Dr Th¨¦r¨¨se Farrell is an Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education. She lectures on a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and inservice programmes.  Prior to her appointment in 2012, Th¨¦r¨¨se worked as a primary teacher and as a tutor for Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (NCCA, 2009). Her MEd specialised in early childhood education and her research focused on children¡¯s perspectives of play.
Th¨¦r¨¨se has a range of research interests including curriculum and pedagogy, children¡¯s citizenship, agency and policy analysis. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Professor Elizabeth Wood and Dr Liz Chesworth. Her thesis uses a Foucauldian lens to present a genealogical account of how power has shaped early childhood pedagogy. Th¨¦r¨¨se is the Research Convenor for the School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education.