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Alan Gorman

@alangorman.bsky.social
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Associate Professor & Chair of the EdD @ DCU IoE. Teacher Ed., Professional Learning, Policy Analysis. All opinions and comments are personal.

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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
New article in @pdiejournal.bsky.social We introduce a new policy analysis framework to help read professional learning policy critically; making visible the power, assumptions & contradictions shaping teacher learning @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Tríona Cunnane @trionac.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Sharing a new article, “An exploration of the communicative, relational, and dialogic practices of middle leaders for teacher professional learning in four Irish primary schools”, published in Professional Development in Education, with @alangorman.bsky.social & Prof Catherine Furlong. Link below 👇
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
New article examines mentoring in education through the lens of organisational readiness for change. The study highlights how belief, confidence, and institutional culture shape the capacity to mentor effectively. Link 👇 doi.org/10.1108/IJMC... @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New article in European Journal of Teacher Education. This paper introduces MiTeachVR - an AI-enabled VR classroom for student teachers to practise teaching in low-stakes settings. Link 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @johndoyle.bsky.social
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Great energy at this year’s @dublincityuni.bsky.social EdD Summer School! We welcome our new Year 1 cohort and welcome back our Year 2s. A highlight: @profaileenk.bsky.social on professional learning and a BBQ to connect and unwind. 📢 Applications for ‘26 open soon @dcugradstudies.bsky.social
Our EdD Year 2 Class Rep making a presentation to Prof Aileen KennedyProf Aileen Kennedy facilitating a discussion Students chatting during our EdD BBQ
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
What shapes a mentor? New open access article explores how cooperating teachers’ personal histories and identities impact how they support student teachers on placement. Link below👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1... @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcucreate.bsky.social
Screenshot of journal and article.
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Our DCU EdD is running in 2025, & interest has been fantastic! A part-time doctorate designed for professionals in education & related fields. Join our Q&A session with our EdD staff & students on 31 March at 5PM to learn more: www.eventbrite.ie/e/unlock-you... @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Unlock Your Future: DCU Doctor of Education Q&A Live Online
Join us for a live Q&A session to unlock your future with a DCU Doctor of Education degree!
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
From research across Wales, Scotland & Ireland, new paper with Fiona King, Romina Madrid, Michelle Jones & Alma Harris explores system leadership. Free downloads 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders
Published in School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The DCU Doctor of Education is now open for applications for 2025! A part-time doctorate to deepen your learning while staying connected to practice - blended learning & strong peer community that fits around your career. www.dcu.ie/courses/post.... @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Doctor of Education |
This programme, the only member of The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate outside the US, will help you hone your writing, research, analytical and leadership skills to the highest standards....
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Are phone bans in schools tackling the real issues of student engagement, or just an easy policy fix? My piece @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social @news.rte.ie with James O’Higgins Norman, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, explores the policy implications @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Are phone bans in schools a real fix for classroom distraction?
Issues such as teaching, curriculum assessment and resources are also crucial to student engagement, but far more challenging and costly to fix
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Our EdD students & staff last night joined Professor Mel Ainscow’s keynote at DCU Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy launch. Thought provoking insights into inclusion in education @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @aoifebren.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @inclusivepedagogy.bsky.social
DCU EdD students and staff with Prof Mel Ainscow at the centre launch.
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
My latest @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece critically examines the shortcomings of education manifestos. It highlights how they often serve as voter-appealing tools rather than blueprints for systemic change and meaningful reform @dcuioe.bsky.social Link below 👇 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Why election manifestos miss the mark on real education reform
Election pledges and promises look good on paper, but often lack the depth needed to address complex, systemic issues in our schools
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John Doyle @johndoyle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This new article from Alan Gorman and James O'Higgins Norman at Dublin City University Anti Bullying Centre & DCU Institute of Education, explores anti-bullying in schools and reveals how principals face unique challenges with a one-size-fits-all policy. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Enacting anti-bullying procedures in dynamic school environments: insights from primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland
This paper explores how primary school principals in the Republic of Ireland engage with the Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools (DES 2013b). Informed by theoretical liter...
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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Sharing a piece I wrote this week for @thejournal.ie examining how ‘teacher bashing’ in media narratives shapes public perception, influences policies, and diverts attention from education reform @dcuioe.bsky.social www.thejournal.ie/readme/micha...
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Opinion: 'Teacher bashing' is a global phenomenon, absolving governments of their failed policies
DCU’s Dr Alan Gorman says teacher bashing is happening everywhere, and it suits the political and corporate class to scapegoat the profession.
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