Hearne, Lucy(Waterford Insitute of Technology, 2009)
The overall aim of this research study is to consider the development of a best practice framework for the longitudinal tracking of individual progression in the Irish Adult Educational Guidance Initiative (AEGI). A specific ...
This report presents the results from the national survey into the implementation of Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) in second level schools since its introduction in 2000. The report was commissioned by the ...
McGarr, Oliver; Kearney, Gerry(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2009)
The focus of this study was to examine the leadership role as lived by teaching principals in a selection of small primary schools in the west of Ireland and in particular the implications ICT has for that role. The study ...
This literature review explores the historical development of ICT in Irish postprimary/
secondary schools and examines how the education system has responded to
the various ICT initiatives and policy changes. The review ...
McGarr, Oliver; O'Brien, J.(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2007)
The Schools IT2000 initiative, launched in 1997, was the first large-scale attempt to
integrate ICT into teaching and learning in the Irish education system. Prior to its
launch computer use in Irish schools was inhibited ...
This paper examines the possible influence of podcasting on the traditional lecture in higher education. The paper firstly explores some of the benefits and limitations of the lecture as one of the dominant forms of teaching ...
Parker-Jenkins, Marie(Australian and New Zealand Education Law Association, 2008)
Britain was the last state in Western Europe to give-up the practice of using corporal punishment in 1986, and behind other regions, such as Scandinavian countries, most of Australia, and South Africa in its reluctance to ...
Hinchion, Carmel; Hennessy, Jennifer(Centre for Global Education, 2009)
In this article, Carmel Hinchion and Jennifer Hennessy reflect on a project
undertaken by the Ubuntu Network in partnership with pre-service English
teachers and their lecturers at the University of Limerick. The project ...