UCD School of Education

Scoil an Oideachais UCD

Mr William Kinsella BA, H Dip, BSc, MA

Research Interests:

1999-2000 - Completion of Master's Degree thesis entitled A Comparative Analysis of Educational Provision for Pupils with Autism in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the basis of this thesis, William was invited to make a submission to the Government Task Force on Autism. The thesis was referred to and referenced in the Report of the Task Force on Autism (2001).

William is currently engaged in Doctoral Research into Inclusive Education of Pupils with Disabilities/Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Second Level Schools in the Republic of Ireland.

In conjunction with this Doctoral Research, he has completed a study, funded by the Equality Authority, entitled: Equality of Access to, and Participation in, Education for Persons with Disabilities/Special Educational Needs in the Republic of Ireland.
William is currently conducting a study, funded by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), entitled; An Evaluation of Resource Allocation Models for Pupils with Disabilities/Special Educational Needs in Irish Schools.

He is also conducting research into the initial and continuing professional training needs of psychologists. This research will inform future developments on the MA in Educational Psychology Course at the School of Education and Lifelong Learning and the content and structure of the proposed PhD in Educational Psychology.