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Sinéad McNally

@sineadmcnally.bsky.social

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Associate Professor - Early Childhood Education and Psychology at Dublin City University | Editor - Active Learning in Higher Education | Interested in advancing and supporting inclusive early education, and play and reading opportunities for all children.

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Sinéad McNally @sineadmcnally.bsky.social · 13d

🗞️Just published: Our report on the experiences of #bullying and #exclusion among #autistic students in post-primary #schools in Ireland.
We make several neuroaffirming recommendations for bullying prevention informed by autistic students👉 bit.ly/4pIfvN8
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Active Learning in Higher Education @active-learning.bsky.social · Aug 22

Active Learning in Higher Education is now on @bsky.app!

Follow us to hear more about high quality research on #teachingandlearning in #highereducation.

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#edchat #HigherEd #Pedagogy #Teaching #Learning

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Sinéad McNally @sineadmcnally.bsky.social · Aug 7

In our recent school study of knowledge of #autism and attitudes to #inclusion, we found good understanding and positive attitudes. However, systemic barriers to full inclusion were evident.
Available open access 👉 bit.ly/4fob70V
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Knowledge of autism and attitudes towards inclusive education for autistic pupils: a representative survey of school communities in Ireland

Autistic pupils have the right to access a quality education and be fully included in mainstream educational settings. This study aimed to measure knowledge of autism and attitudes towards the incl...

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National Open Research Forum (Ireland) @norfireland.bsky.social · Aug 7

📢 Register for the Navigating Open Research launch webinar - a new national guide to support Early Career Researchers in Ireland.

📅 Sep 4 at 12–1.30PM (IST)

The webinar will introduce the guide, share insights and use cases.
Register here👉 norf.ie/launch-navig...

#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #ECR

Launch – Navigating Open Research: A guide for Early Career Researchers | National Open Research Forum

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Sinéad McNally @sineadmcnally.bsky.social · Jul 19

*First post on Bluesky* Delighted to share a new study with Christina O'Keeffe on children's views of play.

Conducted in consultation with 49 children, our scoping review highlights children's play priorities and their advice for researchers.

Open access 👉 rdcu.be/ewW5Q

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · Jul 10

So much work done and so much more to do!

Read our Impact Report 2024 and discover the work we carried out last year to inspire young readers and champion excellent Irish books and artists across the island of Ireland.

childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Two children draw on a giant canvas with crayons. Text reads: impact report 2024.

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School of Human Development, DCU Institute of Education @schoolhumandev.bsky.social · May 27

Invaluable insights and advice from @dublincityuni.bsky.social IOE's Prof Audrey Bryan and Dr Sinéad McNally on demystifying academic writing and getting articles published in academic journals! 👏 👏 @mauracoulter.bsky.social

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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · Jul 1

Population-level gender-based analysis of the educational journeys of students with autism spectrum disorder in British Columbia, Canada

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Population-level gender-based analysis of the educational journeys of students with autism spectrum disorder in British Columbia, Canada - Jennifer Baumbusch, Jennifer EV Lloyd, Vanessa C Fong, 2025

Research examining the impact of gender on educational outcomes in autistic students has been sparse. To address this gap, this study investigated the educational journeys of students with autism s...

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very happy to have contributed to this British Educational Research Assocation (BERA) blog on inclusive language for writing and talking about neurodivergence

“Neutral not negative” is a useful rule of thumb to check what you write.

www.bera.ac.uk/blog/neutral...

Neutral not negative: Language use within academia

Language is constantly changing and evolving. For example, in psychology, terminology which was previously considered acceptable or appropriate (such as impairment, deficit) may now be seen as...

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