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John Carroll

John-Carroll-1

Contact

Telephone
01 853 5182
Location
St Mary's, Room 223

Rannóg

Department of Policy Practice

Role

Assistant Lecturer in History and Policy of Education/Léachtóir cúnta i Stair agus Polasaí an Oideachas

Biography

A graduate of Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick and accredited with the Teaching Council, John has worked as a primary school teacher in a variety of education settings in Ireland. He holds a Master's degree from the Institute of Education at University College London for original research within the discipline of History of Education. In 2020 John was awarded the prestigious John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship from Maynooth University for his proposal to examine Irish teacher identity in nineteenth century Ireland. He has presented papers internationally at the History of Education Society Conference UK, and most recently at the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) Budapest. John is currently employed at Marino Institute as Assistant Lecturer in History and Policy of Education, where he teaches on the B.Ed, B.Oid and B.Sc. Education Studies programmes.

Qualifications

John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholar, Maynooth University, Ireland.

MA Education, Institute of Education, University College London

B.Ed. Hons Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick

Teaching

Programme

Module Code

Module Name

Role

B.Ed.

ED8109

Philosophical and Historical Understandings of Education I

Lecturer

B.Ed

ED8214

Curriculum and Assessment in Education

Lecturer

B.Oid

BO8045

Tuiscintí Fealsúnacha is Stairiúla ar an Oideachas

Léachtóir

 

BO8149

Tuiscint Stairiúil ar an Oideachas 

Léachtóir

B.Sc. Ed. Studies

ES8306

Understanding Irish Education and Policy

Lecturer

B.Sc. Ed. Studies

ES8202

Contemporary Issues and Controversies in Irish Education

Lecturer

 

Publications and other outputs

 

Thesis

 

Carroll, J. (2020). The Irish teacher: Nationalist contributions in the nineteenthcentury. [Unpublished Masters thesis]. University College London.

 

Conference Contributions

 

Carroll, J. (2023, July 18-21). The Irish schoolteacher: Actors and agents for change in the 19th century. [Paper presentation]. ISCHE 44, Budapest.

Carroll, J. (2022, November 18-20). Pedagogical Hardware in the Irish Teachers’ Journal 1868-1888. [Paper presentation]. HES UK, Exeter.

Carroll, J. (2022, August 31-September 1). Pedagogical Hardware in the Irish Teachers’ Journal 1868-1888. [Paper presentation]. ISCHE 43, Milan.

Carroll, J. (2021, June 14-25). The Irish Teacher: Identity and Nationalism, 1868-1870. [Paper presentation]. ISCHE 42, Online.

Carroll, J. (2021, November 5-7). The Irish Teacher: Identity and Nationalism, 1868-1870. [Paper presentation]. HES UK, Birmingham.

 

Research/Professional Interests

History and policy of education in Ireland 19th/20th century. Teacher identity historically and contemporaneously. An Ghaeilge. Local history.  Language and literacy in primary school.

Awards

John and Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship 2020-2024

Membership

History of Education Society UK