Rowan Oberman

Dr

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C501
T:Ext. 9180

E:Rowan.Oberman@dcu.ie

Assistant Professor in Global Citizenship Education

C501
DCU Institute of Education
St Patrick's Campus
Drumcondra
Dublin 9

T:00353 1 8842060

E:Rowan.Oberman@dcu.ie
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Rowan Oberman is Assistant Professor in the School of Stem Education Innovation and Global Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education. Her areas of research interest include climate change education, children’s rights and picturebooks. Her doctoral study focusses on the use of picturebooks in inquiry-based approaches to climate change education. She has developed numerous educational resources including Creating Futures, an online resource providing innovative climate change lessons for senior primary classrooms. She is a qualified Barrister with particular expertise in human rights and family law. She lectures on DCU’s BECE and BEd programmes as well as the DCU MEd in Literacy Professional Practice and MSc in Climate Change.

  

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2020 Martínez Sainz, G and Oberman, R (2020) 'Critical thinking in climate change education: a matter of social justice' In: Teaching for Social Justice and Sustainable Development Across the Primary Curriculum. Dublin : Routledge.
2021 Oberman, R.; Sainz, G.M. (2021) 'Critical thinking, critical pedagogy and climate change education' In: Teaching For Social Justice And Sustainable Development Across The Primary Curriculum. [Link] [DOI]

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2023 Oberman, R. (2023) 'From invitation to destination: A systematic literature review of the use of picturebooks in inquiry-based education'. British Educational Research Journal, 49 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Selby, D.; Kagawa, F.; Oberman, R. (2020) 'Along the cays and bays: Climate change learning in a small island developing state'. Policy and Practice, 2020 . [Link]
2019 Waldron, F.; Ruane, B.; Oberman, R.; Morris, S. (2019) 'Geographical process or global injustice? Contrasting educational perspectives on climate change'. Environmental Education Research, 25 . [Link] [DOI]
2017 Oberman, R; Waldron, F (2017) ''They should be grateful to God': Challenging children's preconceptions of the Global South through human rights education'. Policy &Amp; Practice-A Development Education Review, :9-33.
2016 Waldron F.; Oberman R. (2016) 'Responsible citizens? How children are conceptualised as rights holders in Irish primary schools'. International Journal of Human Rights, 20 (6):744-760. [DOI]
2014 Waldron F.; Ruane B.; Oberman R. (2014) 'Practice as prize: Citizenship education in two primary classrooms in Ireland'. Journal Of Social Science Education, 13 (1):34-45. [DOI]
2012 Oberman, R., Waldron, F., & Dillon, S. (2012) 'Developing a global citizenship education programme for three to six year olds'. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 4 (1):37-7-60.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2013 Oberman, R (2013) Changing times: changing knowledge and pedagogy for ESD/GC Conference Papers: Reading the World:Exploring Global Citizenship through Literacy and Critical Literacy Education
2013 Oberman, R (2013) Meeting The Challenges of a Globalised World From research to resource: Critical Literacy and Global Citizen Education in Middle Primary School b
2013 Waldron, F., Ruane, B. and Oberman, R. (2013) American Educational Research Association ‘It’s all about life’: the impact of knowledge and belief on policy and practice in human rights education in Ireland San Francisco,
2012 Waldron, F., Ruane, B., Kavanagh, R., Oberman, R. (2012) American Education Research Association Education, Climate Change and Climate Justice: Irish Perspectives
2011 Maunsell, C., Oberman, R., & Waldron, F. (2011) Presentation at the Conference on Opportunities and Challenges: Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Queen’s University Belfast: Research Forum for the Child The Right to Human Rights Education: Teachers’ Understanding and Delivery of Human Rights Education in Irish Primary School

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2021 Oberman (2021) Shh! We Have A Plan, Children's Books Ireland Symposium 'Picturebook Possibilities: Exploring the role of Picturebooks in Classroom Inquires' Dublin, 05/11/2021-05/11/2021.
2020 Benjamin Mallon & Rowan Oberman (2020) Imagining Children and Conflict Engaging with Peace and Conflict through Storybook in Irish Teacher Education Stranmillis University College, 01/02/2020-01/02/2020.
2019 Oberman, R (2019) The Climate Challenge: Policy, Media and Society Presentation on Climate Change Education Dublin, .
2019 Oberman, R (2019) Beyond a Single Story Intercultural Education Conference Conference for Department of Justice Funded Project Dublin, .
2019 Martínez Sainz, G; Oberman, R., Mallon, B. (2019) ECER annual conference A framework for assessing the impact of Climate Change Education in schools Hamburg, .
2018 Mallon, B and Oberman, R (2018) Sietar Conference Presentation: Building inclusive rights-respecting classrooms through responsive teacher education programmes Dublin, .
2018 Rowan Oberman (2018) Changing our ways, changing our worlds, Educate Together Ethical Education Conference Is it Fair? Exploring the injustice of climate change in the classroom Dublin, .
2018 Mallon, B and Oberman, R. (2018) The European Conference on Education Presentation: Addressing Intercultural Education and the Inclusion Rights of Traveller Children in Teacher Education Brighton, .
2017 Oberman, R (2017) Engaging Citizens in Community Led Transitions Presentation on Education and responsible Citizenship CLoughjordan, .
2017 Oberman, R and Mallon, B (2017) Activism and Anti-Racism in education: telling our stories Presentation: Picture books: A Trojan Horse for the Controversial, Critical and Complex Edinburg, Scotland, .
2015 Marron, S; Barry, M; & Oberman, R. (2015) CREATE Seminars Internal Let's Talk: Inclusion, Internationalisation and Identity St. Patrick's College Dublin, .

