Sabrina Fitzsimon
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4595462 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sabrina Fitzsimon |
| PRENOMES | Sabrina |
| SOBRENOME | Fitzsimon |
| ASSINATURA | FITZSIMON S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Dublin City University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8388-5937 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
SunBurnt-out
‘Biggest bunch of entitled moaners in Ireland’
‘I’m not burning out, I’m rusting out’
Higher Education-Based Teacher Educators (TEs) are responsible for the preparation of future teachers across the continuum of education. However, despite their significant role in the education ecosystem, their well-being and professional satisfaction often remain overlooked in research and policy. For example, while burnout among academics is extensively studied, it remains under-researched, particularly among TEs. Even less attention is paid to…
Understanding pre-service teachers’ improvement in professional practice
This paper examines the extent to which pre-service teachers exhibit improvements in their professional practice while on placement in their final years of initial teacher education (ITE). This research involved an analysis of the placement grades of three cohorts of pre-service post-primary teachers (N = 198) as they completed the final two years of a four-year concurrent programme of teacher education in the Republic of Ireland. For those place…
‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’
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 inspections on the wellbeing of Teacher Educators (TEs) based in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This study, part of a broader investigation into burnout among HEI-based TEs in Ireland and the UK, focuses on the English context, where the inspection practic…
Layers of strain
Teacher attrition and retention are critical concerns globally, particularly in Ireland, where high levels of teacher burnout contribute to intentions to leave the profession. This paper, drawing on O'Farrell et al.'s (2025) adapted Ecological Theory framework, explores the factors contributing to work‐related burnout among primary and secondary school teachers in Ireland. Out of a total of 976 teachers who completed the cross‐sectional survey, 6…
Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life
Teacher Educators (TE) are a specific category of Higher Education (HE) academics whose primary responsibility is the preparation of Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) for the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Further Education and Training contexts. TEs navigate this important, multifaceted role in addition to growing work pressures and decreased resource allocations. Though these stressors often lead to burnout, negatively impacting TEs’ wellbe…
The road less travelled
This article provides an account of my experience of immersion as a third-level teacher into the three-dimensional multi-user virtual world Second Life for research purposes. An ethnographic methodology was employed. Three stages in this journey are identified: separation, transition and transformation. In presenting this journey of immersion, it is hoped that the article will contribute to the discussion of conducting research in online environm…
The road less travelled
This article provides an account of my experience of immersion as a third-level teacher into the three-dimensional multi-user virtual world Second Life for research purposes. An ethnographic methodology was employed. Three stages in this journey are identified: separation, transition and transformation. In presenting this journey of immersion, it is hoped that the article will contribute to the discussion of conducting research in online environm…
The road less travelled
This article provides an account of my experience of immersion as a third-level teacher into the three-dimensional multi-user virtual world Second Life for research purposes. An ethnographic methodology was employed. Three stages in this journey are identified: separation, transition and transformation. In presenting this journey of immersion, it is hoped that the article will contribute to the discussion of conducting research in online environm…
‘I’m not burning out, I’m rusting out’
Higher Education-Based Teacher Educators (TEs) are responsible for the preparation of future teachers across the continuum of education. However, despite their significant role in the education ecosystem, their well-being and professional satisfaction often remain overlooked in research and policy. For example, while burnout among academics is extensively studied, it remains under-researched, particularly among TEs. Even less attention is paid to…
Understanding pre-service teachers’ improvement in professional practice
This paper examines the extent to which pre-service teachers exhibit improvements in their professional practice while on placement in their final years of initial teacher education (ITE). This research involved an analysis of the placement grades of three cohorts of pre-service post-primary teachers (N = 198) as they completed the final two years of a four-year concurrent programme of teacher education in the Republic of Ireland. For those place…
‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’
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 inspections on the wellbeing of Teacher Educators (TEs) based in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This study, part of a broader investigation into burnout among HEI-based TEs in Ireland and the UK, focuses on the English context, where the inspection practic…
Layers of strain
Teacher attrition and retention are critical concerns globally, particularly in Ireland, where high levels of teacher burnout contribute to intentions to leave the profession. This paper, drawing on O'Farrell et al.'s (2025) adapted Ecological Theory framework, explores the factors contributing to work‐related burnout among primary and secondary school teachers in Ireland. Out of a total of 976 teachers who completed the cross‐sectional survey, 6…
Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life
Teacher Educators (TE) are a specific category of Higher Education (HE) academics whose primary responsibility is the preparation of Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) for the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Further Education and Training contexts. TEs navigate this important, multifaceted role in addition to growing work pressures and decreased resource allocations. Though these stressors often lead to burnout, negatively impacting TEs’ wellbe…
SunBurnt-out
‘Biggest bunch of entitled moaners in Ireland’
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Burnout (3 obras) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Pedagogy (3 obras) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (2 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Discourse analysis (2 obras)