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Dr Clíona Murray

BA, PGDIP, MA.,PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer Below The Bar
E: cliona.murray@nuigalway.ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Dr. Clíona Murray is a lecturer at the School of Education, NUI Galway. She teaches sociology of education, sociolinguistics and MFL methodology and coordinates the practitioner research module on the Máistir Gairmiúil san Oideachas. Her research interests include education policy studies, teacher professionalism, social inclusion, narrative theory and feminist philosophy. A graduate of NUI Galway, UCL Institute of Education and Maynooth University, her doctoral research examined the interplay of education policy and teacher identity. Clíona worked as a post-primary teacher of French and German prior to taking up her current position.

Research Interests

Research interests include:
Education policy studies
Teacher professionalism
Social inclusion
Narrative inquiry
Feminist theory

Published Reports

  Year Publication
(2019) Report on Public Consultation on Exemptions from the Study of Irish in Schools.
Flynn, N.; Murray, C.; Lynch, A. & Davitt, E. (2019) Report on Public Consultation on Exemptions from the Study of Irish in Schools. Department of Education and Skills, Dublin. [Details]
(2017) An Independent Review to Identify Supports and Barriers for Lone Parents in Accessing Higher Education and to Examine Measures to Increase Participation.
Byrne, D.; Murray, C. (2017) An Independent Review to Identify Supports and Barriers for Lone Parents in Accessing Higher Education and to Examine Measures to Increase Participation. Department of Education and Skills, Dublin. [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2019) Examining European Cultural Identity through Interdisciplinary Methods,
Murray, C. & Lynch, A. (2019) Language education policy: insights into identity. [Oral Presentation], Examining European Cultural Identity through Interdisciplinary Methods, Queen's University, Belfast , 29-NOV-19 - 29-NOV-19. [Details]
(2018) Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference: Narrating Neo-Liberalism in an Irish Context,
Murray, C. (2018) Powerful Narratives, Narratives of Power: Teacher professionalism and education policy in the context of Irish post-primary education. [Refereed Abstracts], Irish Narrative Inquiry Conference: Narrating Neo-Liberalism in an Irish Context, Institute of Technology Sligo , 19-APR-18 - 20-APR-18. [Details]
(2017) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference,
Murray, C. (2017) (Re)constructing the teacher: a study of teacher identity in post-primary education in Ireland. [Refereed Abstracts], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, University College Cork, Cork , 20-APR-17 - 22-APR-17. [Details]
(2016) European Conference on Educational Research: Emerging Researchers Conference,
Murray, C. (2016) Education policy and teacher identity: a feminist narrative study in the Irish post-primary context. [Refereed Abstracts], European Conference on Educational Research: Emerging Researchers Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin , 22-AUG-16 - 23-AUG-16. [Details]
(2015) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference,
Murray, C. (2015) A study of the relationships between teacher identity and education change in the context of post-primary education. [Poster Presentation], Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth University, Kildare , 10-APR-15 - 11-APR-15. [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2014 John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship Maynooth University

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Member /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
School of Education Teaching and Learning Committee Member 01-FEB-19 /
School of Education Research Committee Member 01-FEB-19 /
Teaching Council Research Engagement Group Member 01-JAN-15 / 01-JUN-16

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2019 Maynooth University PhD Education
2012 UCL Institute of Education MA (Distinction) Social Justice and Education
2008 NUI Galway Postgraduate Diploma Education (Post-primary teaching)
2006 NUI Galway BA International (Hons) French and German

Languages

  Language
Irish
German
French

Community Engagement

  Title Type From / To
Teaching (e.g. Service learning / comunity based learning) Tutor (volunteer) /

Other Activities

  Description

Teaching Council of Ireland: Member of the education advisor panel for the assessment of qualifications obtained overseas.

Teaching Interests

Sociology of education; sociolinguistics; MFL methodology; practitioner research; qualitative research methods.

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2019 Nua-Theangacha: Bliain 1 ED6147
2019 Nua-Theangacha: Bliain 2 ED6247
2019 Taighde Cleachtadh-Bhunaithe ED6231
2019 Eolaíochtaí Oideachais 2 ED6230
2019 Eolaíochtaí Oideachais 1 ED6130