Biography
Dr Orla McCormack is a Lecturer in Education in the School of Education and is the Programme Director for the Professional Master of Education. Her main teaching interests relate to Curriculum Policy and Reform, which she teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her research interests focus on curriculum issues, pre-service education, particularly reflective practice. She has coordinated a number of internationally and nationally funded research projects, including Tempus and Erasmus+ projects. She is currently PI on a Horizon 2020 project looking at Education Outside the Classroom and co-director on the External Evaluation of the Junior Cycle Framework. She jointly led a project funded by the ETB sector, exploring, for the first time, the characteristic spirit and core values of ETB schools
Research Interests
Curriculum reform, initial teacher education with a particular focus on reflective practice and values in publicly managed schools.
Teaching Interests
Curriculum, philosophical values underpinning curriculum selection, curriculum and cultural change, pre-service teachers views regarding teachers role in curriculum/curriculum change
Professional Activities
Education
- 2003 University of Limerick - Bachelor of Education
Publications
Books
Stop Talking and Do Something!The Young Social Innovators Programme: An Independent Evaluation
Gleeson, J; Ó Donnabháin, D; McCormack, O; O'Flaherty, J
(2008)
Stop Talking and Do Something!The Young Social Innovators Programme: An Independent Evaluation
(Ed.)
Dublin :
Liffey Press
Dublin
Book Chapters
An examination of pre-service teacher education students attitudes and experiences of examining development education issues into post-primary education
McCormack, O; O'Flaherty, J
(2009)
An examination of pre-service teacher education students attitudes and experiences of examining development education issues into post-primary education
In Ubuntu Network action research and other projects to integrate development education into Initial teacher education;
http://www.ubuntu.ie/ubuntu_e-book2009.html :
Ubuntu network
pp. 47-54
http://www.ubuntu.ie/ubuntu_e-book2009.html
Peer Reviewed Journals
Counterfactual mutation of critical classroom incidents: implications for reflective practice in initial teacher education
McGarr, O,McCormack, O
(2016)
Counterfactual mutation of critical classroom incidents: implications for reflective practice in initial teacher education
In European Journal Of Teacher Education;
pp. 36-52
DOI: 10.1080/02619768.2015.1066329
[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,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;
pp. 513-533
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2015.1062080
Introducing education for sustainable development into Egyptian schools
Sewilam, H,McCormack, O,Mader, M,Raouf, MA
(2015)
Introducing education for sustainable development into Egyptian schools
In Environment Development And Sustainability;
pp. 221-238
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9597-7
Reflecting to Conform? Exploring Irish Student Teachers' Discourses in Reflective Practice
McGarr, O,McCormack, O
(2014)
Reflecting to Conform? Exploring Irish Student Teachers' Discourses in Reflective Practice
In Journal Of Educational Research;
pp. 267-280
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2013.807489
[ULIR]
Curriculum, culture, ideology and ownership: the case of the Exploring Masculinities programme
McCormack, O,Gleeson, J
(2012)
Curriculum, culture, ideology and ownership: the case of the Exploring Masculinities programme
In Irish Educational Studies;
pp. 397-414
DOI: 10.1080/03323315.2012.673909
Attitudes of parents of young men towards the inclusion of sexual orientation and homophobia on the Irish post-primary curriculum
McCormack, O; Gleeson, J
(2010)
Attitudes of parents of young men towards the inclusion of sexual orientation and homophobia on the Irish post-primary curriculum
In Gender And Education;
pp. 385-400
DOI: 10.1080/09540250903474608
An examination of pre-service teacher education student's attitudes and experiences of including development education issues in post-primary schools
McCormack, O; O'Flaherty, J
(2010)
An examination of pre-service teacher education student's attitudes and experiences of including development education issues in post-primary schools
In Teaching And Teacher Education;
pp. 1132-1139
Conference Publications
Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference, Galway, Ireland.
Guilfoyle, L., Erduran, S., & McCormack, O.
(2016)
Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference, Galway, Ireland.
European Conference of Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Guilfoyle, L., Erduran, S., & McCormack, O.
(2016)
European Conference of Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.
First European Regional Conference of the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group,
Guilfoyle, L., Erduran, S., & McCormack, O.
(2016)
First European Regional Conference of the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group,
Flensburg, Germany
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
McCormack, O; Lynch, R; Hennessy, J
(2015)
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
New Perspectives in Science Education
McManus B., O'Dwyer, A., Childs, P., Broggy, J., McCormack, O., Dunne, P., Harley-Warnock, M., Kingston, S., Ryan, P.
(2014)
New Perspectives in Science Education
Annual Conference of American Eduational Research Association
Gleeson J & McCormack, O
(2010)
Annual Conference of American Eduational Research Association
Conference Contributions
Education Studies Association of Ireland National Conference
Guilfoyle, L; Erduran, S; McCormack, O.
(2016)
Education Studies Association of Ireland National Conference
Galway
American Education Research Association
Gleeson, J. & McCormack, O
American Education Research Association
Published Reports
Religion, Diversity and Publically Managed Schools in Ireland: Democracy, Empowerment and Student/Teacher Responsibility'
O'Flaherty, J. McCormack, O.
(2013)
Religion, Diversity and Publically Managed Schools in Ireland: Democracy, Empowerment and Student/Teacher Responsibility'
Naas :
ETBI
'Religion, Diversity and Publicly-managed Schools in Ireland
O'Flaherty, J., McCormack, O.
(2012)
'Religion, Diversity and Publicly-managed Schools in Ireland
Naas :
ETBI
Non Published Reportss
Report on research funded by the Gender Equality Unit
McCormack, O; Gleeson, J
(2010)
Report on research funded by the Gender Equality Unit
(Ed.)
Gender Equality Unit, DES :
Gender Equality Unit, DES
Developmental Education Resource Pack
Hogan, D; Liddy, M; O'Flaherty, J; McCormack, O
(2007)
Developmental Education Resource Pack
(Ed.)
University of Liemrick :
Ubuntu Network
University of Liemrick