Ellen M Regan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6487422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellen M Regan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ellen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Regan |
| SIGNATURE | REGAN E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9918-4078 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Communities of practice as ‘brave spaces’
This small-scale qualitative study explores the establishment and operation of communities of practice (CoPs) by six women teachers in schools in the areas of New Delhi, Chennai and Jehlum in India. The findings emerge from a larger research project on the professional development needs of women teachers in schools in India. Using the framework of ‘brave spaces’ the article examines the development of CoPs for the purpose of professional developm…
It was in the very air we breathed
This article explores ways in which faith-based education in Ireland, both in the home and in schools, contributed to religious and lay mission and volunteer vocations across much of the twentieth century. Drawing on oral history interviews of 28 Irish women (14 missionary nuns and 14 lay volunteers) and archival sources, we show how both formal and informal faith-based education taught Irish schoolgirls and young women about different forms of o…
Out of Africa
This article examines the lived experiences of teachers who were either lay volunteers or Sister missionaries, working in education and health care. The research draws on oral histories, examining the responses of participants under a series of thematic headings that unpack the influence of family life, schooling and faith, while also exploring experience ‘in the field’. The article attempts to compare the responses of lay women with Sisters (als…
Sharing professional experience
Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
Sharing professional experience
Out of Africa
This article examines the lived experiences of teachers who were either lay volunteers or Sister missionaries, working in education and health care. The research draws on oral histories, examining the responses of participants under a series of thematic headings that unpack the influence of family life, schooling and faith, while also exploring experience ‘in the field’. The article attempts to compare the responses of lay women with Sisters (als…
It was in the very air we breathed
This article explores ways in which faith-based education in Ireland, both in the home and in schools, contributed to religious and lay mission and volunteer vocations across much of the twentieth century. Drawing on oral history interviews of 28 Irish women (14 missionary nuns and 14 lay volunteers) and archival sources, we show how both formal and informal faith-based education taught Irish schoolgirls and young women about different forms of o…
Communities of practice as ‘brave spaces’
This small-scale qualitative study explores the establishment and operation of communities of practice (CoPs) by six women teachers in schools in the areas of New Delhi, Chennai and Jehlum in India. The findings emerge from a larger research project on the professional development needs of women teachers in schools in India. Using the framework of ‘brave spaces’ the article examines the development of CoPs for the purpose of professional developm…
Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Faith (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (2 works) · Religious Education and Schools (2 works) · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development (2 works)