Dr Sinéad Matson

    Adult and Community Education

    Post-doctoral Researcher
    TUTOR project

    Department of Adult and Community Education,
    1st Floor
    School of Education

    Biography

    Sinéad Matson is a post doctoral researcher in the Department of Adult and Community Education. She is currently working on the Erasmus+ funded TUTOR project. Sinéad has worked across a number of areas in Education such as early childhood education and care, Montessori primary school, second level teacher training, and further and higher education. As such, her research interests lie in de-colonising childhoods, methodologies for equitable and ethical research with children, and diversity and inclusion. 

    Sinéad has also spent many years project managing, designing, and writing educational programmes and curricula that have been validated by QQI in various third level institutions. Her current post-doctoral role also involves designing and writing continuous professional development courses in inclusive education for second level teachers and further education educators in partnership with European partners based on the data collected in the project. 

    Conference Contribution

    Year Publication
    2023 Matson, S. (2023) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) annual conference Researching the Researcher: How children decolonized a research project in an NGO school in India Lisbon, Portugal, .
    2023 Salokangas, M.; Grummell, B.; Matson, S.; Du, T. (2023) European Educational Research Association (ECER) Exporting Excellence: Finnish International Schools Attracting Local Elites in the Majority World Glasgow, Scotland, .
    2023 Salokangas, M.; Matson, S (2023) European Educational Research Association (ECER) A Tale of Two Worlds: Local and Finnish Teachers experiences of working in a Finnish International School in Asia Glasgow, Scotland, .
    2023 Nugent, M.; Grummell, B.; Matson, S. (2023) Children’s Research Network (CRN) annual conference Inclusion in Ireland’s Secondary Schools and Further Education Centres: The current state of play Dublin, Ireland, .
    2023 McGilloway, S.,; Forde, D.; Matson, S.; McCormack, P. (2023) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) annual conference The relationship with parents is crucial” – Exploring the Home Visitor’s role in early intervention and prevention services for families with young children. Poster Presentation Lisbon, Portugal, .
    2023 Matson, S. (2023) European Educational Research Association (ECER) Along came Spivak: Ethical Research in India by a Minority World Doctoral Student Glasgow, Scotland, .
    2019 Matson, S. (2019) Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) annual conference Educational Research in the Third Space New Mexico, USA, .
    2018 Matson, S. (2018) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) annual conference Early Childhood Education in India – Balancing Western Intervention with Appropriate Local Practice Budapest, Hungary, .
    2017 Matson, S. (2017) Children’s Research Network (CRN) annual conference Ethical Research with Children in Majority World Contexts: A Eurocentric approach? Dublin, Ireland, .
    2017 Matson, S. (2017) Development Studies Association of Ireland Summer School 'Researching with Marginalised Communities: Focus on Children Dublin, Ireland, .
    2017 Matson, S. (2017) OMEP Ireland Can you see me? Can you hear me? Capturing the voices of marginalised children in majority world research contexts Cork, Ireland, .
    2016 Matson, S. (2016) OMEP Ireland Work Versus Play: A Challenge for Montessori Practitioners? Cork, Ireland, .
    2016 Matson, S. (2016) Children’s Research Network (CRN) annual conference I see 6; you see 9: A reflection on the problematic nature of applying Western child development theory in a universal fashion when providing social supports to young children accessing early childhood education in India Dublin, Ireland, .
    2016 Matson, S.; Bowers, L. (2016) OMEP Ireland Free Pre-School but at what Cost? A Snapshot of the Financial Instability and Mental Well-Being of ECCE Owners and Managers in Ireland in 2014 Cork, Ireland, .
    2016 Matson, S. (2016) European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) annual conference Is play the only way? A participatory study with children and their families in India, exploring lived experiences of play, its perceived value, cultural nuances and influence on early childhood education Dublin, Ireland, .
    2014 Matson, S. (2014) Children’s Research Network (CRN) annual conference A Playful Montessori? Dublin, Ireland, .

    Book Chapter

    Year Publication
    2020 Matson, S. (2020) '‘The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on ECEC Professionals – How lockdown affected a cohort already at breaking point’' In: Ireland’s Education Yearbook 2020. Kerry : Education Matters. [Link]

    Non Published Reports

    Year Publication
    2018 Grummell, B.; Matson, S. (2018) ACCORD Client Needs Assessment and Review Forms: Analysis of on-line survey responses from ACCORD counsellors 2018’. Kildare: [Non Published Reports]

    Other Publication

    Year Publication
    2019 Matson, S. (2019) Negotiating the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Guidelines whilst Researching in India. Dublin:

    Other Journal

    Year Publication
    2015 Matson, S. (2015) 'Historical and Cultural Evolution of the Montessori Method: Some Considerations for Irish Early Years Practice' Childrens Research Digest, 2 (2) :61-65.

    Published Report

    Year Publication
    2023 O'Toole, L.; Kerrins, L.; Walsh, G.; Doherty, A.; Forde, D.; Kelleher, F.; Matson, S.; McCartney, S.; Stafford, P.; Stokes, T. (2023) A consultation with babies, toddlers and young children to inform the updating of Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (NCCA, 2009). National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), . [Link]
    2014 Matson, S.; Bowers, L. (2014) An Indication of the Current Working Conditions of Early Childhood Managers and Business Owners in Ireland. Montessori Alliance, .
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