Research Opportunities/Postgraduate Studies

CSENID has a long reputation for attracting research students and professionals in the area of SEN. Nationally, CSENID offers the most comprehensive suite of programmes available in the country. In the current academic year 2017, CSENID has no less than 13 students completing year 2 of a SEN focused pathway and boasts nearly 130 Masters Graduates in the last 11 years. Students who study for an MA participate in an individual research journey that is supported by an academic research supervisor who will help in drawing up a plan for their research and the writing of their dissertation. CSENID Masters programmes include:

MA Learning Support
MA SEN
MA PSSEN (Professional Studies in SEN)
MA SLD (Specific Learning Difficulties)
MA SEN (ASD)

Active MA (SEN pathways) students and their research titles are as follows:

Research students

Geraldine Flynn
An exploration into using Speech-to-Text assistive technology with primary school children with dyslexia and the effectiveness of this technology in enhancing children’s writing skills.

Maureen Aherne
A case study to examine the inclusion of children with challenging behaviour in a mainstream co-educational school.

Nicola O’ Sullivan
Exploring Friendships at Post-primary School: Perspectives from Adolescent Males with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Angela Gordon
Early Intervention in a multi-class setting: An action research case study of the design, implementation and effectiveness of an in-class early intervention programme.

Julie McKenna
A study on the views of children with mild general learning difficulties, and their teachers, on their placement in a special class, with particular focus on their social experiences.

Karen Burke
Empowerment for adult literacy students through numeracy and literacy – a case study of male learner’s in a further education ETB centre.

Niamh Burke
The impact of Comic Strip Conversations (CSCs) on learning behaviours of a pupil with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Miriam O Connor
The impact of a cognitive behaviour intervention with adolescents with an ASD on recognising emotions.

Sadhbh Thomas
An investigation into the effectiveness of a social skills training programme to improve the play skills of two students with autism in Co. Mayo.

Stephanie Fitzpatrick
Understanding the impact the FRIENDS for Life programme has on anxiety in pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Silvia Griffin
Incidental Teaching, using positive behaviour reinforcement, to increase the use of spontaneous verbal behaviours of a student with autism.

Siobhan Hardiman
“Drop in and dropout” in adult basic education: What enables adult students to return to learning.

Emer Leape
Perspectives on the use of ‘play’ as a methodology for scaffolding children with Special Educational Needs, to enable them to meet their potential within the infant classroom.

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