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Papers by emer davitt

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives and Experiences of Primary and Second-level Students and their Parents 'Schooling at Home' in Ireland during COVID-19: School of Education. School of Education, NUI Galway: Galway, Ireland. Available: tinyurl.com/SchoolingAtHome

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Remote Observation in the Professional Learning of Student Teachers and Novice Placement Tutors

Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Report on public consultation on exemptions from the study of Irish in schools

Research paper thumbnail of Schooling at Home' in Ireland during COVID-19': Parents' and Students' Perspectives on Overall Impact, Continuity of Interest, and Impact on Learning

Irish Educational Studies

Educational disruption due to COVID-19 ushered in dramatically different learning realities in Ir... more Educational disruption due to COVID-19 ushered in dramatically different learning realities in Ireland. Our research explored the experiences of children, young people and parents during the first period of ‘schooling at home’ (SAH) at the end of that academic year. An anonymous online survey, guided by social constructivist emphases, yielded responses from 2733 parents and 1189 students from primary and second-level schools. Substantial evidence emerged of parent-perceived and student-perceived negative psychosocial impacts of SAH on students. Further, our research clarified the exceptional stress experienced by parents in attempting to support SAH. A novel finding was student perceptions of having learned less during SAH, most likely due to significant declines in academic engagement. Recommendations for potential future periods of SAH include the need for innovative means of simulating socio-collaborative contexts, more flexible school supports based on unique home learning conte...

Research paper thumbnail of Brief Report on Preliminary and Provisional Findings (as of 14th July 2020) from: Online Survey on Parents'/Guardians' and Children's Experiences of 'Schooling at Home' during COVID-19. Brief Report on Preliminary and Provisional Findings (as of 14 th July 2020) from Online Survey on Parents'/Gua...

Research paper thumbnail of Articulating Minority Language Value in Diverse Communities: The Case of Compulsory Irish Language Education

Journal of Language, Identity & Education

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives and Experiences of Primary and Second-level Students and their Parents 'Schooling at Home' in Ireland during COVID-19: School of Education. School of Education, NUI Galway: Galway, Ireland. Available: tinyurl.com/SchoolingAtHome

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Remote Observation in the Professional Learning of Student Teachers and Novice Placement Tutors

Handbook for Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile and Open, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Report on public consultation on exemptions from the study of Irish in schools

Research paper thumbnail of Schooling at Home' in Ireland during COVID-19': Parents' and Students' Perspectives on Overall Impact, Continuity of Interest, and Impact on Learning

Irish Educational Studies

Educational disruption due to COVID-19 ushered in dramatically different learning realities in Ir... more Educational disruption due to COVID-19 ushered in dramatically different learning realities in Ireland. Our research explored the experiences of children, young people and parents during the first period of ‘schooling at home’ (SAH) at the end of that academic year. An anonymous online survey, guided by social constructivist emphases, yielded responses from 2733 parents and 1189 students from primary and second-level schools. Substantial evidence emerged of parent-perceived and student-perceived negative psychosocial impacts of SAH on students. Further, our research clarified the exceptional stress experienced by parents in attempting to support SAH. A novel finding was student perceptions of having learned less during SAH, most likely due to significant declines in academic engagement. Recommendations for potential future periods of SAH include the need for innovative means of simulating socio-collaborative contexts, more flexible school supports based on unique home learning conte...

Research paper thumbnail of Brief Report on Preliminary and Provisional Findings (as of 14th July 2020) from: Online Survey on Parents'/Guardians' and Children's Experiences of 'Schooling at Home' during COVID-19. Brief Report on Preliminary and Provisional Findings (as of 14 th July 2020) from Online Survey on Parents'/Gua...

Research paper thumbnail of Articulating Minority Language Value in Diverse Communities: The Case of Compulsory Irish Language Education

Journal of Language, Identity & Education