Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2026
28 - 30 May 2026 at University of Galway in Galway, Ireland
Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview | |
| Location: AC202 |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
PS1 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Sorcha Mellon Paper Presentations: Diversity and Belonging
Exploring the emerging unexpected consequences of a differentiated curriculum in Irish at lower post-primary level. Dublin City University, Ireland EKARA Project: Enhancing Equity and Awareness in Initial Teacher Education through Reasonable Accommodations/Adjustments for Students with Disabilities in Ireland 1: St Mary's University College; 2: University College Cork; 3: University College Cork; 4: St Mary's University College; 5: University College Cork; 6: St Mary's University College How the Education Doctorate Forms and Informs Future Scholarly Practitioners in Ireland and the United States 1: Dublin City University; 2: University of Pittsburgh; 3: North Dakota State University, USA.; 4: Sacred Heart University |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
PS2 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Deirdre Horgan Paper Presentations: Early Childhood Education Methodologies for Participatory Practice with Children Aged Birth to 5 Years in Early Childhood Education settings UCC, Ireland The National Síolta Aistear Initiative -Supporting Curriculum Enactment and Quality in Early Childhood 1: Pobal, Ireland; 2: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Ireland Turning Up the Volume: Amplifying Educators’ Voices on Quality in Early Childhood Education Across Ireland 1: Stranmillis University College, United Kingdom; 2: Trinity College, Dublin; 3: Maynooth University |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
PS3 - 02 Location: AC202 Chair: Yurgos Politis Paper Presentations: Teacher Education Research in Practice: Teachers and Early-Years Educators as Researchers 1: Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Maynooth University; 2: Network for Educational Action Research Ireland (NEARI) Reflections and Learnings from Three Years of Teachers Leading Mentoring: Strengthening School–University Partnerships Through Collaborative Mentor Teacher Development UCD, Ireland The STEM Preparation Paradox: Building Primary Generalist Efficacy in a Crowded ITE Curriculum RMIT University, Australia |
