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News & Publications
Reports
Report 1: Children’s School Lives: An Introduction
Please click on the link below to get a summary synopsis of Report 1 which presents outline findings from the first wave of data collection (Cohort B - 2nd class children) of CSL
Report 2: Experience of Remote Teaching and Learning in Ireland during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Please click on the link below to get a summary synopsis of Report 2 which presents outline findings from the Covid Sub study of CSL
Report 3: Children's School Lives in Junior Infants
Please click on the link below to get a summary synopsis of Report 3 which presents outline findings from the Junior Infants (Cohort A) of CSL
Report 4: Children's School Lives: Preschool to Primary School Transition
Please click on the link below to get a summary synopsis of Report 4 which presents outline findings from the Preschool to Primary School Transition of CSL
Report 5: Primary Pedagogies: Children and Teachers Experiences of Pedagogical Practices in Primary Schools in Ireland 2019-2022
Report 6: Curriculum and Assessment in Children's School Lives: Experiences from Primary Schools in Ireland 2019-2023
Report 7: Children's School Lives: Children's Wellbeing in Irish Primary Schools 2019-2023
Please click on the link below to read the summary of Report 7 which presents outline findings from the Children's Wellbeing in Irish Primary Schools report.
Academic publications
Gleasure, S; Devine, D, Martinez Sainz, G., Sloan, S., Symonds, J. (2024) Understanding Children’s Experiences of Care in their School Lives through Participatory Research Methods: a Comparative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions and Photovoice; International Journal of Qualitative Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241286849
Farrell, E., Symonds, J., Devine, D., Sloan, S., Crean, M., Cahoon, A., Hogan, J. (2024) “What does well-being mean to me?” Conceptualisations of wellbeing in Irish primary schooling. Health Education. https://doi/10.1108/HE-03-2024-0023/full/html
Crean, M., Moore,B., Devine,D., Symonds, J., Sloan, S. and Martínez Sainz, G. (2024) Qualitative research during the COVID19 pandemic: the impact of remote research on the collaborative production of methodological knowledge. International Journal of Research & Method in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2024.2341707
Martinez Sainz, G., Devine, D., Sloan, S., Symmonds, J., Moore, B., Barrow, N., Crean, M., Donegan, A., Greaves, M., Samonova, E., Gleasure, S. & Ioannidou, O. (2024). A rights-based exploration of children’s pedagogic voice in the classroom. Education 3-13, 0(0), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2024.2331953
Gleasure, S., Devine, D., Martinez Sainz, G., Sloan, S., Crean, M., Moore, B., Symonds, J (2024). “This is Where the Care Can Step Up”: A Typology of Nurturing Pedagogies in Primary Schools Serving Low-Income Communities During COVID-19 Closures. Early Childhood Educ Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01636-6
O’Halloran, T.; Symonds, J.; Bhreathnach, L.L.; Sloan, S.; Devine, D.; Martinez Sainz, G.; Davies, A. (2023) How School-Based Wellbeing Interventions, Socioeconomic Status, and Gender Impact Anxiety Development in Middle Childhood. Education Sciences. 13, 994. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13100994
Jones, Martin H., Symonds, J., Downey, S., Sloan, S., Devine, D. & Kinsella, W. (2023) The social acceptance of neurodiverse children in Irish primary schools, International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2023.2195861
Crean, M., Devine, D., Moore, B., Martínez Sainz, G., Symonds, J., Sloan, S. & Farrell, E. (2023) Social class, COVID-19 and care: Schools on the front line in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2023.2174077
Donegan, A., Devine, D., Martinez-Sainz, G., Symonds, J., & Sloan, S. (2023). Children as co-researchers in pandemic times: Power and participation in the use of digital dialogues with children during the COVID-19 lockdown. Children & Society, 37, 235– 253. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12665
Chzhen, Y., Symonds, J., Devine, D., Mikolai, J., Harkness, S., Sloan, S. & Martinez Sainz, G. (2022) Learning in a Pandemic: Primary School children’s Emotional Engagement with Remote Schooling during the spring 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown in Ireland. Child Indicators Research, 15, 1517–1538 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09922-8
Tobin, E., Sloan, S., Symonds, J. & Devine, D. (2022) Family–school connectivity during transition to primary school, Educational Research, 64:3, 277-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2022.2054451
D’Urso, G., Symonds, J., Sloan, S. & Devine, D. (2022). Bullies, victims, and meanies: the role of child and classmate social and emotional competencies. Social Psychology of Education 25, 293–312. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-021-09684-1
Latest updates and media features
- CSL Study Launches Winter 2018 Read more
- Prioritising Children’s School Lives. Feature on UCD Today Winter 2018. Read more
- What impact is hot housing having on children in school today? Irish Times , Oct 5th, 2018. Read more
- Study of 4300 primary school pupils to gain insight into improving the curriculum, Irish Independent Oct 26th, 2018. Read more
- Grandparents' roles in lives of pupils examined in new six year investigation, Irish Examiner, Nov 2nd 2018. Read more
- Extended School closures will hit the most vulnerable the hardest. Irish Times, June 9th, 2020 Read more
- Junior infants ‘over-prepared’ in numeracy and literacy when starting school, Irish Times, Aug 25th, 2022. Read more
- ‘Disconnect’ between parents and teachers on what skills are important, UCD Research, Aug 26th, 2022. Read more
- Junior infants ‘over-prepared’ in numeracy and literacy when starting school, Newstalk, Aug 25th, 2022. Read more
- Primary schoolchildren acutely aware of their level of ‘smartness’ compared to others - study, Irish Times, June 20th, 2023. Read more
- Children's perception of homework 'grows more negative with time’, Irish Examiner, June 20th, 2023. Read more
- Primary pupils have mixed views on homework but by fifth class more than half see no point in it, Irish Independent, June 20th, 2023. Read more
- Primary schools under parental pressure to raise standardised test scores, principals say, Irish Times, Dec 11th, 2023. Read more
- Primary school children suffering exams anxiety, study finds, Irish Independent, Dec 11th, 2023. Read more
- Children’s School Lives: Primary pupils enjoy school less as they progress to senior classes, Irish Examiner, Dec 11th, 2023. Read more
- Primary school children mostly happy and positive about learning, study finds, Irish Examiner, May 28th, 2024. Read more.
- Children’s happiness drops as they approach secondary school, study finds, Irish Times, May 29th, 2024. Read more.
Child-friendly publications
- What Children and Teachers Think about Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools in Ireland. Read more
