Amalee Meehan is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at the Institute of Education, DCU. She teaches on the Bachelor of Religious Education (BRelEd) and is a guest lecturer on the Doctor of Education (EdD) programme and with the Church of Ireland Centre, DCU.
An Associate Researcher at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU, Amalee was on the management team of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) project TRIBES 'Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration in Second-Level Schools' and is currently PI on COST Action 23120 'Religious Identity, Bullying and Wellbeing at School: A Transnational Collaboration' (ORBIT).
As Associate Researcher with the Mater Dei
Centre for Catholic Education (MDCCE), DCU, Amalee has established a ‘community of practice’ of students pursuing doctoral studies in the broad field of Catholic education. She explains 'the best way to undertake study at this level is in the company of others, so we are really delighted to gather doctoral students together as a community of practice and host them in our beautiful space The Well in the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, St Patrick's Campus, DCU'. Anyone interested in joining this group should contact Amalee at amalee.meehan@dcu.ie.
Amalee’s publication profile ranges from theology and spirituality to education, religious education, wellbeing and inclusive education, as well as identity based bullying. For instance, she co-authored a number of religious education textbooks for Catholic high schools in the United States as part of the Credo Series. Her current research interests are in religious identity, bullying and wellbeing, school ethos, and inclusive religious education.
Book
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Meehan, A.; O'Connell, D. (2021) 'Religious Education in Irish Catholic Primary Schools: Recent Developments, Challenges and Opportunities' In: Irish and British Reflections on Catholic Education: Foundations, Identity, Leadership Issues and Religious Education in Catholic Schools. [Link] | |
| 2018 | Amalee Meehan (2018) 'The Sickness of Long Thinking: Religious Education and the new Junior Cycle' In: Contemporary Perspectives in Catholic Education. London : Gracewing. | |
| 2017 | Amalee Meehan (2017) 'Reclaiming our ‘own selves’: Christian religious education and the new Junior Cycle' In: Does Religious Education Matter?. London : Routledge. | |
| 2013 | Amalee Meehan (2013) 'What the Catholic School Has to Offer' In: Why Send Your Child to a Catholic School?. Dublin : Veritas. | |
| 2012 | Amalee Meehan & Daniel O'Connell (2012) 'Exploring the spiritual dimension of the school curriculum' In: New Educational Horizons in Contemporary Ireland. Oxford : Peter Lang. | |
| 2008 | Amalee Meehan (2008) 'The Spirituality of Teaching and Learning' In: Exploring Religious Education: Catholic Religious Education in an Intercultural Europe. Dublin : Veritas. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Meehan, A. (2020) 'Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond'. Religious Education, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Meehan, A.; de Almeida, S.; B?ckstr?m, B.; Borg-Axisa, G.; Friant, N.; Johannessen, ?.L.; Roman, M. (2021) 'Context rules! Top-level education policies for newly arrived migrant students across six European countries'. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Meehan, Amalee; Laffan, Derek A. (2021) 'Inclusive second level Religious Education in Ireland today: what do teachers say?'. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 69 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Meehan, Amalee (2020) 'Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond'. Religious Education, 115 (5). [DOI] |