Caitriona Cosgrave
Contact
- Telephone
- 353 1 8535140
- Email
- ccosgrave@mie.ie
- Location
- P.E. Office, beside gym, Nagle Rice Building
Rannog/Section
The Arts, Religious Education and Physical Education
Qualifications
B.Ed (Hons), M.Ed (Hons) (Early Childhood Education: ‘Teaching Physical Education in the Infant Classes’)
Teaching
- Physical Education Department; coordinating, teaching and assessing Physical Education to undergraduate and Post-graduate students (2001 to date)
- Physical Education Elective co-ordinator.
- Teaching on Module 1 of PE elective ‘Cluichí Gaelacha sa Bhunscoil’
- Coordinating extra-curricular Physical Education and sports courses
- Summer Courses in Physical Education 2006, 2007, 2008 in Coláiste Mhuire Marino Institute of Education
Research / Professional Interests
- Committee member of Irish Primary Physical Education Association (IPPEA)
- Currently involved in a Teacher Professional Community (TPC) in Physical Education with the IPPEA and Drumcondra Education Centre
- Committee member of Colleges of Education Physical Education Consortium (CEPEC) which seeks to strengthen Physical Education links between the Colleges of Education
- Currently involved in research with St. Patrick’s College regarding student teachers perspectives on primary Physical Education
- Research interests include PE in Early Years Education and teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards primary PE
Publications
- (2005) ‘Physical Education in Early Childhood’: 8th National Coaching Forum, University of Limerick
- (2007) ‘Outdoor and Adventure activities in the Primary School’: Irish Primary PE Association Annual Conference, Colaiste Mhuire, Marino Institute of Education
- (2007) ‘Teaching Physical Education in Junior and Senior Infants: practices and perspectives’: PEPAYS Forum, University of Limerick
- (2007) ‘Physical Education in the Infant Class’: Early Childhood Summer course, Coláiste Mhuire Marino Institute of Education
- (2008)’Teaching Co-operative activities in the Primary School’: Irish Primary PE Association Annual Conference, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick