Centre for Effective Education
Director
Prof Allen Thurston
Professor of Education
a.thurston@qub.ac.uk
Other Staff Members:
Dr Andy Biggart
Prof Paul Connolly
Dr Angela Eakin
Dr Aideen Gildea
Dr Karen Kerr
Dr Katrina Lloyd
Mrs Jacqueline Lockhart
Dr Joanne McDowell
Dr Sarah Miller
Dr Liam O'Hare
Ms Joanne O'Keeffe
Dr Karen Orr
Mr David Piekaar
Ms Jan Speer
Research Students:
Ms Helen Adams
Ms Clionagh Boyle
Mr Ping-Nan Chang
Ms Pauline Connolly
Ms Nicole Craig
Ms Trisha Forbes
Ms Naoimh Fox
Mr Stephen Keown
Mr Thomas Love
Ms Michele Mallon
Ms Rosemary McGill
Ms Stephanie Shields
Ms Claire Warke
Ms Dorota Zolnowska
News from the Centre for Effective Education
Full-time PhD Studentship Opportunities within CEE
Applications are invited for full-time PhD studentships (DEL Awards) to be located within the Centre for Effective Education. Studentships will be for three years and will commence in October...
Doodle Den evaluation report hits the Irish media headlines
A recent launch of the CEE report evaluating the Doodle Den literacy programme in Dublin has been welcomed with a wave of media attention. The positive findings of the evaluation were...
Launch of the Centre for Effective Educations Evaluation of the Doodle Den Balanced Literacy After-school Programme.
The Child Development Initiative will be launching the evaluation of the Doodle Den After-school Literacy Programme in Dublin in early November. The Doodle Den After-school Progamme was evaluated...
The School of Education appoints new Director for the Centre for Effective Education
The Centre for Effective Education is delighted to announce that Dr Allen Thurston has been appointed to a professorship in the School of Education and will take over the role of the Director for the...
The School of Education seeks a new Director for the Centre for Effective Education
The School of Education is looking for a highly motivated and visionary Professor of Education who will be based within the Centre for Effective Education. The successful candidate will lead and...
Publications
Miller, S., Connolly, P. & Maguire, L. (Jun 2012) The effects of a volunteer mentoring programme on reading outcomes among eight- to nine-year-old children: A follow up randomized controlled trial In : Journal of Early Childhood Research. 10, p. 134-144.
Connolly, P. (Mar 2012) Statistical analysis tools In: Research Methods and Methodologies in Education. Arthur, J., Waring, M., Coe, R. & Hedges, L. (eds.). SAGE p. 327-342.
