Who will be the research group?
· Target audience (children aged 7-12)
· Parents of TA
· Teachers of TA
Various methods of research collection-
· Questionnaire of target audience
· Questionnaire of teachers
· Interview with person from Children's Book Ireland
· Interview with primary school teacher
Potential Questions for Target Audience
· Do you think Irish mythology is interesting?
· Would you like to learn more about Irish mythology?
· Where did you learn about Irish mythology? School, home, library
· Do you like learning about Greek or Roman mythology? e.g. Zeus, Hades, Aphrodite, Poseidon
· How do you like to learn about new stories? Tv shows, movies, books, video games, talking
· Do you prefer to watch a story(movie) or read a story(book)?
· Would you prefer to learn about this at home or in school?
· What are your 5 favourite tv shows and movies?
· Where do you watch tv shows and movies? Irish Tv, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Disney+
· Do you recognise any of these names?
· St. Patrick
· St. Brigit
· Cú Chulainn
· Queen Mebh
· Fionn Mac Cumhail
· Balor
· The Dullahan
· Children of Lir
· Tuatha Dé Danann
· Táin Bó Cúailnge
Potential Questions for Teachers
· What level do you teach?
· Do you teach about Irish mythology in your classroom?
If so, which stories are taught?
· In your time as a teacher do you think the teaching of Irish mythology has reduced over time?
· Do you think there is more room in the current curriculum for Irish mythology?
· Would you like to teach more about Irish mythology?
· Do you personally have an interest in Irish mythology?
· Do you think specialist classroom materials would be beneficial to you in teaching your students about Irish mythology?
· Do you feel you have a good enough level of knowledge on Irish mythology to be able to teach it to your students?
· Do you think Irish mythology would be better taught at home or in school?
· What do you think would be a good way of teaching Irish mythology to children between the ages of 7 and 12?