Personal profile
Biography
Dan is currently the Course Director for the Professional Masters in Business Education (PME) in the School of Education in the University of Limerick. Dan leads the Business Studies teaching team on the PME, including pedagogies in Accounting, Economics and Entrepreneurship.
Research interests:
- Adult, further and community education
- Empathetic pedagogies
- Educational disadvantage
- Initial teacher education
- Positive youth development
- Educational resilience
- Educational Leadership
- Career Guidance and Counselling
- Food Loss https://www.folou.eu/
- Sustainable Energy Technologies
Dan began his career in Education in Youthreach. The Youthreach programme provides two years integrated education, training and work experience for unemployed early school leavers without any qualifications or vocational training who are between 15 and 20 years of age. Dan worked in 5 different Youthreach centres over 12 years before joining the University upon completion of his PhD entitled, Positive Youth Development and Resilience among Early School Leavers. Dan teaches course on Business Education, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion and Philosophy of Education.
Dan hosts a podcast about educational disadvantage called “On the Margins”, episodes of the podcast can be heard on www.edonthemargins.com Dan runs an annual conference details of which can be found on the same website.
RESEARCH PUBLICATION OUTPUTS
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FULL REFERENCES OF PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS |
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Refereed Journal Papers 1. O Sullivan, D. (2023) Youthreach Learners, All Grown Up . The Adult Learner, The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, December 2023, pp 78-92 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1409919
2. O Sullivan, D., & Heneghan, C. (2023). Guidance provision in Youthreach centres. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 50, 1, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.5008
3. O Sullivan, D. (2018) Positive Youth Development and Resilience among Early School Leavers . The Adult Learner, The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, December 2018, pp 83-94 https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Positive+youth+development+resilience+and+early+school+leaving+&id=EJ1197456
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Other Publications |
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Conference Contributions 1. O'Sullivan, D. (2024) 'Empathetic Pedagogies in Education Settings- Narrative 4 story exchange and restorative practice', presented at University of Glasgow Best Practice in Social Sciences Teaching Workshop, August. 2. O'Sullivan, D. (2024) 'Implications of Empathetic Pedagogies to Classroom Practice', presented at Transformative Narratives, June. 3. O’Sullivan, D. (2023) Promoting Equal Access for Adult Learners , presented at The Adult Learner Journal, December. 4. O'Sullivan, D. (2019) 'Accessing Public Funding', invited speaker, breakout discussion, presented at The Irish Adventure Tourism Association, November. 5. O’Sullivan, D. (2018) Marginalisation and Early School Leaving , presented at The Adult Learner Journal, December. 6. O’Sullivan, D. (2017) Challenging the Cartesian Daemon , presented at Young people s perspectives on culture, identity and cultural participation on the island of Ireland today, Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland, September. https://culturalpolicyireland.org/2017/09/26/spaces-to-belong-to-presentations/ 7. O’Sullivan, D. (2016) Youthreach and Internalised Stereotypes, a view from the Crow's Nest, presented at Connect, April. 8. O’Sullivan, D. (2015) Youth Participation, presented at Connect, April. Theses O'Sullivan, D. (2019) Positive youth development and resilience amongst early school leavers, thesis (Ph.D.) Mary Immaculate College, available: https://dspace.mic.ul.ie/handle/10395/2900 O'Sullivan, D. (2011) Can Synchronous Co-located Online Integrated Learning help build Ireland s Knowledge Economy , thesis (Masters) Mary Immaculate College.
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RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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Employer |
Position |
Period |
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University of Limerick |
Assistant Professor in Education Course Director: Professional Masters in Business Education |
10/2022 – Present |
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Tipperary Education and Training Board |
Youthreach Teacher Subjects: Social Education, SPHE, ICT, German and Leisure & Recreation Teacher, Office Administration and Customer Care |
02/2009 – 10/2022 |
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Griffith College
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Course Tutor (ICT and Professional Practice, Referencing & Academic Writing Style) Bachelor of Engineering |
01/2017 – 10/2022 |
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Munster Kayak Adventures Ltd |
Company Director |
04/2018 – Present
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HIGHEST ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION(S)
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Degree |
Field of study |
Higher education institution |
Year received |
NFQ |
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PhD |
Education |
Mary Immaculate College |
2019 |
10 |
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Master’s Degree |
Education |
Mary Immaculate College |
2011 |
9 |
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Graduate Diploma |
Adult and Community Education |
Mary Immaculate College |
2010 |
8 |
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Bachelor’s Degree |
Business Studies |
University of Limerick |
2007 |
8 |
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Ordinary Degree |
Industrial and Systems Engineering |
Griffith College |
2021 |
7 |
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Certificate |
Work Measurement & Time Study |
South Eastern Technical University |
2021 |
8 |
Other Qualifications and courses:
- Certificate Control of Infectious Diseases 2020, Limerick & Clare Education & Training Board
- Certificate Web Design and Computer Networking 2010, Limerick College of Further Education
- Adult Literacy Tutors Training Course 2009, Limerick City Adult Education Service
- Teaching English as a Foreign 2007, Langue Practical and Grammar Awareness Module
- Level 2 Kayak Instructor, Canoeing Ireland
- COVID-19 Officer Training 2020, Sport Ireland
- First Aid Response, Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council
- Rescue Emergency Care 3
- GAISCE President’s Award Leader
- Narrative 4 Facilitator
ACADEMIC SERVICE
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Role |
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Course Director Professional Masters Business Education
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2021 – Present |
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Board Member Engage in Education Charity
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2023 – Present |
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Organiser School of Education Research Writing Group |
2022-2024 |
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Co-Chair Guidance and Counselling Research Group. |
2022-2024 |
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Module Coordinator
EN6191- Business Pedagogy 1 EN6181- Business Education 1 EN6172- Business Pedagogy 2 EN6173- Business Pedagogy 3
EN6804- Business Independent Study
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2021-2025 |
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Teaching on
EN4026 Diversity of Learners Inclusion and Special Educational Needs
EN4051 Contemporary Understandings of Education Philosophical Perspectives |
2022 – Present
2023 -2024 |
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Co Chair Teaching and Learning Committee |
2023- Present |
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Senior Leadership Team School of Education |
2023 – 2024 |
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Learning Teaching and Assessment Committee |
2023 – Present |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
