Dr Aoife Titley

    Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education

    School of Education
    3rd
    310

    Biography

    Dr Aoife Titley is the lecturer in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education. Before becoming a teacher educator, she worked as an education researcher and a post-primary teacher. Her research in the community and voluntary sector includes projects for organisations such as the Irish Traveller Movement, the Africa Centre, Debt and Development Coalition, Poetry Ireland, Carlow County Development Partnership and Extern Ireland/ HSE. She has also been involved in the design and development of numerous publications for primary schools, including for Amnesty International Ireland, and the Moral Education Curriculum of the United Arab Emirates (Pearson).

    Prior to joining the Froebel Department as the DICE Lecturer in 2013, Aoife was also the Programme Manager of the DICE Project for three years, of which the then Froebel College of Education was a partner institution. The DICE Project is a national strategic programme funded by Irish Aid which supports the embedding of development education and intercultural education into initial teacher education in Ireland. Further information is available at www.diceproject.ie.

    Aoife has a doctorate in teacher education from the Institute of Education in Dublin City University (DCU). The empirical research for her dissertation explored the experiences of minoritized ethnic young people interested in pursuing a career in primary teaching. In addition to diversifying the primary teaching profession in Ireland, her other research interests include international service learning (sending programmes), GCE policy and practice, and social activism in primary schools.

    Dr. Aoife Titley is the Co-Chairperson of the MU Sanctuary Committee, a collaborative community and cross-departmental initiative, working to make Maynooth University an inclusive space for students from asylum seeking and refugee backgrounds.

    Aoife represents the Froebel Department on the Advisory Committee for the new Framework for the Recognition of Qualification to teach Ethical, Multi-Belief and Values Education (EMBVE) coordinated by Educate Together (ET) and the Education and Training Board Ireland (ETBI). Aoife is also the Froebel Coordinator of the Certificate in Global Citizenship Education, a specialised learning experience in global citizenship education (GCE) for educators and practitioners. This certificate is a cross-departmental Level 9 programme led by the Department of International Development and further information is available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/postgraduate-studies/courses/certificate-global-citizenship-education. 


    Research Interests

    • Development education policy and practice
    • Intercultural education policy and practice
    • Diversifying teacher education
    • Activism in primary schools
    • International service learning (sending programmes) 
    • Human rights education

    Research Projects

    Title Role Description Start date End date Amount
    The real and perceived barriers to initial teacher education for young people from minoritized ethnic backgrounds Principal Investigator 04/01/2019 10/12/2020
    The Froebel HOPE Teacher Education Partnership: Reflections on Teaching and Learning Principal Investigator 04/01/2019 03/01/2020

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2020 Aoife Titley (2020) '‘Africa as pedagogical playground: Problematising sending programmes for teachers’' In: Challenging perceptions of Africa in schools: Critical approaches to global justice education. (Eds) O'Toole, B., Joseph, E., & Nyaluke, D. London : Routledge.

