Biography
Associate Professor in Education
Micro-Teaching Coordinator Academic Coordinator Ubuntu Network
Dr. Joanne O'Flaherty: PhD, (BSc) Physical Education, is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, University of Limerick. Joanne qualified as a Physical Education & English teacher and worked in a variety of educational settings, including the formal post-primary sector and the NGO sector, before joining the UL faculty. She is involved in coordinating and disseminating different education modules offered by the School of Education at both undergraduate and post-graduate level. Currently she is responsible for the Coordination of the Micro-Teaching Program (a lab-based practicum experience prior to school placement which focuses on the development of a number of competencies and practices of the beginning teacher). Joanne also acts as the Academic Coordinator of the Ubuntu Network, which seeks to foster the integration of global competencies in teacher preparation (see www.ubuntu.ie). Her research interests include pre-service teacher education, moral development, SEL and social justice education and she has published in these areas.
Research Interests
Research interests:Moral decision-making/SEL
Social Justice Education
Research Supervision
I am responsible for the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in research studies.
Current PhD Research Postgraduate Students:
Tracy Galvin: Meaning engaement of young prople who attend programmes outside of the formal school context - comparison of two sites. (Co-supervised with Prof. Jim Gleeson).
Current Research Projects:
- Learning the impact of emotion skills during pre-service teacher education - a longitudinal study (with Dr. Roisin Corcoran).
- Ubuntu Network: Towards a sustainable model for integrating Development Education (DE) into post-primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) (with Deirdre Hogan).
- Characteristic Spirit in Publicly-Managed Schools (with Dr. Orla McCormack).
- Current & Future Self as Teacher (with Prof. Paul Conway)
*Irish Aid 2020 - 359,045 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
*Irish Aid 2019 - 177,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* Ubuntu Network 2018-2019 - 7,440 *Irish Aid 2018 - 145,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
*Irish Aid 2017 - 140,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* IRC New Horizons Starter Grant 2016 73,000. Emotion skills development in Initial Teacher Education'
* Irish Aid 2016 - 130,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* Irish Aid 2015 - 130,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* ETBI, ETBs nationally 2015 65,000 (with Dr Orla McCormack). Characteristic Spirit of Publicly Managed Schools in Ireland'
* Trocaire 2015 - 6,500 Development Education media resource'
* ETBI, ETBs nationally 2014 54,000 (with Dr. Orla McCormack). Characteristic Spirit of Publicly Managed Schools in Ireland'
* Irish Aid 2014 - 140,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* Irish Aid 2013 - 160,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* Irish Aid 2012 - 185,000 (with Ms. Deirdre Hogan). Integration of Development Education in Initial Teacher Education'
* IVEA 2012 - 16, 000 (with Dr. Orla McCormack). Religion and Moral Development in publicly managed schools'
* International Travel Recipient Award (2010) - American Educational Research Association
* NAIRTL Funding 2010 - 5000 (with Dr. Elaine Doyle)
* Ubuntu Network 2006 2008: University of Limerick 1,750 to the applicant for project entitled A Study Of Pre-Service Teacher Education Students' Experiences Of And Attitudes Towards Integration Of Development Education Into Their Teaching' (with Dr Orla McCormack.
* Young Social Innovators 2006 2007 Young Social Innovators 30,000 to the Curriculum Evaluation and Policy Research Unit (with Dr. Jim Gleeson, Dr. Diarmuid O' Donnabháin and Dr. Orla McCormack).
* Seed Funding 2005 2008: University of Limerick 6,000 to the applicant for PhD research project entitled Longitudinal Study of Levels of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Students in an Irish University'.
* Seed Funding 2002 2005: University of Limerick 6,750 to the applicant for Master research project entitled Longitudinal Study of Levels of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Students in an Irish University'.
* Research Scholarship Funding 2003 2004: Department of Education and Professional Studies, University of Limerick 2,000 for Masters Research project entitled Longitudinal Study of Levels of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Students in an Irish University'.
Professional Activities
Consultancy
- - Quantitative Data Analysis
- - Research Methods - Quantitative/Qualitative Data Collection