Trevor Hickey
IrelandacademicMale4.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Trevor Hickey is an associate professor and course director of the teacher education programme for construction studies at the University of Limerick. He has authored Leaving Cert textbooks on construction studies and has been a vocal advocate for the subject, highlighting concerns about the potential 'dumbing down' of its syllabus. Hickey recently resigned from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment's (NCCA) subject development group, arguing that the proposed changes to the curriculum could undermine the subject's status as a STEM discipline, which could impact students' future opportunities in higher education.
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University of Limerick lecturer Trevor Hickey resigned from the construction studies group during its consultation, warning the subject had been stripped of its scientific character.
implementation should be paused – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-21
Trevor Hickey is a University of Limerick associate professor who resigned from the construction studies development group due to frustrations with the process.
Rollout of the reformed Leaving Cert should be suspended – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-14Trevor Hickey, associate professor and course director at University of Limerick, resigned from a curriculum reform group over concerns about the new syllabus being 'dumbed down'.
Leaving Cert textbook author resigns from curriculum reform group amid ‘dumbing down’ concerns – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-01