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Gendered Positionality among Irish Male Primary Teachers: The Staff Room as a Site of Performative Masculinity
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O'Keeffe, Suzanne; Deegan, Jim – Irish Educational Studies, 2018
The concept of masculinities has traditionally been defined in terms of crises associated with boys' underachievement, the violence of homophobia, the under-representation of males in caring occupations, the rituals and discourses of laddism, and perceptions of disaffected and unrealised talent. Whereas the topic of masculinities has long been…
Descriptors: Socialization, Males, Elementary School Teachers, Masculinity
Contorting Identities: Figuring Literacy and Identity in Adolescent Worlds
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Quinlan, A.; Curtin, A. – Irish Educational Studies, 2017
This paper explores connections and disconnects between identity and literacy for a group of adolescents in a second level classroom setting. We build on Mead and Vygotsky's conceptualisations of identity formation as an intricate emergent happening constantly formed/reformed by people, in their interactions with others [Mead, G. H. 1999.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Self Concept, Literacy, Interpersonal Relationship
"Faith of Our Fathers" -- Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teachers' Attitudes towards the Teaching of Religion in Irish Denominational Primary Schools
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Fahie, Declan – Irish Educational Studies, 2017
Owing to a variety of complex historical and socio-cultural factors, the Irish education system remains heavily influenced by denominational mores and values [Ferriter, D. 2012. "Occasions of Sin: Sex & Society in Modern Ireland." London: Profile Books], particularly those of the Roman Catholic Church [O'Toole, B. 2015.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity