| Give Them Time – an analysis of school readiness in Ireland's early education system: a Steiner Waldorf Perspective D O'Connor, J Angus Education 3-13 42 (5), 488-497, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
| Learning through play: Creating a play-based approach within early childhood contexts C Robinson, T Treasure, DO Connor, G Neylon, C Harrison, S Wynne Oxford University Press, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Educator identities. Emerging issues within personal and professional identities: changes experienced by Australian pre-service teachers following professional exposure to … D O'Connor, C McGunnigle, T Treasure, S Davie Early Child Development and Care 185 (8), 1331-1342, 2015 | 16 | 2015 |
| Boys and girls come out to play: Gender differences in children’s play patterns M McCormack, C Robinson EDULEARN17 Proceedings, 4713-4719, 2017 | 12 | 2017 |
| The golden thread: Educator connectivity as a central pillar in the development of creativity through childhood education. An Irish life history study D O'Connor Education 3-13 44 (6), 671-681, 2016 | 11 | 2016 |
| Love in education: West Australian early childhood pre-service teachers’ perspectives on children’s right to be loved and its actualisation within their future practice D O’Connor, C Robinson, L Cranley, G Johnson, A Robinson Early Child Development and Care, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
| A pedagogy of freedom: Why primary school teachers should embrace educational emancipation D O'Connor International Academy of Technology, Education and Development, 2012 | 9 | 2012 |
| Loving learning: The value of play within contemporary primary school pedagogy D O’Connor Multidisciplinary perspectives on play from birth and beyond, 93-107, 2017 | 8 | 2017 |
| Education or care?: Childcare or school?: Pre-service teacher perspectives on teaching in the childcare sector C Robinson, D O'Connor, T Treasure Issues in Educational Research 31 (4), 1231-1248, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| It's okay, I'm a... teacher. Is professional status important to teachers? C McGunnigle, D O'Connor, J Waggoner, T Treasure, L Cranley, S Davie | 7* | 2015 |
| Child's play the developmental benefits of the play choices of modern children: Implications for school curricula D O'Connor, T Treasure, C Robinson, M McCormack, V O'Rourke | 6 | 2017 |
| The desks have changed; it must be NAPLAN time: How NAPLAN affects teaching and learning of mathematics L Cranley, C Robinson, G Hine, D O'Connor Issues in Educational Research 32 (4), 1306-1320, 2022 | 5 | 2022 |
| Contemporary perspectives of the child in action: an investigation into children’s connectedness with, and contribution to, the world around them C Robinson, D O'Connor, H Wildy, G Neylon Education 3-13 47 (3), 366-376, 2019 | 5 | 2019 |
| Teachers who care and carers who educate. Professional status issues and differences in pay and conditions are resulting in a tale of division within our early childhood community D O'Connor, C McGunnigle, T Treasure, S Davie | 4 | 2014 |
| Generation yes. How childhood consumerism is influencing play; Implications for creativity development D O’Connor Proceedings of the Child and Teen Consumption 2012 5th International …, 2012 | 4 | 2012 |
| The school culture of reading for pleasure: Perspectives of educators and students in Years 3-6 J Naile, C Robinson, D O'Connor Issues in Educational Research 33 (4), 1495-1512, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
| Belonging, being and becoming active citizens L Cranley, G Johnson, C Robinson, D O'Connor Asia Pacific Journal of Advanced Business and Social Studies 4 (1), 176-182, 2018 | 3 | 2018 |
| Looking within to build strong foundations of personhood: The importance of Early Years Teacher’s Reflective Practice in the formation of a positive sense of identity in the … D O'Connor, C McGunnigle, H Wildy, G Neylon | 3 | 2015 |
| Unmet education and training needs of health professionals in a UK children's hospital J McDonagh, G Minnaar, K Kelly, D O'Connor, K Shaw | 3 | 2005 |
| We are all educators... or are we? Changes in perceptions of the childcare sector by Australian pre-Service teachers following professional exposure to educational practice … D O'Connor, C McGunnigle, T Treasure, S Davie | 2 | 2014 |