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2023 Aoife Titley (2023) N/a Invited speaker at the INTO/ Turn to Teaching showcase event about diversity in the teaching profession. ‘A snapshot of teaching: Insights from a PhotoVoice Project’ Maynooth University, .
    2023 Aoife Titley and Laura Thornton (2023) N/a Conference presentation at the International Froebel Conference. ‘Framing values: Insights from a PhotoVoice project with international service learning partners in Kolkata’ Maynooth University, .
    2023 Aoife Titley (2023) N/a Conference presentation at the International Froebel Conference. ‘Deferred, denied, and dying dreams’: The visual narratives of minoritized ethnic young people interested in pursuing primary teaching as a career Maynooth University, .
    2023 Aoife Titley (2023) N/a Invited speaker to online webinar for input on anti-racism and GCE with Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) Irish Development Education Association, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a Invited speaker at Institute for Anti-Racism and Black Studies webinar. ‘Introduction to Critical Race Theory and Counter-Storytelling’ Institute of Anti-Racism and Black Studies, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a ‘Under-exposure: Exploring the PhotoVoice narratives and ‘deferred dreams’ of minoritized ethnic young people pursuing primary teaching’. Biographic, Narrative and Lifecourse Research Group (BNLR) of the Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) Conference Sociological Association of Ireland, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a 'Shifting Perspectives - From North-South to the Global in Global Citizenship Education’: Invited speaker (co-presenting with Laura Thornton) for Social Justice Week event with Eilish Dillon in Department of International Development Maynooth University, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a Invited speaker at DCU showcase: ‘The possibilities and challenges of integrating authentic migrant & minority voices into teacher education Dublin City University, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a ‘Listening through the lens: Photo counter-stories of minoritized ethnic young people interested in pursuing a career in primary teaching in Ireland’. ATEE conference in Marino Institute of Education. Theme: Migrant teachers and teaching without borders Marino Institute of Education, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a ‘PhotoVoice counter-stories of minoritized ethnic young people interested in pursuing a career in teaching’. DICE Conference: Global Citizenship Education in a changing policy landscape Maynooth University, .
    2022 Aoife Titley (2022) N/a ‘Deferred, denied and dying dreams’: The continuum of barriers to initial teacher education for young people from minoritized ethnic backgrounds. Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI Annual Conference) University of Limerick, .
    2021 Aoife Titley (2021) N/a ‘Creative qualitative methods: Introduction to PhotoVoice’. Invited speaker, DCU Doctoral Studies Webinar Dublin City University, .
    2021 Aoife Titley and Laura Thornton (2021) ‘Froebel teachers in Kolkata: Reflections on readiness to teach within, through and for social justice’ International Froebel Conference University of Edinburgh, .
    2021 Aoife Titley (2021) ‘Diversifying Irish Curricula: Best Practices and Challenges of Inclusive Programmes’ International Society of Political Psychology Annual Conference (Education Panel) Online event, .
    2021 Aoife Titley (2021) ‘Putting transformative pedagogy and social justice on the agenda in Froebelian initial teacher education’ International Froebel Conference University of Edinburgh, .
    2021 Aoife Titley (2021) ‘A snapshot of teaching: Using PhotoVoice as counter-storytelling to capture the narratives of minoritized ethnic young people interested in primary teaching’ Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference (Education Panel) Online event, .
    2020 Aoife Titley (2020) National Arts in Education Portal Conference 'Diversity and Arts Education': In conversation with Kit de Waal and Leanne McDonagh Online event, .
    2019 Aoife Titley (2019) Diversifying teaching through 'doubled' research practice: Reflections on recruitment Diversity in Teaching Symposium National University of Ireland, Galway, .
    2019 Aoife Titley (2019) ‘Mapping the barriers to initial teacher education for young people from minoritized ethnic backgrounds’ Strengthening the practice of Intercultural Education in Primary Schools Dublin City University, .
    2018 Aoife Titley (2018) ‘Teach for Tomorrow – Education for sustainable development in the classroom’ Educate Together National Conference Science Gallery, Trinity College, .
    2017 Aoife Titley (2017) ‘Using Critical Participatory Action Research frameworks to empower minoritized young people in the research process’ NEARI Action Research Seminar Maynooth University, .
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) ‘Holding practitioners hostage? The challenges of reductive development education for initial teacher educators’ Annual Postgraduate Conference, DCU Dublin City University, .
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) ‘Educational othering from the inside: The presence and absence of Irish Travellers in the Intercultural Education Strategy’ Educational Studies Association Ireland Annual Conference Maynooth, .
    2014 Aoife Titley (2014) ‘Towards an axiology of development education for eudaimonic well-being in Irish primary schools’ Social. Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Network Conference Dublin City University, .
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) ‘Think Globally, Teach Locally: Transformative pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education’ Wexford Education Centre Annual Research Conference Wexford Education Centre, .
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) ‘Le Chéile – a voluntary summer club for children living in direct provision’ SCOTENS Annual Conference Limerick, .
    2015 Aoife Titley and Therese Hegarty (2015) ‘Putting racism on the agenda in initial teacher education in Ireland: Utilising a pedagogy of discomfort to name privilege and support transformative pedagogy’ Centre for Racial Equality, Scotland University of Edinburgh, .
    2014 Aoife Titley and Rosalind Duke (2014) ‘The significance of intercultural education as a starting point for student’s active engagement with global justice issues’ Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) Conference DSAI, Kimmage, .
    2013 Aoife Titley (2013) ‘Longitudinal research with resettled refugees: A case study of the Carlow Rohingya refugee resettlement programme’ ICMC Refugee Resettlement Conference Brussels, Belgium, .
    2013 Aoife Titley and Therese Hegarty (2013) ‘Development education and School Placement: Guidelines for Good Practice’ IASSEE Conference Dublin City University, .
    2012 Aoife Titley and Mooka Mukela (2012) ‘Inclusive Education: Putting the learner at the heart of education’ Zambia Ireland Teacher Education Partnership (ZITEP) Conference Lusaka, Zambia, .
    2011 Aoife Titley and Deirdre O'Rourke (2011) ‘Using social psychology to understand anti-Traveller bias in Ireland’ Development and Intercultural Education (DICE) Conference Dublin City University, .
    2010 Aoife Titley (2010) ‘Whole-school approaches to intercultural education’ English Language Teachers Association (ELSTA) Conference Marino Institute of Education, .

