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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Irish higher education"”.
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The Evolving Role of Head of Department in Irish Higher Education
… Heads of Department play a central role in higher education leadership and management. However the role is often unscripted and unacknowledged. Although this subject has been investigated internationally, little research has been undertaken in Ireland on academic middle management in higher …
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Drifting identity in the global era? Polish students in Irish Higher Education
… began with a desire to examine in detail the educational aspects of globalization and European integration in the context of young Poles in Higher Education in Ireland and their sense of life stability and localization in the contemporary world. Research Focus The study explores the …
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How do I remain caring?: a reflective inquiry by an initial teacher educator in Irish higher education
… Council 2017, 2016a) is asked of educators in higher education (HE) in Ireland, in an era when market values, performativity, and accountability structures in the system (Ball 2016, 2012; Lynch et al. 2012) also co-occur under neoliberalism (Lolich 2011). Accordingly, this places a series of …
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Welcome to the knowledge factory? A study of working class experience, identity and learning in Irish Higher Education
… a study of working class students’experience in Irish Higher Education. It is based on eighty one in-depth interviews with fifty one students of all ages between 2007 and 2012 gathered longitudinally in three different institutions of Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland. Using in-depth …
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Exploring the challenges of managing blended learning courses in selected Irish higher education institutes : An activity theory study.
… delivery of blended learning courses in three higher education institutes (HEIs) in Ireland. Taking a case study approach and utilising Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), more specifically Engeström’s (2015) activity systems model (ASM), the research seeks to highlight the challenges …
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CRAFTING THE ANDRAGOGY: a study of teaching and learning of Film and Broadcast editing in Irish Higher Education (2017-2020)
… proliferation of film and television programs in Irish Higher Educational institutions has introduced students to digital crafts, such as non-linear editing. The period from 2017 to 2020 is crucial for understanding the teaching of film and broadcast editing due to significant technological, …
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Substantial Difference in the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications? A Research Study on the Practices of Credential Evaluators in Irish Higher Education Institutions
… with a focus on postgraduate access at Irish higher education institutions (HEIs). Using a research design that involves a refined form of Grounded Theory (Glaser and Strauss 1967; Charmaz 2000, 2006; Glaser 2001), the researcher explores what constitutes and influences practice in …
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Ability not disability: A transformative exploration of student experiences in higher education.
… of people with (dis)abilities in attendance at Irish Higher Education (AHEAD, 2017), The study explores the experiences of people with (dis)abilities as told to the researcher. These findings are reviewed within the context of the literature on Irish HE and (dis)ability, as well as the medical …
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'We know them, but we don't know them': a grounded theory approach to exploring host students' perspectives on intercultural contact in an Irish university
… intercultural relations among students in an Irish university. Specifically, the study explores host culture students’ perceptions of cultural difference within the student body and their experiences of intercultural contact on campus, including the factors which inform such contact. Using a …
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Setting standards for student services: exploring the views of student support service professionals in higher education on their contribution to the student experience
… services is a relatively unknown function within Irish higher education and is generally considered part of the broader non-academic administrative provision within HEIs. Findings from this qualitative study suggest that those employed in this area do not see themselves in this homogenous and …
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Habitus is a fate not a destiny: A Study of Student Completion In First Year at an Irish Institute of Technology
… Within the binary system that exists in the Irish Higher Education system the Institutes of Technology have always struggled against public perceptions of being of ‘lesser value’, that students who study in the Institutes of Technology are ‘weaker’ academically, have lower CAO points on entry …
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Speaking into the Abyss: An Exploratory Study of Academics’ Use of Educational Technology and its Impact on Practice.
This is a study of educational technology use in academic practice undertaken in an Irish Higher Education setting. Based on interviews with fifteen academics, the enquiry attempts to respond to Selwyn’s (2010) call for an increase in social scientific accounts of technology use which pay heed to …
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State of Mind Ireland: the design and evaluation of a positive mental health intervention among higher education students
… the burden of mental health problems worldwide. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) observe that many students are experiencing mental health issues. HEIs, however, are also in a critical position to reach the young adult population group and promote positive mental health. Low levels of …
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The Emergence Of Irish Access Policy And Practice In The 1990s
… study is the provision of Access courses for Irish adults. This interest arose from the researcher's involvement with Access initiatives in one Irish higher education institution. The principal research questions investigate the development of the policies and practices associated with the …
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Belonging on Campus: An exploratory study of the continuities, the contradictions and the consequences for Black and Minority Ethnic students in higher education
… the lived experiences of BME students in Irish higher education institutions and an understanding of the components of the campus environment that affect a sense of belonging for BME students remains elusive. My overarching understanding of inclusion in the context of this research relates …
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From literary text to digital story: an innovative approach to teaching Italian as a foreign language and an analysis of its impact on the manifestation of students’ expressive potential
… expansion of the concept of literacy in language education by exploring new ways of including multimodal composition in the language classroom. The study, which draws on the theoretical framework of the multiliteracies approach (Kern, 2003; Paesani, Allen & Dupuy, 2016), takes the form of a …