Regina Murphy
Dr
Regina Murphy, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Arts Education and Movement at DCU Institute of Education, a member of the music education team, and former Head of the School of Arts Education and Movement (2016-2022). Prior to assuming this role she served as Director of Inservice Education at St Patrick’s College during which she initiated several innovative courses for teachers and led the accreditation of a diverse suite of programmes including the postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Ethical and Multidenominational Education (a partnership with Educate Together), and the Certificate/Diploma in Choral Conducting in Education and in the Community (in collaboration with the Association of Irish Choirs). She also initiated the Master of Teaching programme, a blended approach to teacher professional learning. Each of these was the first of its kind in Ireland.
Current teaching encompasses music education in the Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Early Childhood Education degrees, together with teaching and supervision on the MTeach, MEd and EdD programmes. She leads a strand on the professional doctorate in education (EdD) on Arts, Creativity and Imagination in Education. In July 2016 she hosted the International Society for Music Education (ISME) Commission Seminar: Music in Schools and Teacher Education (MISTEC) at St Patrick’s College and was an elected board member of the International Society for Music Education from 2008-2010 and again 2010-2012. She is currently Assistant Chair of the Society for Music Education in Ireland and co-editor of the British Journal of Music Education: An International Journal (Cambridge).
As a former primary school teacher, principal, arts education officer with the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), and researcher with the Educational Research Centre (ERC) her research interests continue to focus on the expertise of the generalist teacher/early years educator in arts education, embodied knowledge, teacher identity, reflective practice, and arts based
research.
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Holdhus, Kari, Murphy, Regina & Espeland, Magne I. (2021) Music Education as Craft: Reframing Theories and Practices. Dordrecht, NL: Springer. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Burnard, Pamela & Murphy, Regina (2017) Teaching Music Creatively. London: Taylor & Francis. | |
| 2013 | Burnard, Pamela & Murphy, Regina (2013) Teaching Music Creatively. London: Routledge. |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Murphy, Regina & Ward, Francis (2021) 'Connecting social justice to the teaching of music' In: Teaching for Social Justice and Sustainable Development across the Primary Curriculum. London : Routledge. [Link] | |
| 2021 | Holdhus, Kari & Murphy, Regina (2021) 'Conceptualising Music Education as “Craft”: Responses to an Invitation' In: Music Education as Craft. Dordrecht, NL : Springer. https://doi-org.dcu.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67704-6_2 | |
| 2017 | Murphy, Regina (2017) 'Assessing creatively' In: Teaching Music Creatively. London : Routledge. | |
| 2015 | Murphy, Regina (2015) 'Learning from Heaney: The poet and arts-based educational research' In: Hearing Heaney: The sixth Seamus Heaney lectures. Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts. | |
| 2010 | Murphy, R. (2010) 'Close to the music of what happens: A discussant evokes a poem' In: Issues of identity in music education: Narratives and practices. A publication of the Music SIG of the American Educational Research Association. Charlotte, NC : Information Age. | |
| 2009 | Murphy, R. (2009) 'Assessing values and valuing assessment in the best of all possible worlds' In: Living in Worlds of Music. Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer. | |
| 2007 | Murphy, R. (2007) 'Harmonising assessment and music in the classroom' In: International Handbook of Research in Arts Education. Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer. [DOI] | |
| 2007 | Murphy, R,. & Espeland, M. (2007) 'Prelude: Making connections in assessment and evaluation in arts education' In: International Handbook of Research in Arts Education. Netherlands : Springer. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Byrne, R., Murphy, R., Ward F., McCabe, U (2024) 'Byrne, R., Murphy, R., Ward F., McCabe, U. (2024) Towards a model of playful music learning for primary classrooms: recommendations based on a review of literature. British Journal of Music Education'. British Journal of Music Education, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Finnegan, C. & Murphy, R. (2024) 'Refracting lecturers' digital identity through the lens of policy reform of technological universities in Ireland'. European Journal of Education, . https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12733 | |
| 2024 | Byrne, R., Murphy, R., Ward, F. & McCabe, U. (2024) 'Playful (music) teaching and learning in Irish primary school classrooms'. Irish Educational Studies, . [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Hall, Kathy, Murphy, Regina, Rutherford, Vanessa, & Ní Áingéis, Bernadette (2019) 'Mentoring and assessing student teachers on school placement: Integrating theory and practice'. Education Research and Perspectives, 46 :75-107. [Link] |
Conference Publication
Conference Contribution
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Regina Murphy (2024) International Society for Music Education 36th World Conference, Helsinki, Finland Towards Critical Reflection in Music Education for Early Childhood Music Educators. Paper presented at the International Society for Music Education Biennial Conference Helsinki, Finland, . | |