Published Report

Year Publication
2014 Oberman, R., O'Shea, F., Hickey, B., Joyce, C. (2014) Children's Global Thinking: Research Investigating the Engagement of Seven- to Nine - Year- Old Children with Critical Literacy and Global Citizenship Education. Education for a Just World, .
2011 Kavanagh, R., Murphy, C., Oberman, R., Ruane, B., & Waldron, F. (2011) An Evaluation of SEAI's Education Programmes. (A report by the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education. Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland, .
2011 Waldron, F., Kavanagh, A., Kavanagh, R., Maunsell, C., Oberman, R., O'Reilly, M., Pike, S., Prunty, A., & Ruane, B. (2011) Teachers, Human Rights and Human Rights Education: Knowledge, Perspectives and Practices of Primary School Teachers in Ireland. The Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education, .
2011 Kavanagh, R., Murphy, C., Oberman, R., Ruane, B., & Waldron, F. (2011) Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Evaluation of Education Programme. The Centre for Human Right and Citizenship, .
2011 Waldron, F., Kavanagh, A., Kavanagh, R., Maunsell, C., Oberman, R., O'Reilly, M., Pike, S., Prunty, A., & Ruane, B. (2011) Teachers, Human Rights and Human Rights Education: Knowledge, perspectives and practices of primary school teachers in Ireland. CHRCE, .

Booklet

Year Publication
2014 Oberman, r. (2014) Just Children II. BOOKLET [Link]
2014 Oberman, R (2014) Farid's Rickshaw Ride. BOOKLET
2011 Oberman, R. (2011) Just Children. BOOKLET
2003 ECO-UNESCO (Oberman, R.) (2003) Embracing Diversity. BOOKLET

Commissioned Report

Year Publication
2011 Kavanagh, R., Murphy, C., Oberman, R., Ruane, B., & Waldron, F. (2011) An Evaluation of SEAI's Education Programmes. COMMREP

Field Guide

Year Publication
2004 ECO-UNESCO (Oberman, R.) (2004) What on Earth is Sustainable Development. FG

Guidelines for Practice

Year Publication
2017 Mallon, Benjamon., Ruane, B., Keating, S., Waldron, F. and Oberman, R. (2017) Making Rights Real: Learning Activities and Actions on Children's Rights for Children. GFP [Link]

Gov. Report or Document

Year Publication
2019 Selby, D., Kagawa, F. and Oberman, R. (2019) National Curriculum on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction for SVG. GOV

Web Page

Year Publication
2016 Oberman, R. (2016) Creating Futures. WEBP
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Bar Council of Ireland Barrister 01/09/2006 - 01/10/2010
Irish Development Education Association Member 01/01/2010 -

Committees

Committee Function From / To
EU Global Schools National Expert Group 01/07/2015 -
EU Global Schools International Advisory Board 30/06/2015 -
The DICE Project Network 10/01/2010 -
The Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education Steering Committee 10/01/2010 -
BECE Programme Baord 01/09/2015 -

Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
2016 Invited talk/presentation Public Engagement & Outreach 
UCD Research ESD workshops at Croke Park
2010 Consultancy SEAI Evaluation of SEAI's Education Programme
2010 Other Trocaire Partnership
2011 Consultancy UNICEF HQ Advice relation to the creation of an Education toolkit for engaging children and young people on the rights and values of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Research Interests

Rowan's research areas of interest include: picturebooks, climate change education and children's rights. Her research experience includes: research with children, student teachers, teachers, teacher educators and vulnerable groups. She has lead on several research projects including:  research exploring young children's engagement with issues of global justice and research in climate change education.  Her experience includes qualitative and mixed methods studies, systematic literature reviews and design-based studies.  Her research has used a variety of methods including concepts maps, visual methodologies and children's research advisory groups.

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
Addressing Intercultural Education and the Inclusion Rights of Traveller Children in Teacher Education Project Leader 30/11/2016 30/11/2017
Strengthening the Practice of Intercultural Education in Primary Schools DCU PI 01/09/2017 31/12/2019
National Curriculum Development in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction DCU PI 14/02/2019 13/02/2020
HRE: 'Where to now?: Human Rights Education on this island, these islands and beyond' DCU PI 01/09/2017 01/06/2018

Contract Researchers

Researcher Name Project Funding Body
Benjamin Mallon Global Schools Research

Teaching Interests

Rowan teaches Global Citizenship Education in compulsory and specialism courses. Her teaching models the interactive, explorative approaches she encouraged her students to use in the classroom. Reflecting the theory of Global Citizenship Education, she endeavours for her students to think, experience, feel and reflect during courses as well as to increase their knowledge. Rowan's courses encourage group work and discussion and create spaces for considering different perspectives and approaches.

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2023 SG816A
2020 Child Protection and Legal Frameworks EC106
2022 Storybooks for Citizenship Education SG307
2022 Global Citizenship & Local Studies ED3053
2022 Climate Change Education SG816
2021 Exploring climate change in the classroom SG210
2023 ED1027