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Martin Brown

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School of Policy and Practice | EQI: Centre for Evaluation, Quality & Inspection | DCU Institute of Education, Ireland | Posts and Views are my own

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne. Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time, writes Jake Tiernan @dublincityuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Inside the phenomenal football brain of Kevin De Bruyne
Football intelligence means the Belgian and Man City star's ability to read the game is on par with the greatest midfielders of all time
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the Plain: Except in Valladolid #Spanishweather
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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Two people who know what solidarity looks like. Keep talking about Palestine 🇵🇸
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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Bualadh bos to this lad 🎨
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Fascinating visit to the House of Margaret [Molly] Brown - Titanic survivor, National advocate for Sufrage and Labour rights among other accomplishmets #AERA25
the House of Margaret [Molly] Brown - Titanic survivor, National advocate for Sufrage and Labour rights among other accomplishmets #AERA25
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A fascinating and Informative Lecture on the present and future direction of Further Education by @fetrc.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Prof Rory O'Sullivan @roryosullivan23.bsky.social at @dcuioe.bsky.social | @justinrami.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
Professor Anne Looney at DCU FETRC Lecture series.FETRC Director Justin Rami at DCU FETRC Lecture series.Professor Rory O'Sullivan at DCU FETRC Lecture series.
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Excellent presentation | Effective Learning Environments for Equity - Insights from the Horizon EU @scirearly.bsky.social by @sarahgardezi.bsky.social @eqievaluation.bsky.social at #esai25 | @dublincityuni.bsky.social @joeoharadcu.bsky.social @hadjertaibi.bsky.social @aideencassidy.bsky.social
Sarah Gardezi EQI DCU presenting results from Horizon Europe SCIEARLY Project at #esai25
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I am delighted + honoured to receive the @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social Presidents Award for Research [‘Academic Staff’ category]. I am particularly delighted to have had the very good fortune of celebrating the day with my Dad. #DCUPresidentAward #WeareDCU @dcuioe.bsky.social
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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Delighted to see our latest open-access paper on Academic Freedom in Irish HE published. It seeks to document the experiences of Irish researchers as they explore the realities of academic freedom in Ireland. @rozerinyasa.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Academic freedom in Irish higher education - Rozerin Yasa, Joe O’Hara, Martin Brown, 2025
Academic freedom has been the subject of considerable debate, in terms of the academic practices of academics and students, and the role of democratic principle...
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REVERSED-INEQUALITIES @revers-ed.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This article (published in a JCR-Q2 journal) presents how Dialogic Pedagogical Gatherings improve pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in addressing school violence. If you want to receive like this, don't forget to sign up to the newsletter! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
"What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza" For Zeteo, @attackerman.bsky.social lays out how the Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
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What Ceasefire? Trump Helps Netanyahu Kill Over 400 Palestinians in Gaza
The Trump administration backs war against Palestine abroad and repression against supporters of Palestine at home.
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators? 📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social rdcu.be/ed0hG
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Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
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Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Delighted to share this Research rdcu.be/ed0hG @dublincityuni.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @annalogan.bsky.social @alangorman.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @hadjertaibi.bsky.social @sarahgardezi.bsky.social @pt-phone-home.bsky.social
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Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
What a sunrise!! A pretty good week ahead too.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/03/2025
People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
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People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
Research from RCSI highlights financial difficulties facing those with chronic health conditions.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
You first.
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Libby Whittemore @libbage55.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Yaay, can’t wait to see the Irish wine industry take off. We may have nothing to actually eat in future but we’ll hopefully be too hammered to care. www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2...
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John Wilson: Could Ireland benefit as climate change makes wine production difficult in warmer climes?
We are likely to see a move to cooler regions and countries including Scandinavia, Britain and, yes, even Ireland
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
@joeoharadcu.bsky.social ⬇️
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A potentially tragic situation. ⬇️
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
You don’t need to read a history book to understand the utter horror of colonialism and ethnic cleansing, it’s happening right now, in plain view as US-backed Israel ramps up genocide towards its Final Solution. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Make no mistake: Israel’s far right is planning for a Gaza without Palestinians | Ben Reiff
Despite the ceasefire, Benjamin Netanyahu is capitulating to extremists who have no problem with ethnic cleansing. And they’ve found an ally in Donald Trump, says Ben Reiff of +972 magazine
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This, all day long.
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them theconversation.com/ofsted-inspe...
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Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them theconversation.com/ofsted-inspe... authored by DCU CREATE co-director Sabrina Fitzsimons and Dr David S Smith (RGU) @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social
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Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them
Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.
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EQI @eqievaluation.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Finally made the switch and will start posting content here.
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EQI @eqievaluation.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Delighted to see our Horizon Europe Project SCIREARLY - which examines the causes of and responses to Early School Leaving & Educational Underachievement- recognise the importance of The UN International Day Of Education youtu.be/IcM4e1wHP9I?... #educationalresearch
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Enda @donenda.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Congratulations @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social & David S Smith on new publication in the Cambridge Journal of Education: "'Don’t do anything special for us coming': the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England" @dcuioe.bsky.social @ @esai-irl.bsky.social 👏👏
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elainemcd.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Congratulations to @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Sabrina Fitzsimons @dcucreate.bsky.social & co-author David S Smith (Robert Gordon University)on this important research published in Cambridge Journal of Education. Will be of great interest to colleagues working in initial teacher education.
