Orla Kelly
Biographic Data
| ID | 648609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Orla Kelly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Orla |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelly |
| SIGNATURE | KELLY O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5835-4624 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Work time reduction via a 4-day workweek finds improvements in workers' well-being
Experiential, relational, playful pedagogy in Irish primary schools – possibilities offered by Forest School
Forest School, an experiential, nature-based pedagogy is attracting considerable interest in Ireland presently. This paper presents findings from the first national survey of Forest School pedagogy in Ireland, conducted in 2019–2020 as part of a larger study. The aim of the survey was to find out how Forest School pedagogy is understood by adults in Ireland who are interested in Forest School. Potential survey respondents were identified through …
An exploration of parents’ engagement with learning about climate change through science education
Climate change education is crucial to addressing the climate crisis. Studies show that parents and guardians can play an important role in transmitting knowledge, competencies, and a pro-environmental orientation to their children. Whilst climate change education can span many disciplines, it has been effective within science education. In this paper we embrace evidence-based effective approaches to science education, with parents. Climate chang…
A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world
The influence of a teachers’ professional development programme on primary school pupils’ understanding of and attitudes towards sustainability
Transformative teacher education can support educational experiences which provide the opportunity for pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute towards tackling the significant sustainability issues with which we are faced. It is argued that for professional development programmes to be effective they need to improve pupil learning as well as transform teachers’ classroom practice. This paper utilises a mixed-methods de…
The Unsustainable State
A central premise of development strategies is that nations use natural resources, such as fossil fuels, to raise population living standards and enhance well-being. However, research shows that the relationship among human well-being, resource use, and the associated emissions is complex and context specific. To better understand if natural resource use plays a historic role in generating human well-being in the United States, the authors conduc…
The Empowerment Paradox
An extensive literature is dedicated to examining the proliferation of private sector-led, market-based approaches to address gender inequality. Drawing on insights from feminist environmentalism and environmental sociology, I explore how and why this phenomenon is connected to the environmental crisis. First, I analyze the World Bank’s gender strategy papers for 2001–2023. I highlight the organization's role in entrenching a neoliberal discourse…
The Silver Bullet? Assessing the Role of Education for Sustainability
The United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development calls on nation states to invest in national development trajectories that promote both human and environmental well-being. Given the complexity of this plan, and the increasing severity of the climate crisis, understanding the relationship between nations’ social and environmental outcomes is a critical task for social scientists. Raising national rates of educational attainment is a cor…
Inequality, poverty, and the carbon intensity of human well-being in the United States
Private schooling and gender justice
Beyond the education silo? Tackling adolescent secondary education in rural India
In this paper we examine the factors contributing to gender inequality in secondary schooling in India by critically reviewing the government’s secondary education policy. Drawing on the findings of a study in rural Gujarat, we couple this analysis with an examination of the gendered dynamics that restrict girls’ ability to fully benefit from the education infrastructure and initiatives that do exist, using Connell’s Gender and Power framework. W…
Inequality, poverty, and the carbon intensity of human well-being in the United States
The Unsustainable State
A central premise of development strategies is that nations use natural resources, such as fossil fuels, to raise population living standards and enhance well-being. However, research shows that the relationship among human well-being, resource use, and the associated emissions is complex and context specific. To better understand if natural resource use plays a historic role in generating human well-being in the United States, the authors conduc…
Work time reduction via a 4-day workweek finds improvements in workers' well-being
The influence of a teachers’ professional development programme on primary school pupils’ understanding of and attitudes towards sustainability
Transformative teacher education can support educational experiences which provide the opportunity for pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute towards tackling the significant sustainability issues with which we are faced. It is argued that for professional development programmes to be effective they need to improve pupil learning as well as transform teachers’ classroom practice. This paper utilises a mixed-methods de…
A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world
Beyond the education silo? Tackling adolescent secondary education in rural India
In this paper we examine the factors contributing to gender inequality in secondary schooling in India by critically reviewing the government’s secondary education policy. Drawing on the findings of a study in rural Gujarat, we couple this analysis with an examination of the gendered dynamics that restrict girls’ ability to fully benefit from the education infrastructure and initiatives that do exist, using Connell’s Gender and Power framework. W…
Private schooling and gender justice
Inequality, poverty, and the carbon intensity of human well-being in the United States
The Empowerment Paradox
An extensive literature is dedicated to examining the proliferation of private sector-led, market-based approaches to address gender inequality. Drawing on insights from feminist environmentalism and environmental sociology, I explore how and why this phenomenon is connected to the environmental crisis. First, I analyze the World Bank’s gender strategy papers for 2001–2023. I highlight the organization's role in entrenching a neoliberal discourse…
The Silver Bullet? Assessing the Role of Education for Sustainability
The United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development calls on nation states to invest in national development trajectories that promote both human and environmental well-being. Given the complexity of this plan, and the increasing severity of the climate crisis, understanding the relationship between nations’ social and environmental outcomes is a critical task for social scientists. Raising national rates of educational attainment is a cor…
The influence of a teachers’ professional development programme on primary school pupils’ understanding of and attitudes towards sustainability
Transformative teacher education can support educational experiences which provide the opportunity for pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute towards tackling the significant sustainability issues with which we are faced. It is argued that for professional development programmes to be effective they need to improve pupil learning as well as transform teachers’ classroom practice. This paper utilises a mixed-methods de…
The Unsustainable State
A central premise of development strategies is that nations use natural resources, such as fossil fuels, to raise population living standards and enhance well-being. However, research shows that the relationship among human well-being, resource use, and the associated emissions is complex and context specific. To better understand if natural resource use plays a historic role in generating human well-being in the United States, the authors conduc…
A transdisciplinary model for teaching and learning for sustainability science in a rapidly warming world
Experiential, relational, playful pedagogy in Irish primary schools – possibilities offered by Forest School
Forest School, an experiential, nature-based pedagogy is attracting considerable interest in Ireland presently. This paper presents findings from the first national survey of Forest School pedagogy in Ireland, conducted in 2019–2020 as part of a larger study. The aim of the survey was to find out how Forest School pedagogy is understood by adults in Ireland who are interested in Forest School. Potential survey respondents were identified through …
An exploration of parents’ engagement with learning about climate change through science education
Climate change education is crucial to addressing the climate crisis. Studies show that parents and guardians can play an important role in transmitting knowledge, competencies, and a pro-environmental orientation to their children. Whilst climate change education can span many disciplines, it has been effective within science education. In this paper we embrace evidence-based effective approaches to science education, with parents. Climate chang…
Work time reduction via a 4-day workweek finds improvements in workers' well-being
Sociology (10 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)