Dr. Therese Farrell

Dr Thérèse Farrell is an Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education. She lectures on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and is the acting Deputy Chair of the EdD Programme. Thérèse previously worked as a primary teacher and as a tutor for Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.

Thérèse has been instrumental in the development of early years policy and practice in the Republic of Ireland over the past decade, including the redeveloped Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, Aistear. She positions her work within a rights-based paradigm with a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Some recent projects include a research report on Global Citizenship in Early Childhood Education, focusing on the practices and possibilities in collaboration with Global Villages, Trocáire and Irish Aid. Her work with marginalised groups and communities was further enhanced when Thérèse led Work Package 4 as part of the Independent Review of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme in Ireland, funded by DCEDIY. Thérèse is the Treasurer for Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) and is the IoE representative for T-REX (The Teachers’ Research Exchange). Thérèse supervises a number of PhD and EdD students and has a range of research interests including curriculum and pedagogy, children’s citizenship, agency and policy analysis.