| 2024 | Regina Murphy; Eemer Eivers (2024) Taste of DCU Annual Conference How are children learning to be creative in Irish Schools? Paper presented at the Annual Taste of DCU conference. September, 2024 Dublin, Ireland, . https://www.dcu.ie/agefriendly/news/2024/aug/taste-dcu | |
| 2024 | Ciaran Collins; Regina Murphy; Martin Brown (2024) Possibility Studies Conference, Cambridge, UK Collins, C., Murphy, R., & Brown, M. (2024). Making meaning of the place of coaching in the professional learning and development of school leaders: A systematic review and analysis of the research Cambridge, UK, . https://www.possibilitystudies.net/cambridge-2024 | |
| 2024 | (2024) https://www.possibilitystudies.net/cambridge-2024 Coaching in the professional learning and development of school leaders: A systematic review and analysis of the research Cambridge, England, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Regina Murphy (2024) European Association for Music in Schools Inspiring the Next Generation: Critical Reflection in Preservice Music Teacher Education Dublin, Ireland, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Regina Murphy (2024) International Society for Music Education 36th World Conference Problemetising Social Justice in Primary Music Education Helsinki, Finland, . https://www.ismeworldconference.org/conference-program | |
| 2023 | (2023) European Association for Music in Schools Composing as a North-South collaborative conversation Lyon, France, . https://eas-music.org/2023-lyon/ | |
| 2023 | Regina Murphy; Eemer Eivers (2023) https://www.possibilitystudies.net/dublin-2023 Evaluating Creativity in the Creative Schools Evaluation Dublin, Ireland, . https://www.possibilitystudies.net/dublin-2023 | |
| 2023 | Regina Murphy; Jayne Moore (2023) European Association for Music in Schools Composing as a North-South collaborative conversation Lyon, France, . https://eas-music.org/2023-lyon/ | |
| 2021 | Murphy, Regina (2021) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education Arts & Learning SiG Business Meeting - Nominator of Winner of Arts & Learning SiG Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Professor Liora Bresler Online, . | |
| 2021 | Murphy, Regina (2021) Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical - CIPEM 2021 Centre for Investigation of the Psychology of Music and Music Education Porto, Portugal, . | |
| 2021 | O'Flaherty, Joanne & Murphy, Regina (2021) National Teacher Education and Teacher Educator Forum Integrative planning approaches for teacher preparation: Leverages and challenges UL & DCU Online, 22/04/2021-22/04/2021. | |
| 2020 | Murphy, Regina (2020) Society for Music Education in Ireland [SMEI] 9th Annual Conference Conference host, organising, session chair DCU St Patrick's Campus, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, 24/01/2020-25/06/2021. | |
| 2020 | Murphy, Regina (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education SiG Business Meeting - Program Chair San Francisco, USA / Online, . | |
| 2020 | Murphy, Regina (2020) 7th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME7) Trauma, Resilience, and (Re)Engagement in Music Education NIME7 - Conference Session Presider Brock University, Canada, 15/10/2020-16/10/2020. | |
| 2019 | Murphy, Regina (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) ; SIG-Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education SiG Business Meeting - Program Chair Toronto, Canada, . | |
| 2019 | Murphy, Regina (2019) Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical - CIPEM 2019 Member of the Scientific Committee - by invitation Porto, Portugal, . | |
| 2008 | Murphy, Regina (2008) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Social issues in arts education; discussant New York, . | |
| 2008 | Murphy, Regina (2008) Opening of Mandscape Touring Exhibition: Teacher-Artist Seminar Artists and teachers: The yin and the yang of the pedagogic process. Keynote presentation at Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare in partnership with the The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare, . |
Published Report
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Regina Murphy; Eemer Eivers (2023) Evaluation of Creative Schools: Final report. Dublin City University, . [Link] | |
| 2018 | Hall, Kathy; Murphy, Regina; Rutherford, Vanessa & Ní Áingléis, Bernadette (2018) School Placement in Initial Teacher Education. Teaching Council, . | |
| 2009 | Conway, P., Rath, A., & Murphy, R. (2009) Literacy and ICT in Primary Schools Project: Evaluation Report. UCC, . | |
| 2008 | Shiel, Gerry & Murphy, Regina (2008) Drumcondra English Profiles. Educational Research Centre, . [Link] | |
| 2006 | Killeavy, Maureen & Murphy, Regina (2006) National Pilot Project on Teacher Induction (NPPTI): Report on Phases 1-2, 2002-2004. NPPTI/DES, . |
Editorial
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Murphy, Regina & Fautley, Martin (2015) Music Education in Africa. Cambridge, UK: ED [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Fautley, M. & Murphy, R. (2015) Difficult questions in music education. British Journal of Music Education. 32(2), 119 – 122. Cambridge: ED | |
| 2014 | Fautley, M. & Murphy, R. (2014) British Journal of Music Education, 31(3), 241-243. ED |
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Research Interests
socially inclusive music education, creativity, embodied knowledge, teacher identity, reflective practice, eportfolios, formative assessment, arts based research, expertise of the generalist teacher/early years educator in arts education, school experiences, school placement
Research Projects
Teaching Interests
music education, arts education, creativity, teacher identity, reflective practice, ethical leadership, practitioner inquiry and arts-based educational research