael Shevlin, Maria Theresa von Fürstenberg, Jennifer Banks, Debashis Sarker, Alejandra Rios Urzua, Donatella Camedda, Des Aston, Preconditions influencing the development of post-secondary training programs in universities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 48, (3), 2023, p95 - 106Journal Article, 2023, URL
  • La inclusión universitaria de estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual en Irlanda in, editor(s)Odet Moliner García , Democratizar la universidad Retos de la educación inclusiva en la formación postsecundaria de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual, Spain, Octaedro, 2024, pp41 - 62, [Donatella Camedda, Des Aston]Book Chapter, 2024, URL
  • Sabine Harter-Reiter; Donatella Camedda, Wirk-lich von Bedeutung Photovoice als partizipativer Forschungsansatz für Studierende mit Lernschwierigkeiten, Gemeinsam Leben, 2024Journal Article, 2024
  • O'Neill, R., Bowie, J., Foulkes, H., Cameron, A., Meara, R. & Camedda, D, Families living on a low income bringing up deaf children, Edinburgh, Scottish Sensory Centre, 2019Report, URL
  • Donatella Camedda, Michael Shevlin, John Kubiak, University for ALL? The case of the Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice Certificate, Conference Proceedings, European State-Of-The-Art Congress on Inclusive Post-Secondary Programmes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities - ESOTA, Salzburg, 27-28/10/2022, edited by Pedagogical University of Salzburg , 2023, pp11 - 15Conference Paper

Research Expertise

My main research interests lie in the field of inclusive education, in particular regarding Intellectual disabilities, teachers" attitudes, teacher education for inclusion. I apply qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, adopting interdisciplinary perspectives through include art-based research, participatory methodology and more traditional research methods. I am interested in investigating the complexity of education through an inclusion lens, either in school settings or in higher education. I am currently the PI of projects that look into intellectual disabilities and inclusion in university, focusing on student voice within the framework of inclusive research. My work is internationally recognised and I have been publishing in prestigious venues, contributing with novel evidence to the field of inclusive education.

  • Title
    Understanding Inclusion. Teachers' inclusive attitudes, values and practice.
    Summary
    PhD research projects on teachers' inclusive attitudes and the role of teacher education in transforming values into practice.
    Date From
    2013
    Date To
    2016
  • Title
    Disability and Migration
    Summary
    Qualitative study on school professional's perceptions on students with disabilities and a migrant background.
  • Title
    ECRAN - Early Career Researchers and Academic Networking
    Summary
    International research project on young researchers and academic networking
    Date From
    2016
    Date To
    2017
  • Title
    Promoting Education and Employment Resources for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland
    Summary
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    Funding Agency
    IRC
    Date From
    1/12/23
    Date To
    30/11/24
  • Title
    Making visible teachers' impact as agents of change for inclusion
    Summary
    This project draws on research in the area of teacher agency for inclusion to showcase the difference teachers can make by building supportive and trustful relationships with each other, with students and their families. A set of tools for professional development are created in collaboration between researchers and school practitioners to support teachers and school staff in developing inclusive school cultures.
    Funding Agency
    ESRC

Education, Social Justice,

Recognition

  • Best master thesis, Barbara Poli Award, University of Bologna 2013
  • Best Supervisor University of Edinburgh - Nomination 2018
  • Trinity Research Excellence - Nomination 2023
  • Trinity Research Doctorate Award 2023-2024 2023
  • TRiSS Academic Research Fellowship 2023-2024 2023
  • Member of the Italian Society of Special Education, SIPES 2022
  • Member of the Scottish Educational Research Association, SERA 2022
  • Member of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland to date
  • Member of the Italian Researchers International Association, AIRI to date
  • Reviewer for International Education Journal: Comparative perspectives 2017
  • PhD VIVA External Examiner: Giampiero Tarantino, UCD 24/10/2022
  • Inclusive National Higher Education Forum (INHEF) since 1/09/21
  • Reviewer for International Journal of Inclusive Education since 2020
  • Reviewer for Italian Journal of Special Education for Inclusion since 2019
  • Irish Inclusion Consortium since 1/09/21
  • Integrazione Scolastica e Sociale, Erickson, Editorial Board member since 2020
  • Reviewer for British Journal of Learning Disabilities since 2021
  • Reviewer for Teachers and Teaching Education Journal since 2021
  • Reviewer for Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 2020
  • Reviewer for UKRI-ESRC grants 2021