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An Action Research Enquiry into the Potential of Solidworks in the Teaching of Rotation in Junior Certificate Technical Graphics
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McLoughlin, Kevin; Farren, Margaret – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2020
Technical Graphics is one of the technology subjects taught at Junior Certificate level in post- primary schools in Ireland. The Junior Certificate examination is held at the end of the Junior Cycle in post-primary schools, which caters for students aged from 12 to 15 years. As a teacher of Technical Graphics for the past seven years, I have…
Descriptors: Action Research, Secondary School Students, Technology Education, Computer Graphics
A Brave New World: Considering the Pedagogic Potential of Virtual World Field Trips (VWFTs) in Initial Teacher Education
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Fitzsimons, Sabrina; Farren, Margaret – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2016
In its broadest and historical sense, place-based education refers to education that occurs outside of the physical boundaries of a school building (Dewey 1910; Sobel 1996; Theobald 1997; Woodhouse and Knapp 2000). Place-based education, colloquially referred to as the "field trip", is predominantly considered a pedagogic tool of the…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Museums, Field Trips, Teacher Education Programs
The Transformative Potential of Action Research and ICT in the Second Language (L2) Classroom
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Farren, Margaret; Crotty, Yvonne; Kilboy, Laura – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2015
This study shows the transformative potential of action research and information and communications technology (ICT) in the second language (L2) classroom. Two enquiries from teacher-researchers are detailed in the article. Their engagement in a collaborative professional development Masters programme was pivotal in designing and implementing ICT…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Action Research, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Researching Our Own Practice: An Individual Creative Process and a Dialogic-Collaborative Process: "Self Knowledge Is the Beginning of Wisdom." Krishnamurti (1991, p. 196)
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Farren, Margaret; Crotty, Yvonne – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2014
In this paper, we explain how our individual PhD enquiries (Farren, 2006; Crotty, 2012) have informed the philosophical underpinnings of our postgraduate programmes. The approach used to ensure validity and rigour in the research process is presented. We report on the development of the International Research Centre for e-Innovation and Workplace…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Active Learning, Inquiry