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New publication alert ➡️ ‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @dcuresearch.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social
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‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England
Ofsted inspections of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers aim to enhance training quality for pre-service teachers in England. However, research rarely examines the impact of these inspection...
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REVERSED-INEQUALITIES @revers-ed.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We need science to cure cancer, and we need science to eradicate violence. REVERS-ED is already providing scientific evidence on the key to do so: through Dialogic Literary Gatherings students reject violence and desire egalitarian relationships: hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/i...
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Delighted to receive a Research Ireland @researchireland.bsky.social Research Ally Prize. Totally Unexpected. Massive congratulations also to all recipients at @dublincityuni.bsky.social + nationally @dcuresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch
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Peter Tiernan @pt-phone-home.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Mics on, up next #DCU-VIBES
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Delighted to have a Chapter [exploring how teacher ed systems are responding to cultural diversity] with @sarahgardezi.bsky.social | H.Altrichter + B.Herzog Punzenberger IN 'Preparing + Supporting Teachers of Immigrant + Refugee Students'. Many thanks to editors for the hard work: At: bit.ly/cdivers
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DCU Library @dculibrary.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Wishing you all a wonderful Nollaig na mBan! In Irish tradition, January 6th is 'Women's Christmas' or 'Little Christmas'. It's also traditionally the day when the decorations come down - who's still got the tinsel up? @fsg-dcu.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social
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Sam’s Cottage @samscottage.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I’ve been on a journey
Plastic covering not helping the thatch. Breathable fabric replaces the plasticUnderneath the tin over thatchUnderneath the thatch
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Stephen Roulston @stephen-roulston.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
It was a great pleasure to be involved in this podcast with The Royal Irish Academy looking at education across the island of Ireland. Common until a century ago, after partition the systems evolved separately. @mbrowndcu.bsky.social @arinsproject.bsky.social soundcloud.com/the-royal-ir...
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ARINS: Education Across the Island of Ireland
In this month's ARINS podcast Stephen Roulston and Martin Brown, with host Rory Montgomery, discuss education systems in Ireland. Their recent paper is 'A Century of Growing Apart and Challenges of Co
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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
In this month’s ARINS podcast @mbrowndcu.bsky.social and @stephen-roulston.bsky.social discuss education systems on the island of Ireland with host Rory Montgomery. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/41Bej4C & read the paper here: bit.ly/3BCCZyX
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ARINS: Education Across the Island of Ireland
In this month's ARINS podcast Stephen Roulston and Martin Brown, with host Rory Montgomery, discuss education systems in Ireland. Their recent paper is 'A Century of Growing Apart and Challenges of Co
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
"The wintry west extends his blast, And hail and rain does blaw... (Robert Burns) #WinterSolstice #Knockdrin #Mullingar #RobertBurns
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Peter Tiernan @pt-phone-home.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
If you watch anything this weekend, let it be this video. youtu.be/Xd6bM0ETG-I?... Stop the genocide
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UN Special Rapporteur EXPOSES Crime Of The Century
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Brendan O'Sullivan @brenos100.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Some very positive findings in this report highlighting the dedicated work of teachers and school leaders. www.gov.ie/en/publicati...
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The Department of Education Inspectorate Report (2021 - 2023) and Thematic Review - PDF version
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Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"Decision Pending" status.......you know the feeling...#academicsofbluesky @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social
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Peter Tiernan @pt-phone-home.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
This is heartbreaking 💔
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Our First BSKY post! DCU CREATE Survey ✍️Teaching in Ireland or the UK? Have your voice heard on the important topic of mental health and burnout ➡️ bit.ly/3CcD3Fu Re-posts greatly appreciated 💐
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Sincere thank you to everyone who has shared our survey on Teacher Mental Health and Burnout. We've had an amazing response to it so far. There is still time to have your voice heard, should you wish to participate. ⤵️@dcuioe.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social
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olivermcgarr.bsky.social @olivermcgarr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Delighted to share this paper on our recent research into students' experiences of studying computer science. So lucky to be part of a great team www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The subjective nature of curriculum innovation: The case of computer science students in upper secondary education in Ireland
A subject’s curriculum is defined by more than just its content, as the way it is taught and assessed also constitutes what a curriculum is. Computer Science was introduced in upper secondary level...
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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A little louder for the folks in the back: The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Fascinating Doctoral studies by @dcuioe.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social GTE EDU1060 QUANTS Class. A great group of researchers to work with over the last MONTHS. Looking forward to reading their final proposals and no doubt, multiple future Publications ⬇️
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Martin Brown @mbrowndcu.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Wise words from our fantastic @dculibrary.bsky.social colleagues⬇️
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