Ciarán Ó Gallchóir

Dr Ciarán Ó Gallchóir

Assistant Professor

Email Ciaran.OGallchoir@mu.ie

Biography
Publications

Biography

Dr Ciarán Ó Gallchóir is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Education (with a Specialism in Leadership) in the Department of Education in Maynooth University. Ciarán joined the Department in 2022 and teaches on a range of programmes in the Department, from sociology of education to research for education leadership. Ciarán’s research interests focus on initial teacher education, broadening participation in teacher education and educational leadership under the framework of identity, leading and governance. His PhD (University of Limerick) explored the identity development journey of student teachers. He has also led or been a part of a number of wider research initiatives, such as the Higher Education Authority (HEA) funded PATH initiative which aimed to explore the recruitment of underrepresented minorities in initial teacher education, the Erasmus project SUP4PCL which sought to establish School-University Partnerships in Egypt, and the NCCA funded evaluation of the Implementation of the Junior Cycle.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ciaran-O-Gallchoir

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2025	Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2025) 'The difficult dynamic of teacher educators as policy actors: considerations for counter-conduct'. Pedagogy, Culture & Society, :1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2025.2455726
	2024	Ó Gallchóir, C.; Young, AM; MacPhail, A. (2024) 'Guerrilla teacher educators: identity considerations of school-based teacher educators in Ireland'. IRISH EDUCATION STUDIES JOURNAL, :1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2024.2441173
	2023	Cooney A.; dePaor D.; Ó Gallchóir C.; Mannix McNamara P. (2023) 'Not 'just consumers of content': early insights into the policy enactment of the Digital Learning Framework'. TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2022	Ó Gallchóir C.; McGarr O. (2022) 'What is caught rather than taught: messages of professionalism communicated by teacher educators'. Journal of Education for Teaching, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2022	Power J.; Conway P.; Gallchóir C.; Young A.M.; Hayes M. (2022) 'Illusions of online readiness: the counter-intuitive impact of rapid immersion in digital learning due to COVID-19'. Irish Educational Studies, . [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2022	Ó Gallchóir C.; McGarr O. (2022) 'An Irish perspective on initial teacher education: How teacher educators can respond to an awareness of the ‘absurd’'. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54 (7):983-991. [DOI] [Full-Text]
	2022	Barry G.; Walsh C.; Ó Gallchóir C.; Mannix-McNamara P. (2023) 'School self-evaluation and empowering leadership in DEIS schools: an exploration of success'. Irish Educational Studies, . [DOI]
	2020	McGarr O.; Ó Gallchóir C. (2020) 'Examining supervising field instructors’ reporting and assessment of technology use by pre-service teachers on school placement'. Computers and Education, 146 . [DOI]
	2020	McGarr O.; O’Gallchóir C. (2020) 'The futile quest for honesty in reflective writing: recognising self-criticism as a form of self-enhancement'. Teaching in Higher Education, 25 (7):902-908. [DOI]
	2020	McGarr O.; Ó Gallchóir C. (2020) 'Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for one-to-one technology use in schools: implications for initial teacher education'. TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION, :477-490. [DOI]
	2019	Ó Gallchóir C.; O’Flaherty J.; Hinchion C. (2019) 'My cooperating teacher and I: how pre-service teachers story mentorship during School Placement'. Journal of Education for Teaching, 45 (4):373-388. [DOI]
	2018	Ó Gallchóir C.; O’Flaherty J.; Hinchion C. (2018) 'Identity development: what I notice about myself as a teacher'. European Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (2):138-156. [DOI]

