The OMEP Ireland Annual Research Conference will take place on Saturday, April 28th 2012, in the River Lee Hotel (formerly Jury's) Western Road, Cork. The theme of the Conference is "Seeds of Quality: The Journey Forward for the Early Years".
Papers focussing on Aistear and Siolta are particularly welcome.
Papers will be divided into two strands:
- Engaging with Aistear and Siolta in a variety of settings.
- Challenges for practice in Special Needs Education and Care.
Please click here for a Conference Booking Form. The River Lee Hotel is offering a special rate to delegates at this Conference. Bookings must be made directly with the hotel. Please click here for a hotel reservation form.
Many of the papers presented annually at the OMEP Conference are published in the subsequent issue of OMEP Ireland's peer-reviewed journal An Leanbh Óg. The journal also welcomes and publishes papers on other topics related to early childhood. For details of how to submit a paper and the guidelines for authors please see our Publications Page or contact us: info@omepireland.ie
The OMEP Ireland Annual Research Conference was held Saturday, April 2nd 2011 in the River Lee Hotel (formerly Jurys), Western Road, Cork. The theme of the Conference was "Childhood Unfolding". To see the presentations of the papers on the day please see the list below. For some photographs, please click here.
Annual Research Conference 2011 Presentations
Damien Walshe - Children and Technology
Lorraine O'Connor - Crisis Intervention for Preschool Children in Women's Domestic Violence Refuges
Dr Audrey Dunngalvin - Food Allergy Matters'
Eileen McDermott - Practitioner Role in ICT as a Learning Tool in ECE
Edel Daly - Significant Early Infant Care Giver Relationships
Sharon O'Driscoll - Experiences of Junior Infants in Multigrade Classrooms
Professor Mary Kellett - Facilitating Young Childrens Voices in Contemporary UK Society
Dr Mary Daly - Evaluation of Impact of the National Childminding Initiative
To see a selection of pictures of Conference delegates from the Conference in UCC on 26th/27th March 2010 please click here
Upcoming Events - European and World Meetings
The European Conference and Meeting will take place in Warsaw Poland. Please click on the following link for more information http://www.euroconf.omep.org.pl/
The World Conference and Meeting will take place in Campo Grande, Brazil. The website is currently under construction but please see this short video presentation.
