Educational Disadvantage Centre Congratulates 9 NEIC Fellowship M.Ed Poverty and Social Inclusion Special Option Students on their DCU Graduation

The Educational Disadvantage Centre warmly congratulates the 9 NEIC (North East Inner City) Fellowship Awardees on their M.Ed (Special Option, Poverty and Social Inclusion in Education) Graduation. The titles of their M.Ed theses are as follows:

Seána Brady

A Reconceptualisation of Froebel’s Approach to Nature to Examine the Perceived Impact of Children’s Participation in a School Garden on their Social and Emotional Development in a DEIS Band 1 Primary School

Supervisor: Professor Paul Downes

Sinead Crosson

A Reconstruction of Lundy’s Model of Participation (2007), to Explore Children’s Perceived Impact of Meaningful Participation in their School and Community Through an After-School Project in a DEIS Band 1 Primary School.

Supervisor: Professor Paul Downes

Orla Doyle

What’s Great about the NEIC? An Exploration of a Group of Young Children’s Experiences of the Local Environment in North East Inner City Dublin

Supervisor: Dr. Susan Pike

Rose Duffy

'The kids do be delighted when you come in like': An Exploration of Parental Views of Their Involvement in Their Children's Early Years and Primary Schooling.

Supervisor: Professor Anne Lodge

Michael Kennedy

Reconfiguration of Power in an Infant Classroom Setting: The Perspectives and Insights of Teachers and Learners

Supervisor: Professor Anne Lodge

Lauren O’Callaghan

Children’s Career Aspirations: A Focus on Teaching as a Future Career

Supervisor: Dr. Marie Flynn

Fionnuala Sinnott

'The teacher didn't understand where we came from': Exploring the Daily School Experiences of Students Who Attended DEIS 1 Primary Schools in Dublin’s North East Inner City.

Supervisor: Professor Anne Lodge

Alison Rafferty

An Investigation into Teachers Experiences of Linguistic Codes in DEIS Classrooms and How These Impact on Teaching & Learning

Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Gash

Megan Wynne

Teachers’ Experiences and Perceptions of the Students in their Classroom Experiencing Bereavement in a Dublin DEIS Primary School

Supervisor: Professor Paul Downes