Dr Suzanne O’Keeffe
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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| Contested Childhoods across Borders and Boundaries: A North-South Comparative Study | Collaborator / Researcher | / | 01-JUN-19 | 30-JUN-20 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2020 | 'Exploring teacher identity using poststructural tools'
O'Keeffe, S;Skerritt, C (2020) 'Exploring teacher identity using poststructural tools'. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, [DOI] [Details] |
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| 2019 | 'Transforming the Lives of Early Childhood Teachers, Autistic Children and their Families: Findings and Recommendations from an Evaluation of a Programme of Continuing Professional Development'
Ring, E.; O'Sullivan, L.; O'Keeffe, S.; Ferris, F. and Wall, E. (2019) 'Transforming the Lives of Early Childhood Teachers, Autistic Children and their Families: Findings and Recommendations from an Evaluation of a Programme of Continuing Professional Development'. The Adult Learner, [full-text] [Details] |
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| 2018 | 'Experiences of care labour, gender and work for men who teach young children'
O'Keeffe, S (2018) 'Experiences of care labour, gender and work for men who teach young children'. Palgrave Communications, 4 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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| 2018 | 'Gendered positionality among Irish male primary teachers: the staff room as a site of performative masculinity'
O'Keeffe S.;Deegan J. (2018) 'Gendered positionality among Irish male primary teachers: the staff room as a site of performative masculinity'. Irish Educational Studies, 37 (3):373-389 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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| 2016 | 'What are male teachers’ understandings of masculinities?—An exploration of sex, gender and bodies in Irish primary schools'
O'Keeffe S. (2016) 'What are male teachers’ understandings of masculinities?—An exploration of sex, gender and bodies in Irish primary schools'. Palgrave Communications, 2 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2017 | 'How do you teach like a man?'
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) 'How do you teach like a man?' Irish National Teachers Organisation Magazine, (168) :52-53. [full-text] [Details] |
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| 2014 | 'Why the decline in male primary school teachers?'
O'Keeffe, S. (2014) 'Why the decline in male primary school teachers?' Irish National Teachers Organisation Magazine, (148) :43-44. [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2017 | HOW DO YOU TEACH LIK E A MAN? POLITICS AN D PERCEPTIONS OF MEN WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) HOW DO YOU TEACH LIK E A MAN? POLITICS AN D PERCEPTIONS OF MEN WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN . In: Dr. Ramandeep Kaur Chhina eds. Academic International Conference on Multidisciplinary Studies and Education London, , pp.6-13 [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | ESAI Conference 2019.
O'Keeffe, S. (2019) ESAI Conference 2019. [Oral Presentation], Education in Times of Change, Choice and Challenge, Radisson Blu Hotel, Sligo, Ireland , 11-APR-19 - 13-APR-19 [Details] |
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| 2019 | TEPE Conference 2019.
O'Keeffe, S. (2019) TEPE Conference 2019. [Oral Presentation], QUALITY TEACHERS AND QUALITY TEACHER EDUCATION: RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE, Poland , 16-MAY-19 - 18-MAY-19 [Details] |
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| 2018 | 2018 TEPE Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2018) 2018 TEPE Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘Recruiting and Educating the Best Teachers: Policy, Professionalism and Pedagogy’, Braga, Portugal , 17-MAY-18 - 19-MAY-18 [Details] |
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| 2018 | 2018 AERA Annual Meeting.
O'Keeffe, S. (2018) 2018 AERA Annual Meeting. [Oral Presentation], 'The Dreams, Possibilities, and Necessity of Public Education', New York, USA , 13-APR-18 - 17-APR-18 [Details] |
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| 2017 | 2017 ESAI Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) 2017 ESAI Conference. [Oral Presentation], Tidy Binaries vs. Prolific Paradigms: The Reimagining of Teacher Education Research, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland , 20-APR-17 - 22-APR-17 [Details] |
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| 2017 | 6th Annual Research Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) 6th Annual Research Conference. [Oral Presentation], Do opposites subtract? Connecting Irish male teachers' voices to school innovation and change, Kilkenny Education Centre, Kilkenny, Ireland , 14-OCT-17 - 14-OCT-17 [Details] |
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| 2017 | 2017 TEPE Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) 2017 TEPE Conference. [Oral Presentation], ‘Education for All: Issues for Teacher Education’, Limerick, Ireland , 18-MAY-17 - 20-MAY-17 [Details] |
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| 2016 | 2016 ESAI Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2016) 2016 ESAI Conference. [Oral Presentation], From Hero to Zero: Male Teachers Navigate the Modern Irish Educational Landscape, Raddison Blu Hotel, Galway, Ireland , 31-MAR-16 - 02-APR-16 [Details] |
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| 2015 | 4th Annual Limerick Postgraduate Research Conference.
O'Keeffe, S. (2015) 4th Annual Limerick Postgraduate Research Conference. [Oral Presentation], Why the decline of male teachers in Irish primary schools?, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland , 28-MAY-15 - 28-MAY-15 [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | An Evaluation of 'Teach Me As I Am' Early Years Programme.
Ring, E.; O'Sullivan, L.; O'Keeffe, S.; Ferris, F. and Wall, E. (2019) An Evaluation of 'Teach Me As I Am' Early Years Programme. Centre for Early-Childhood Research at Mary Immaculate College (CERAMIC) Limerick, Limerick. [Details] |
Educational Article
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2020 | How to teach children about feminism.
O'Keeffe, S. (2020) How to teach children about feminism. Online at: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/1123/1179902-how-to-teach-children-about-feminism/: Educational Article [Details] |
Case
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | Using a Voice-Centred Relational Method of Data Analysis to Study Male Teachers’ Daily Experiences.
O'Keeffe, S. (2019) Using a Voice-Centred Relational Method of Data Analysis to Study Male Teachers’ Daily Experiences. London: Case [DOI] [Details] |
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| 2017 | The Interview As Method: Doing Feminist Research.
O'Keeffe, S. (2017) The Interview As Method: Doing Feminist Research. London: Case [Details] |
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| 2018 | The Interview and Social Relations: Exploring How Gender Shapes the Research Process.
O'Keeffe, S. (2018) The Interview and Social Relations: Exploring How Gender Shapes the Research Process. London: Case [DOI] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | John Coolahan Research Support Framework | Teaching Council of Ireland | |
| 2015 | MIC Postgraduate Award | University of Limerick (Mary Immaculate College) |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
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| Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) | Member | / | |
| International Sociological Association | Member | 01-JUN-20 / 31-DEC-23 | |
| American Educational Research Association (AERA) | Member | / | |
| The Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) | Member | / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Ethics Committee | Member | 2018 / 2020 | |
| Faculty of Social Science Ethics Committee | Nominee for the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education | 2019 / 2021 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick | Part-time lecturer | 03-OCT-16 / 28-SEP-18 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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| 2017 | University of Cambridge: Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) | Certificate of Participation | An introduction to international development: understanding contemporary issues and themes |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
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| Irish-Gaeilge | Functional | Functional | Functional | |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
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This project, Leadership Clusters Initiative for Schools, is an initiative of the Department of Education and Skills and is being co-ordinated by the Centre for School Leadership (CSL). My role is to build the school's networks and to support their initiatives. |
Other Activities
| Description | |
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Reviewer of academic education journals |