Prospective students should contact
Dr. Elaine Keane for details.
Recently completed M.Litt. theses within the School of Education, and in collaboration with the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) and the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), NUI Galway:
2009
Hanrahan, David Christopher.
The Philosopher King, the Gentleman of Leisure and the Challenge of Modernity: An Education to Serve the Needs of the State and An Education to Serve the Needs of the Individual.
[A philosophical and historical analysis of two diverse educational philosophies: the Educational Principles found in Plato's "Republic" and Aristotle's "Politics", which are Based upon Serving the Needs of the State, and the Challenge that Arose to those Principles from the Modern Concept of Serving the Needs of the Individual]. Supervisor: Dr. Tony Hall.
McCosker, Cathal.
Operation Conjugation! Digital Game-Based Learning in Languages Education. Supervisors: Dr. Tony Hall, School of Education, and Dr. Edward Curry, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI).
2008
Dervan, Siobhán.
Interaction Design for Technology-Enhanced Informal Learning in an Environmental Education Programme for Children. Supervisors: Dr. Veronica McCauley, Dr. Tony Hall, School of Education, and Dr. Sarah Knight, Environmental Change Institute (ECI).