OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Irish Educational Studies is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Inclusion of children with disabilities and special educational needs in physical education: an exploratory study of factors associated with Irish teachers’ attitudes, self-efficacy, and school contex	38
Does anyone still want to go to lectures? Student perceptions of the face-to-face lecture in an Irish university	29
‘It’s up to the teacher’: a qualitative study of teachers’ use of autism EBPs	29
Supporting student teachers’ enactment of relational mathematics in the classroom: an Action Research study	14
Relevant, practical and connected to the real world: what higher education students say engages them in the curriculum	12
Relationships: not the Cherry, but the cake!	11
ChatGPT and university teaching, learning and assessment: some initial reflections on teaching academic integrity in the age of Large Language Models	11
Learning losses amid COVID-19 school closures: evidence from Bangladesh	11
Why are students attending fee-charging second-level schools in Ireland more likely to progress to high-demand university degree courses? Evidence from the Growing Up in Ireland longitudinal survey	11
Parental perspectives on the management of online learning and school readjustment for children with SEN during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons and applications for possible school closures	11
Overcoming barriers to teaching 21C skills: the Bridge21 approach	10
Same route, different destinations: a cluster analysis of student-teacher types among Palestinian student-teachers living in Israel	10
Why a focus on ‘what is educational?’ matters so much in reconstructing education?	10
Teachers seconded to continuing teacher education: professional development and the paradox of reaching proficiency	10
Competition within a multi-campus, merged university – a zero-sum game?	9
Teachers’ perspectives on the implementation of an ethical education curriculum in Ireland	9
Developing culturally responsive school leaders in Ireland and Spain. The evolving role of professional development	9
Supporting early career teachers’ digital agency: a role for mentorship?	8
The social contexts of educational disadvantage: focus on the neighbourhood	8
School partnerships in a post-conflict society: addressing challenges of collaboration and competition	8
Back to the future? Reflections from 25 years of empirical research on Leaving Certificate assessment in Ireland	8
Teacher education for critical and reflexive interculturality	7
Perspectives of graduates and principals on master’s level initial teacher education in Ireland	7
Foreword	7
Fostering teacher agency: insights from the DCU changemaker schools network	7

‘I’ll do it tomorrow’: supporting the engagement of primary pre-service teachers through blended, inquiry-based learning	7
Mobilising the untapped in the present: a review and response to Karl Kitching Childhood, religion and school injustice , by Karl Kitching, Cork, Cork University Press,	6
Exploring how respect is articulated in Irish education policy, curriculum, circulars and legislation	6
Diversifying the teaching profession	6
The impact of forming a community of practice on teachers’ attitudes and approaches to primary geography	6
Why teachers matter	6
The role of classroom assistants: perceptions and challenges	6
Fostering students’ autonomy within higher education: the relational roots of student adviser supports	6
Researching how student voice plays out in relation to classroom practice in Irish post-primary schools: a heuristic device	5
Optimising online transversal skills delivery in STEM doctoral education	5
Recognising autism in girls within the education context: reflecting on the internal presentation and the diagnostic criteria	5
Working parents’ experiences of home-schooling during school closures in Northern Ireland: what lessons can be learnt?	5
Numeracy-Meets: an innovative professional development model for adult numeracy practitioners in Ireland	5
‘No one knows where we fit in really’: the role of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in primary school settings in Ireland – the case for a distributed model of leadership to support i	5
Unsupported and unrealistic expectations? Misalignment between teachers’ required knowledge of the law in the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers and Céim Standards for Initial Teacher Education	5
School readiness of five-year-old children from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: evidence from the Preparing for Life evaluation	5
(Pod)casting a wider net: let’s talk [disseminating] education research	5
An ecological analysis of teacher perceptions of, and responses to, student unproductive behaviour in Irish primary schools	4
Understanding pre-service teachers’ improvement in professional practice: a quantitative perspective	4
School-based mental health interventions: a feasibility study of the R.E.A.C.T. programme	4
Teaching peace as a matter of justice: toward a pedagogy of moral reasoning	4
Editorial	4
Navigating a male dominated domain: experiences of female STEM students in higher education in Ireland	4
Critically reflecting on the human and environmental costs of digital technology use in education: considering the role of leadership and school culture	4
Addressing educational disadvantage in Northern Ireland 1921–2021: a history of squandered opportunities?	4
‘Bearing witness to negativity’: towards just futures of education	4
The DEIS programme as a policy aimed at combating educational disadvantage: fit for purpose?	4
Lifting the lid on mathematics grinds at secondary level in Ireland: graduates’ perceptions of the impact of private supplementary tutoring	4
Project based learning in post-primary school in Ireland – a narrative literature review of the transition year programme to understand evolving digital spaces	3
No one is going to rock up and tell you ! How a hidden blend of family capitals facilitates access to and success in structured instrumental music education in Ireland	3
Early childhood education and care in Ireland: charting a century of developments (1921-2021) Early childhood education and care in Ireland: charting a century of developments (1921-202	3
Taming the imposter monster	3
You Can Do It! A narrative inquiry into children’s experiences of a social-emotional and academic learning programme	3
An analysis of Irish mathematics textbook tasks in the context of curriculum change	3
Multigroup model of transition experiences: how parents’ school readiness beliefs and practices change with another child in school	3
Mastering the writing game: practical insights for early career researchers and supervisors	3
Hungry for more: early childhood educators’ perspectives on STEM education, teaching and professional development	3
Teachers’ understanding of the concept of ‘embedding’ digital technology in education	3
FUSE anti-bullying and online safety programme: measuring self-efficacy amongst post-primary students	3
ECCE teachers’ attitudes in Ireland towards including children with special educational needs	3
Irish primary school teachers’ experiences, training and knowledge in first aid	3
Examinations and Irish history – Intermediate Certificate history and gauging the official historical narrative, 1926–1968	3
Strengthening wellbeing in schools after COVID-19: a pilot evaluation of an awareness based intervention for children and young people	3
School culture as a mediator in the link between leadership and school effectiveness	3
Teachers’ experiences of using Minecraft Education in primary school: An Irish perspective	3
Expanding global horizons through technology enhanced language learning Expanding global horizons through technology enhanced language learning , by Yun Wen, Yi-ju Wu, G	3