The proposed changes in the further education sector, including the rationalisation of the
VEC’s into Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and the closures of the Senior
Traveller Training Centres (STECs, have ...
Women in Uganda‟s universities are caught between two worlds. They lead lifestyles that are partly Western and partly local. This thesis sought to understand how national development and globalisation impacted upon those ...
This research has examined how middle class parents have mobilised themselves as active
consumers in the educational marketplace, where it appears that educational markets work to the advantage of middle class parents and ...
Since computers were first introduced into the Irish Education system in 1977 many millions have been spent on this technology. However despite spending large amounts of money, little empirical evidence exists to show that ...
Hearne, Lucy(Australian Council for Educational Research, 2011)
This paper explores the findings of a doctoral study that examined the measurement of individual progression in the Irish Adult Education Guidance Initiative (AEGI). The critical constructivist stance of the study challenges ...
This study examines the discourse of science presented at lower Post-Primary level in
Ireland. In the investigation the text materials for the course were qualitatively examined. The data analysis revealed five key themes ...
The lack of uptake of science subjects in Post-Primary Schools (Secondary/High
Schools) and on to university is a continuous cause for concern, both nationally and internationally. In the Strategy for Science, Technology ...
Lynch, Raymond; Walsh, Michael(Dublin Institute of Technology * Tempus Publications, 2011)
This paper examines the obligatory but often contentious relationship that
exists between contemporary second level education and undergraduate student
course choice within an Irish context. A survey of 1,723 students ...
McGarr, Oliver(Design Education Research Group, Loughborough Design School, 2011)
Senior Cycle Technology subjects in Irish post-primary schools have recently been updated. One subject, Technical Drawing, has been replaced with a new subject called Design and Communication Graphics (DCG). The new subject ...
When attempting to integrate any Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based resource into Post-Primary Schools (High Schools) many potential barriers must be considered. Importantly, many of these barriers revolve ...