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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Traveller"”.
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The traveller
The concept of the traveller has changed considerably in Irish society over the last fifteen years. Traditionally, the traveller was either the emigrant, forced to leave Ireland to better himself, or the gypsy, marginalized since the time of the Famine (1846). Since the advent of the Celtic Tiger …
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Health Literacy: Knowledge and experiences of Traveller women.
… insight into the knowledge and experiences of Traveller women in the area of health literacy using a use narrative inquiry approach with an education focus and to explore implications and make recommendations based on the outcomes of the research. METHODS USED A method of narrative research was …
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Hotel attributes as viewed by the mature Australian leisure traveller
… and opinions of mature Australian domestic travellers towards hotel attributes.
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Classed: A Study of Traveller Mothers and their children's schooling.
Irish Travellers have long been marginalised in Irish society, with educational attainment rates well below the national average. The purpose of this research is to elucidate and understand the experience of Irish Traveller mothers as they engage with their children’s schooling. This study draws on …
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Travel guidebooks and the independent traveller in the Asia Pacific Region
… constant increase in the number of independent travellers has prompted the need for accurate and reliable information to plan holidays and to evaluate on-site activities. In organising and undertaking independent tours, travellers face the challenge of searching useful information about the …
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Social change and the Chinese traveller: Guangdong's outbound travel market since 1978
Since China opened its door to the world in the late 1970s, this most populous nation on earth has undergone significant reforms, which have had an enormous impact on its society, driving social changes in a profound and extensive way, and leading the country onto the path of social re-structuring. …
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What is the experience of traveller women in adult and community education?
This thesis explores the experience of Traveller women in adult and community education. It focuses on a particular group of women in a particular community centre. It was my intention to use the insights gained to develop education programmes that would be congruent of Irish Traveller culture, …
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The Traces of a Traveller: Textile-Based Narrative in Contemporary Art Practices
… is designed through the use of a metaphorical 'traveller', to record the readings of environment and the 'traces' ofa traveller's observations. It starts from the author's own cultural context, and then crosses through the journey into a new cultural vision. By searching for clarification in …
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Drivers' evaluation of advanced traveller information systems for inter-city expressways in Japan
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995.
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The Development and Implementation of a Quality Framework For Youthreach and Traveller Training Centres
… assurance system for Youthreach and Senior Traveller Training Centres. The study explores the development of the two programmes and specifically investigates the changes leading to a focus on improvement and quality. The literature associated with the study involves an examination of the …
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The Stalled Traveller: A New Approach to the Full-Length Works of Sherwood Anderson
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T19:35:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7412072.pdf: 8932044 bytes, checksum: f0cdfe1ad418599fbd58244c4c4e33b6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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‘Standing alongside’ and in solidarity with Traveller women: minority ethnic women’s narratives of racialized obstetric violence
This study is an exploration of Traveller women’s experience of pregnancy loss in Ireland. It examines the individual, interpersonal and structural factors which mediate Traveller women’s experience. Through the utilisation of a participant structured interview influenced by the biographical …
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To earn or to learn? Why the women from Navan Traveller Education Centre returned to learning.
In July 2012 the Navan Traveller Education Centre closed its doors for the last time. The centre had been providing learning and training opportunities to members of the Traveller community in Meath for over 20 years. This thesis asks the Reseach Question – Why did the Women of Navan Traveller …
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Traveller information in support of the mobility of older people and people with disabilities. User and provider perspectives.
Traveller information designed to fulfil needs and expectations of individual travellers is a key factor in improving access for older people and people with disabilities to public transport. The overall aim of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge of user and provider perspectives on the …
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The "Jaded Traveller": John Jasper's Failed Psychic Quest in Charles Dickens's <em>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</em>.
<p>This thesis is a Jungian study of John Jasper, the central character in Charles Dickens's <em>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</em>. Jasper fails to achieve psychological wholeness because he suffers from what Carl G. Jung calls dissociation of consciousness, a malady that prevents Jasper from …
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Importance of social media in the information sourcing phase during the decision-making process of the South African traveller
… paper places the focus on the South African traveller and which online sources s/he uses to search for travel information before going on holiday. Social media sources in particularly will be under investigation. There has been a dearth of research conducted in this area on emerging markets …
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Civil service employment for Travellers in the context of building on symbolic ethnic recognition
… between the Irish civil service and the Irish Traveller in the context of inclusion for Travellers, with specific regard to employment. The reason why this research area has emerged, and why it matters, is because for decades, Irish Travellers have remained on the verges. Not so much on the …
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Changing relationships with the self and others: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of a Traveller and Gypsy life in public care
… and the associated disadvantage experienced by Travellers and Gypsies remains under researched, understated, and unacknowledged (Cemlyn et al., 2009). Methodology: Guided by the philosophical assumptions of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), this study represents and constructs the …
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