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: D-Block - Room D102 |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
PS1 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Thomas Walsh Chair: Niamh Flynn Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2
Collective Knowing and Epistemic Agency: Exploring the Meaning of Professionalism in Early Childhood Education Amidst Disruption 1: University College South Denmark; 2: Marino Institute of Education, Ireland Complicity in Teacher Education: Agency as a call for Relational Accountability Dublin City University, Ireland Standardised Assessment in Primary Schools in Ireland: Teachers’ Views on Purpose, Pressure and Practice 1: Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland; 2: University of Galway, Galway, Ireland. A Rapid Evidence Assessment of Creative Thinking in Education 1: ATU St Angelas, Ireland; 2: University of Limerick; 3: University of Galway Teachers’ Perceptions of Creativity in DCU Changemaker Schools 1: Institute of Education DCU, Ireland; 2: Institute of Education DCU; 3: Institute of Education DCU The Lasting Impact of Accountability, Surveillance, and Toxic Leadership: A Retrospective Autoethnography Marino Institute of Education, Ireland |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
PS2 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Máire Ní Ríordáin Chair: Ciara O Donnell Roundtable Session Table 1 & Table 2 Filling the Gap - Experiences in Supporting Disabled Postgraduate Students AHEAD/LaunchPAD, Ireland Adopting the Autistic SPACE Framework: A Roadmap for Inclusive Education 1: London South Bank University, Ireland; 2: Atlantic Technological University; 3: Middletown Centr for Autism; 4: Department of Education and Skills; 5: School of Medicine, University College Dublin Autistic Academics: The Transformative Role of Identity Representation in Third Level Settings 1: ATU Donegal, Ireland; 2: St. Angela's ATU Sligo Supporting Transitions for Autistic Students ATU St Angelas, Ireland A Retrospective Analysis of Mathematics Education Research to Exploit Potential for Maths-Centered integrated STEM Learning Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland Threads of Practice: Weaving Artist, Researcher, and Teacher Identities Through the Integrated Arts 1: Mary Immaculate College, Ireland; 2: Marino Institute; 3: Maynooth University Learning to See and Respond to the Anthropocene in ITE and Primary Education: MIC University of Limerick, Ireland |
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
PS3 - 08 Location: D-Block - Room D102 Chair: Maeve Murray Chair: Anna Mai Rooney Roundtable Session: Table 1 & Table 2 Children’s, Teachers’ and Principal Perceptions of the Value of Class Meetings and Children’s Advisory Panels (CAPs) as an Alternative to Student Councils. 1: Galway Educate Together National School, Ireland; 2: Institute of Education DCU; 3: Institute of Education DCU School leaders negotiating Black students’ racist encounters: How the curation of educational experiences enculturate subjectivities. Trinity College Dublin/Marino Institute of Technology, Ireland Methodological Reflection – Using a Hybrid Evaluative Framework to Support the Choice of the Diary-Interview Method as a Data Generation Instrument in a Qualitative Doctoral Study with Irish FET Coordinators Dublin City University, Ireland Democratic dialogue? The role of Learner Voice in adult education in Ireland. AONTAS Ireland's National Adult Learning Organisation Irish Adult Educators: Fighting the good fight for fair and equitable employment contracts and conditions South East Technological University, Ireland Fostering Sustainable Practices and Ethical Leadership in Human Resources Management: Insights from Akwa Ibom State University Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria |