Biography
Jennifer is a Lecturer in Education with the School of Education, University of Limerick. Her research interests include the impact of high-stakes assessment on teaching and learning, the role of teachers as researchers and the impact of performativity on teacher identity and agency.
Her research has been published across a variety of leading ISI journals including Educational Review, Studies in Higher Education, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, Educational Studies, Irish Educational Studies, The Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and English Teaching Practice and Critique.
Jennifer is the Research Strand Coordinator for the Professional Master in Education programme and Course Director for the Bachelor of Education in Languages programme (LM091) at the University of Limerick.
Research Interests
Jennifer's research interests include pedagogy and performativity, curriculum and assessment, the impact of school culture on curriculum,poetry pedagogy and teachers as researchers. Her research has been published across a variety of leading ISI journals.
Jennifer provides research supervision in the following areas:
- The impact of assessment and performativity on teaching and learning
- Teachers as researchers
- The teaching, learning and assessment of post-primary poetry
- The place of the arts in education
- School culture and curriculum change
- Teacher agency and identity
Teaching Interests
Jennifer lectures on a range of education modules at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level, including; Research Methods, Advanced Research Methods, Curriculum and Policy Studies, How Young People Learn and Teachers as Professionals.
Jennifer is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Leuven, Belgium where she is responsible for the design and provision of the Research Design and Quantitative Analyses' module component on the Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physical Activity.
Professional Activities
Association
- 2010 Promotion of best practice in the teaching of English, Irish National Organisation of Teachers of English (INOTE)
Award
- 2007 - Advanced Scholar Award
- 2006 - J.N. Oliver Perpetual Trophy
Publications
Book Chapters
The Purpose of Education and The Persistence of a Silenced Debate: Reflections on the teaching of English
Jennifer Hennessy
(2021)
The Purpose of Education and The Persistence of a Silenced Debate: Reflections on the teaching of English
In The New Newbolt Report One Hundred Years of Teaching English in England;
Andrew Greene(Ed.)
London :
Routledge
Health education in the context of performance driven education: Challenges and opportunities
Moynihan S.;Hennessy J.;Mannix-Mc Namara P.
(2015)
Health education in the context of performance driven education: Challenges and opportunities
In Schools for Health and Sustainability: Theory, Research and Practice;
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9171-7_10
Health Education in the Context of Performance Driven Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Sharon Moynihan; Jennifer Hennessy and Patricia Mannix McNamara
(2015)
Health Education in the Context of Performance Driven Education: Challenges and Opportunities
In Schools for Health and Sustainability: Theory, Research and Practice;
london :
Springer
Health Education in the Context of Performance Driven Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Moynihan, S., Hennessy, J. and Mannix McNamara, P.
(2015)
Health Education in the Context of Performance Driven Education: Challenges and Opportunities
In Schools for Health and Sustainability - Theory, Research and Practice;
The Netherlands :
Springer
Using drama in education to develop pre-service English teachers' understanding and capacity in teaching social justice at post-primary level
Jennifer Hennessy
(2011)
Using drama in education to develop pre-service English teachers' understanding and capacity in teaching social justice at post-primary level
In Teaching Global Perspectives- Teacher Education and Development Education;
Dublin :
Liffey Press
Peer Reviewed Journals
Chasing every mark'. High stakes assessment and curriculum narrowing: The case of disciplinary literacy in the Irish secondary music classroom.
Hennessy, J., & Corr, S.
(2021)
Chasing every mark'. High stakes assessment and curriculum narrowing: The case of disciplinary literacy in the Irish secondary music classroom.
In British Journal Of Music Education;
DOI: 10.1017/S0265051721000176
Professional contraction and the growth of teacher confidence. Experiences in the teaching of poetry from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Hennessy, J., Marlow, N., Dymoke, S. & Alexander, J.
(2020)
Professional contraction and the growth of teacher confidence. Experiences in the teaching of poetry from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
In Oxford Review Of Education;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2020.1835627
Straddling the marshy divide: exploring pre-service teachers¿ attitudes towards teacher research
Hennessy J.;Lynch R.
(2019)
Straddling the marshy divide: exploring pre-service teachers¿ attitudes towards teacher research
In Educational Review;
DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2018.1459482
Exploring the Position of Curriculum Studies across the Continuum of Teacher Education in Ireland
Lynch, R., McCormack, O. and Hennessy, J.
(2017)
Exploring the Position of Curriculum Studies across the Continuum of Teacher Education in Ireland
In Irish Educational Studies Irish Educational Studies ;
[ULIR]
Learning to earn? The role of performance grades in higher education
Lynch, R,Hennessy, J
(2017)
Learning to earn? The role of performance grades in higher education
In Studies In Higher Education;
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2015.1124850
"I chose to become a teacher because". Exploring the factors influencing teaching choice amongst pre-service teachers in Ireland
Hennessy, J,Lynch, R
(2016)
"I chose to become a teacher because". Exploring the factors influencing teaching choice amongst pre-service teachers in Ireland
In Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education;
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2016.1183188
[ULIR]
Plastic people in pinstripe suits: an exploration of the views of Irish parents on the publication of school league tables
McCormack, O., Lynch, R. and Hennessy. J.
(2015)
Plastic people in pinstripe suits: an exploration of the views of Irish parents on the publication of school league tables
In Educational Studies;
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2015.1062080
Student teachers, socialisation, school placement and schizophrenia: The case of curriculum change
Gleeson J.;O'Flaherty J.;Galvin T.;Hennessy J.
