Dr
Therese
Farrell
Primary Department
School of Language, Literacy & Early Childhood Education
Role
Academic Staff
Phone number:
Children's voice, agency and citizenship
Play and pedagogy
Curriculum and assessment
Policy analysis
Neoliberalism
Poststructural theories
01 700
9069
Email Address
therese.farrell@dcu.ie
Campus
St Patrick's Campus
Room Number
F208
Academic biography
Dr Thérèse
Farrell is an Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education at the Institute of
Education. She lectures on a range of
undergraduate, postgraduate and inservice programmes. Prior to her
appointment in 2012, Thérèse worked as a primary teacher and as a tutor for
Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (NCCA, 2009). Her MEd specialised
in early childhood education and her research focused on children’s
perspectives of play.
Thérèse has a range of research interests including curriculum and pedagogy, children’s citizenship, agency and policy analysis. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Professor Elizabeth Wood and Dr Liz Chesworth. Her thesis uses a Foucauldian lens to present a genealogical account of how power has shaped early childhood pedagogy.
Thérèse has a range of research interests including curriculum and pedagogy, children’s citizenship, agency and policy analysis. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Professor Elizabeth Wood and Dr Liz Chesworth. Her thesis uses a Foucauldian lens to present a genealogical account of how power has shaped early childhood pedagogy.
Research interests
Children's participationChildren's voice, agency and citizenship
Play and pedagogy
Curriculum and assessment
Policy analysis
Neoliberalism
Poststructural theories