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2023	Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2023) Academic Network on Global Education & Learning (ANGEL) Global Citizenship in Initial Teacher Education: the difficult dynamic of teacher educators as ‘counter conduct’ policy actors UNESCO Paris, France, .
	2023	Conway, P.F.; O'Flaherty, J.; Ó Gallchóir, C. (2023) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Preservice teachers’ professional role gestalts and perceived competence: current and future constructions Chicago, USA, .
	2022	Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Flaherty, J.; Hogan, D.; McCormack, O. (2022) Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Leadership as a ‘pinch-point’ for the advancement of Global Citizenship Education: Who leads and for what purpose? Sestri Levante, Italy, .
	2021	MacPhail, Ó Gallchóir, C. and Young, A. (2021) Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Identifying school-based teacher educators in Ireland and their professional learning needs (Online), .
	2021	Nilsson, J. E., Marszalek, J. M., Kim, A., O’Flaherty, J., Ó Gallchóir, C. & Conway, P. (2021) International Congress of Psychology Conference (ICPC) SIAS-2 short form: A scale to assess social justice advocacy among students Prague, Czech Republic, .
	2021	O’Flaherty, J., Conway, P.F. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2021) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Pre-service Teachers’ Perceived Competence: Current and Future Self-as-Teacher (Online), .
	2020	Marszalek, J.M., Conway, P.F., O'Flaherty, J., Nilsson, J.E., and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Evaluating ‘social issues advocacy’ in global citizenship education: How robust and ‘fit for purpose’ is the Social Issues Advocacy Scale (Online), .
	2020	O’Flaherty, J., Conway, P.F. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Pre-service Teachers’ Perceived Competence: Current and Future Self-as-Teacher (Online), .
	2020	McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Towards a taxonomy of self-enhancement techniques in pre-service teachers’ reflective writing Online, .
	2019	Marszalek, J.M., J., Nilsson, J.E., O'Flaherty, J., Ó Gallchóir, C. and Conway, P.F. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Development of a short form of the social issues advocacy scale-2 (SIAS-2) Toronto, Canada, .
	2019	Ó Gallchóir, C. and Shinners-Kennedy, C. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) The ‘Other-Side’ of me: Struggling between teacher and sexual identity Toronto, Canada, .
	2019	McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2019) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Assessing educational technology use on School Placement: Unearthing the hidden messages for pre-service teachers Toronto, Canada, .
	2019	Ó Gallchóir, C. and Wilkins, C. (2019) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Broadening the homogenous scripts of teacher education in Ireland: First-time mature entrants’ experiences of becoming a teacher Hamburg, Germany, .
	2019	Ó Gallchóir, C. and McGarr, O. (2019) European Educational Research Association (EERA:ECER) Exploring teacher educators’ articulation of teacher professionalism with School Placement assessments Hamburg, Germany, .
	2018	McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2018) International Conference on Mobile Technology in Teacher Education (MITE) Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for an iPad technology initiative Galway, Ireland, .
	2018	McGarr, O. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2018) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Exploring pre-service teachers’ justifications for technology use: Moving from a discourse of inevitability to critical perspectives New York, NY, .

Published Report

	Year	Publication
	2024	McGarr, Oliver; O'Reilly, John; Mc Cormack, Orla; Lynch, Raymond; Dempsey, Ailbhe; Power, Jason; Jennifer McMahon; Rachel Lenihan; Antonio Calderón; Ciarán Ó Gallchóir; Keelin Leahy; Jennifer Hennessy; Niamh O'Meara; Aoife Neary; Ann MacPhail; Christine Ní Chathasaigh; Sarah Ní Dhuinnín; Merrilyn Goos (2024) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle: A longitudinal study. Interim report No. 3 (2024). University of Limerick, . [DOI]
	2024	Barter, D.; Meade, L.; McGilloway, S.; Ó Gallchóir, C.; O'Shea, M.; Quigley, E. (2024) Roundtable on Addressing On-Street Drug Dealing and Drug Use in Dublin. Dublin: North East Inner City, .
	2023	McGarr, O.; Mc Cormack, O.; O'Reilly, J.; Lynch, R.; Power, J.; Hennessy, J.; O'Meara, N.; Neary, A.; Leahy, K.; Calderon, A.; Mac Phail, A.; Ó Gallchóir, C.; Mc Mahon, J.; Lenihan, R.; Ní Chathasaigh, C.; Goos, M. (2023) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle: A longitudinal study. Interim report No. 2. University of Limerick, . [Link]
	2022	McGarr, Oliver; McCormack, Orla; O'Reilly, John; Lynch, Raymond; Power, Jason Richard; Ó Gallchóir, Ciarán; McMahon, Jennifer; Hennessy, Jennifer; Leahy, Keelin; O'Meara, Niamh; Calderón, Antonio; MacPhail, Ann; Neary, Aoife; Ni Chatasaigh, Christine; Costello, Helen; Goos, Merrilyn (2022) Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle – A longitudinal study: Thematic report no .1 (Initial perspectives on implementation, outcomes, and impact). University of Limerick, . [Link] https://researchrepository.ul.ie/articles/report/Exploring_the_introduction_of_the_Framework_for_Junior_Cycle_A_longitudinal_study_Thematic_report_no_1_Initial_perspectives_on_implementation_outcomes_and_impact_/19819909

Guidelines for Practice

	Year	Publication
	2019	Crowe, F., Hogan, D., Liston, J., Liddy, M. and Ó Gallchóir, C. (2019) Guidelines for Development Education on School Placement. [Guidelines for Practice]

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