(2015)
Student teachers, socialisation, school placement and schizophrenia: The case of curriculum change
In Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice;
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2014.968895
Student teachers, socialisation, school placement and schizophrenia: the case of curriculum change
Jim Gleeson; Tracy Galvin, Jooanne O' Flaherty and Jennifer Hennessy
(2014)
Student teachers, socialisation, school placement and schizophrenia: the case of curriculum change
In Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice;
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2014.968895
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
Hennessy J.;Mcnamara P.
(2013)
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
In English Teaching;
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
Hennessy, J.;Mcnamara, P.M.;
(2013)
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
In English Teaching;
The impact of task difficulty and performance scores on student engagement and progression
Lynch, R,Patten, JV,Hennessy, J
(2013)
The impact of task difficulty and performance scores on student engagement and progression
In Educational Research;
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2013.825165
[ULIR]
Acknowledging teacher professionalism in Ireland: the case for a Chartered Teacher initiative
Lynch, R,Hennessy, J,Gleeson, J
(2013)
Acknowledging teacher professionalism in Ireland: the case for a Chartered Teacher initiative
In Irish Educational Studies;
DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2013.854453
[ULIR]
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
Hennessy, J. and Mannix McNamara, P.
(2013)
At the altar of educational efficiency: Performativity and the role of the teacher
In English Teaching-Practice And Critique;
[ULIR]
'What rough beast?' Conceptualising the poetry teacher in Ireland through the eyes of the pupil
Hennessy J.;Mannix McNamara P.
(2012)
'What rough beast?' Conceptualising the poetry teacher in Ireland through the eyes of the pupil
In Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education;
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2012.724657
Educational Experience, Standardisation and Instrumentalism: A century of limited change
Jennifer Hennessy; Patricia Mannix McNamara
(2012)
Educational Experience, Standardisation and Instrumentalism: A century of limited change
In International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education;
What rough beast?' Conceptualising the poetry teacher in Ireland through the eyes of the pupil,
Hennessy, J. and Mannix McNamara, P.
(2012)
What rough beast?' Conceptualising the poetry teacher in Ireland through the eyes of the pupil,
In Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education;
[ULIR]
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of Senior Cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C; McNamara, PM
(2011)
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of Senior Cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
In English Teaching-Practice And Critique;
[ULIR]
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of senior cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
Hennessy, J.;Hinchion, C.;Mcnamara, P.M.;
(2011)
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of senior cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
In English Teaching;
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of senior cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
Hennessy J.;Hinchion C.;Mcnamara P.
(2011)
"The points, the points, the points": Exploring the impact of performance oriented education on the espoused values of senior cycle poetry teachers in Ireland
In English Teaching;
Packaging poetry? Pupils' perspectives of their learning experience within the post-primary poetry classroom
Hennessy, J; McNamara, PM
(2011)
Packaging poetry? Pupils' perspectives of their learning experience within the post-primary poetry classroom
In English In Education;
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-8845.2011.01102.x
Poetry and Pedagogy: Exploring the Opportunity for Epistemological and Affective Development within the Classroom Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal (LICEJ),
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C; Mannix-McNamara, P
(2010)
Poetry and Pedagogy: Exploring the Opportunity for Epistemological and Affective Development within the Classroom Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal (LICEJ),
In Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal;
Reading other Worlds, Reading my World
Hinchion, C. and Hennessy, J.
(2009)
Reading other Worlds, Reading my World
In Policy And Practice: A Development Education Review;
Conference Publications
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
McCormack, O; Lynch, R; Hennessy, J
(2015)
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
London International Conference on Education
Hennessy, J; Mannix McNamara, P.
(2011)
London International Conference on Education
Shoniregun, C.A; Akmayeva, G.A(Ed.)
Conference Contributions
Cyprus International Conference on Education
Hennessy, J and Mannix McNamara, P.
(2012)
Cyprus International Conference on Education
Kyrenia
Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus
Hennessy, J.
(2012)
Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus
University of Limerick
The Written Word: Writing, Publishing and Communication in Higher Education
Cleary, L; Hennessy, J
(2012)
The Written Word: Writing, Publishing and Communication in Higher Education
Galway
London International Conference on Education
Hennessy, J; Mannix McNamara, P.
(2011)
London International Conference on Education
London
The Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
Hennessy, J; Mannix-McNamara, P; Hinchion, C
(2010)
The Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
Dundalk
Canada International Conference on Education
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C.
(2010)
Canada International Conference on Education
Toronto
The National Association for the Teaching of English Annual Conference
Hennessy, J.
(2010)
The National Association for the Teaching of English Annual Conference
Leicester
Irish Aid Developmment Education Conference
Hennessy, J.
(2009)
Irish Aid Developmment Education Conference
University of Limerick
The Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C.
(2009)
The Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
Kilkenny
The National Association for the Teaching of English Annual Conference
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C.
(2009)
The National Association for the Teaching of English Annual Conference
Leicester
The British Educational Research Association Annual Conference
Hennessy, J; Hinchion, C.
(2009)
The British Educational Research Association Annual Conference
Manchester
Dissertations/Thesess
'Dissecting the Bird to Articulate the Song' Exploring the nature of teaching and learning poetry at Leaving Certificate Level in Ireland
Hennessy, J.
(2011)
'Dissecting the Bird to Articulate the Song' Exploring the nature of teaching and learning poetry at Leaving Certificate Level in Ireland
University of Limerick :
University of Limerick
Electronic Journals
Reading Other Worlds, Reading My World
Hinchion, C; Hennessy, J.
(2009)
Reading Other Worlds, Reading My World
In Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review;
Centre for Global Education :
Centre for Global Education