Category - SIGs

Educational Action Research SIG Event (NEARIMeet)

The Spring NEARIMeet theme is Educational Action Research in Schools, with an incredible discussion panel that promises to inspire, challenge, and ignite fresh ideas. Join us on March 20th at 18:30 Irish Time for an engaging...

Critical and Feminist SIG event

Seminar 6: Worlding Approaches in Early Childhood: pursuing multispecies flourishing on a damaged planet Join the Critical and Feminist SIG group for their first event of 2025. It will be a fireside chat. Wednesday 19th February...

Northern Networks: Inclusive Education

The Northern Networks series got off to a sparkling start on October 21st, 2024. Northern Networks is an exciting new collaboration between the SIGs here at ESAI, the Networks of the Scottish Educational Research Association...

Educational Action Research SIG: NEARIMeet

      The Educational Action Research (NEARI) SIG is convening a public meeting (NEARIMeet) for everyone interested in action research, practitioner research or teaching action research. The theme of the meeting is...

Research in Lifelong Guidance Honorary SIG

Further details are available here. Research In Lifelong Guidance Honorary Special Interest Group: Annual Report 2023 Research In Lifelong Guidance Honorary Special Interest Group: Annual Report 2024 2024 has been a busy ...

Critical and Feminist (C&F) SIG Annual Report 2023

Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Summary Report December 2023 ESAI Critical and Feminist Research Policy Analysis – Special Interest Group (C&F ESAI SIG) The ESAI C&F SIG marks a collaborative...

Curriculum Studies SIG: Roundtable Event

The Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group will hold a round table discussion on Monday 23 October. It will be a space where policy, practice and research come together in unique and innovative ways. When: Monday, October 23...

Evidence-Informed Educational Policy and Practice SIG

Governments and supranational organizations are increasingly adopting approaches to enhance decision-making processes in publicly funded entities, including education. One prominent approach is to provide stakeholders, such as...

FETSIG (Further Education and Training SIG)

The FETSIG (Further Education and Training Special Interest Group) includes members from the HEIFET Forum who will provide the capability and capacity for research in FET settings and research on teaching adults that will be...

Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group

ESAI Curriculum Studies Special Interest Group Curriculum Studies SIG Maynooth University in collaboration with colleagues in Dublin City University (DCU), University of Limerick (UL), Mary Immaculate College, and Trinity College...

Inclusive Education

The Inclusive Education SIG was convened by Dr. Margaret Egan with partners, representing all HEIs in Ireland, including its current Executive Committee members, Dr. Kevin Cahill (UCC), Prof. Ml. Shevlin (TCD), Deirdre Forde...

Gender and Sexuality Research in Education SIG

The Gender and Sexuality Research in Education SIG aims to provide a forum for researchers and educators to showcase and celebrate the important, interdisciplinary and innovative work in this quickly expanding international...

Educational Action Research Special Interest Group

Network for Educational Action Research Ireland SIG – NEARI SIG  The SIG will focus on: strengthening the rigour of action research for accreditation and enhancing institutional standards ethical issues, in particular on...

Biology Educational Special Interest Group (SIG)

The purpose of this Biology Education SIG is to bring together representations from different stakeholders in biology education (teachers, scientists, teacher educators, educational researchers, professional development bodies)...

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 2020-2022

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at ESAI Following a call for proposals in late 2019, ESAI was delighted to support some new Special Interest Groups (SIGs). These SIGs were established with a view to supporting current and future...

Curriculum Studies SIG

Curriculum Studies special interest group led by Majella Dempsey (Maynooth University) with partners Anne Looney and Audrey Doyle (Dublin City University) Damian Murchan, (Trinity College, Dublin) and John O’Reilly (University...

Inclusive Education SIG

The founding members, representing all HEIs in Ireland, would like call upon those interested, to join the newly formed ESAI Inclusive Education SIG.  Our SIG aims to clearly highlight an educational research focus and provide a...

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