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Conference: PIKT workshop at CARN 2022

October 30, 2022 Deirdre Tinnelly Comments 0 Comment

In October 2022 an overview of the Professional Identity for Khmer Teachers (PIKT) project was presented at the CARN Action Research Network Conference. What Makes a Good Teacher? The Challenge of Building Teacher Professional Identity in Cambodian Schools. The workshop firstly gave a brief overview of Education in Cambodia. The scale of the education problems were outlined, including the education levels of teachers and the outcomes for children. The PIKT research project goals were shared: We will investigate how teachers…

Article: Dr Leo Casey awarded funding for the PIKT project

September 17, 2022 Deirdre Tinnelly Comments 0 Comment

The Department of Foreign Affairs ‘Better World’ strand of the COALESCE programme addresses research collaboration and capacity-building between Ireland and target global south countries. Awardees work in one of Irish Aid’s partner countries, and among the researchers awarded funding under this strand this year is Dr Leo Casey from National College of Ireland. Dr Casey’s project, “What makes a good teacher? The challenge of enhancing teacher professional identity and capability in Cambodian schools” will address the question of teacher effectiveness in the…