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Margaret Farren 		School of Education Studies
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
Phone: +353 -1 -7005539
Email: margaret.farren@dcu.ie
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DISSERTATIONS Dissertations in part fulfilment for M.Sc. in Computer Applications for Education in the School of Computer Applications and M.Sc. in Education and Training in the School of Education Studies. These example dissertations show the variety of methodological approaches used by participants.  

Video clip of validation meeting. Mairead Ryan talks about what she values in education. Margaret Farren, Chris Garvey, Bernie Tobin, Mairead Ryan and Fionnuala Flanagan (video clip; WMV)

Video clip of validation meeting. Mairead talks through the claims she is making in her research. Margaret Farren, Chris Garvey, Bernie Tobin, Mairead Ryan and Fionnuala Flanagan (video clip; WMV)

Video clip of validation meeting. Mairead discusses the teachers role in interpreting the new curriculum. Margaret Farren, Chris Garvey, Bernie Tobin, Mairead Ryan and Fionnuala Flanagan (video clip; WMV)

Video clip of validation meeting. Bernie presents her educational research. Margaret Farren, Chris Garvey. Bernie Tobin, Mairead Ryan and Fionnuala Flanagan (video clip; WMV)

Dissertation Abstracts 2004

Dissertation Abstracts 2005

 

M.Sc. Education and Training Management
 
Mairead Ryan (2002) "An Educational Enquiry into the potential use of games in a junior primary school: Enabling mathematical thinking and understanding"Full-text Bernie Tobin (2002) "An Educational Enquiry into the implementation of the approach to writing outlined in the English Language Curriculum"Full-text

Mairead Ryan and Bernie Tobin are developing their research further through the BASICS Comenius project.Comenius project.
 
M.Sc. Computer Applications for Education and M.Sc. ELearning
 
Fionnuala Flanagan (2002) "An Educational Enquiry into the use of concept mapping and multimedia in the understanding of Maths"   (Dissertation summary; PDF 113KB)
 (ITTE Conference 2002; PowerPoint 524KB) 		Chris Garvey (2002) "An Educational Enquiry into the Potential use a course management tool to support learning in an all-girls science class"   (Full-text ; 168 pages; 323KB) (Dissertation summary; PDF 47.3KB)
Darragh Power (2004) "How can I construct a web based portfolio system as I create my own living educational theory?"   Full-text
Miriam Fitzpatrick (2004) "How can I enable enhanced learning through multimedia authoring in an early childhood setting "   Full-text ; 128 pages; 1.10MB)
Tadhg O' Connor (1998) "The Potential of Cooperative Learning in the Teaching of Computer Programming to Primary School Children"   (Full-text PDF format; 168 pages; 323KB)
 		Fiona Williams (2004) "Voicing Diversity: How can I integrate WebQuests and Moodle into RE at Second Level"Full-text PDF
Leo Hogan (2000) "ICT in Irish Second Level Schools: Removing the Barriers"(Full-text PDF; 130 pages (277KB)
School of Education Studies
Dublin City University

Margaret Farren 2007