Eamonn Mccauley

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Dr Eamonn McCauley is an assistant professor in the School of Inclusive and Special Education. Before coming to DCU, he worked from 2000 to 2016 as an Assistant National Coordinator of Training for Resource Teachers and as a lecturer in Special and Inclusive Education at the Church of  Ireland College of Education, Rathmines, Dublin. Prior to 2000, he worked as  a mainstream teacher, a resource teacher and an Assistant Principal in mainstream post-primary schools. He also worked in a number of special schools. 

Eamonn currently teaches on a range of postgraduate teacher education programmes up to doctoral level. He was Chair of the Graduate Diploma in Inclusive Education, Learning Support and Special Education (GDILS) for a  number of years up to 2021. He still teaches on and coordinates modules  pertaining to this course. Since 2000, he has supervised a myriad of Masters theses in the field of education and he is currently supervising the completion of several doctoral dissertations.

He is an Internationalisation Convenor for the Institute of Education.

Eamonn was nominated for the President's Awards for Teaching  and Learning in 2021.

HIs teaching and research interests include: Theory, Policy, Practices and Experiences of Inclusive Education, Inclusive Teaching and Learning (especially collaborative approaches and Co-/Team-Teaching); Transition of diverse learners between educational sectors and settings; Using ICT to support and include diverse learners (with specific emphasis on learners assessed with Dyslexia); Pedagogic Responses to Dyslexia; Teacher Education Policy and Practice; UDL and Inclusive Education; Leadership for Inclusion;  The creation of inclusive School Cultures and Environments; The application of Critical Social Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis to issues of Inclusive Education and Special Education.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2010 McCauley, E (2010) 'Transition from Primary to Post-Primary School: What the Post-Primary Teachers Saw!'. REACH - Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 23 (2):67-80. [Link]
2009 McCauley, E (2009) 'Transition from Primary to Post-Primary School: Issues for students with special educational needs'. REACH - Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 23 (1):23-46. [Link]

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2021 McCauley, E (2021) Irish Learning Support Association Team-Teaching for Inclusion and Teachers’ Use of Discourse around Disability Tullamore Court Hotel, .
2017 McCauley, E (2017) Education Association of Ireland, Annual Conference Team-Teaching for Inclusion: A critical discourse analysis of team meetings UCC, .

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2016 McCauley (2016) At the Forefront of Contemporary Research with Children and Young People in Ireland Team-teaching to Include: An Analysis of Discourse in Irish Second-Level Schools Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland, 06/09/2016- 06/09/2016
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Education Association of Ireland Member -
Irish Association of Teachers in Special Edducation Member -
Irish Learning Support Association Member -

Committees

Committee Function From / To
Boards of Management of Many Schools -
Management Committee of Dublin West Education Centre -

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2021 DCU in the Community Réalt Teaching & Learning Programme Eamonn has been Chair of the Réalt Teaching and Learning Programme since 2005. From its inception in 1998, this programme had facilitated immersive placements for hundreds of Irish teachers (both student and practicing) in African schools and teacher training colleges. It had also facilitated visits to Ireland by representatives of partner institutions in Africa.

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Larkin ,David Doctor of Education Supervisor
Ryan ,Rachel Doctor of Education Supervisor

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 SI701
2021 SI704
2021 SI706
2022 SI720
2022 SI717
2022 SI716
2022 SI719
2022 SI705
2022 SI713
2021 SI715