    Guidelines for Practice

    Year Publication
    2018 Gavigan, C., Titley, A. Doohan, J., Galvin, P. & Diskin, M. (2018) Qatar 2022: Fair or Foul? A cross-curricular human rights resource for fifth and sixth class. [Guidelines for Practice]
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) Making Global Connections: Friendship Week Activity Pack for Primary Schools. [Guidelines for Practice]
    2014 Aoife Titley with the DICE Network (2014) Good practice in development education in primary schools: Guidelines for school placement tutors. [Guidelines for Practice]
    2013 Therese Hegarty and Aoife Titley (2013) Intercultural events in Schools and Colleges. [Guidelines for Practice]

    Technical Publication

    Year Publication
    2017 Aoife Titley - Contributing author and editor (2017) Moral Education Curriculum of the United Arab Emirates. [Technical Publication]

    Other Journal

    Year Publication
    2016 Martin, M. Sleeman, S. & Titley, A. (2016) 'Ireland: Development and Intercultural Education' Genealogy, .

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2015 Aoife Titley (2015) Understanding well-being in changing times: The role of SPHE . In: Collins, B., Kavanagh, A, & Moynihan, S eds. Development education as an axiology of well-being in the primary school
    2014 O’Sullivan, C., Moynihan, S., Collins, B., Hayes, G. & Titley, A. (2014) The Future of SPHE: Problems and Possibilities The Future of SPHE: Problems and Possibilities

    Published Report

    Year Publication
    2012 Aoife Titley (2012) Longitudinal evaluations of the Carlow Rohingya Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 separate reports 2009-2012). Pobal, .
    2011 Aoife Titley (2011) A review of the Cavan Traveller Primary Healthcare Project. Extern Ireland/ HSE, .
    2011 Aoife Titley (2011) Debt and Development Coalition Ireland: A development education review. Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, .
    2010 Aoife Titley (2010) The Africa Centre: A development education review. The Africa Centre, .
    2009 Aoife Titley (2009) The Yellow Flag Programme: Handbook for primary schools. The Irish Traveller Movement, .
    2009 Aoife Titley (2009) The Yellow Flag Programme: An intercultural education project for schools. The Irish Traveller Movement, .
    2008 Yau, N. and Titley, A. (2008) The needs of migrants and their families in Tralee. Partnership Trá Lí, .
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    Professional Associations

    Description Function From / To
    DICE Network of Lecturers To collaborate with the DICE Lecturers in partner institutions including DCU Institute of Education, Marino Institute of Education and Mary Immaculate College Limerick. 15/03/2011 -
    Sociological Association of Ireland Member 01/12/2020 -
    Froebel HOPE Teacher Education Partnership Committee member and coordinator of research 01/09/2018 -
    Castaheany Education Together NS, Ongar, Dublin 15 Member of the Board of Management 07/06/2017 - 01/10/2020
    Scoil Choilm CNS, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 Member of the Board of Management 01/09/2017 -

    Committees

    Committee Function From / To
    MU Social Justice Committee Committee member 04/10/2018 -
    Irish Froebel Network Committee Member 31/03/2021 -
    MU Sanctuary Committee Co-chairperson 04/10/2018 -
    DICE Steering Committee Secretary 04/02/2014 -
    Froebel Week Organising Committee Social Justice events coordinator 01/09/2017 -

    Other Activities

    Description
    Partnership initiatives developed with: - Voluntary Service International - Kildare Traveller Action Project - GOAL - Trócaire - Amnesty International Ireland - Turn to Teaching - Kid's Own Publishing Partnership

    Outreach Activities

    Organisation Type Description
    'Iolar' Activity Camps Civic Society 'Iolar' Mid-term and summer activity camps organised for the children of asylum seekers in the Mosney Direct Provision Centre.

    Teaching Interests

    Core teaching subject: Global Citizenship Education

    Encompassing:  

    • Intercultural and anti-racism education
    • Development education
    • Human rights education
    • Education for sustainable development 

    GCE integrated teaching provided in:

    • SPHE
    • Sociology of Education 
    • Visual Art
    • Maths
    • Placement Learning 
    • Challenges in Pupil Care
    • Inclusive Education
    • English Literacy