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Bridges To Higher Education: A Resource Pack For Guidance Counsellors, Teachers, Access And Community Education Practitioners Working With Young People In Dublin, Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City Sep 2013

Bridges To Higher Education: A Resource Pack For Guidance Counsellors, Teachers, Access And Community Education Practitioners Working With Young People In Dublin, Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

A review of this access work to date as well as consultation with stakeholders, including second-level students and third-level access students, and an analysis of national and international research on access reveals a clear gap in relation to pre-entry work. This gap relates to the more subtle factors affecting participation in higher education for students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly in areas and schools with low levels of participation in higher education. Research shows that these factors include: issues associated with sense of identity and confidence:coping with transition and decision-making:gap between the culture of school and the culture of home …


Bridges To College Presentation 2 (Module 2.4), Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City Jul 2013

Bridges To College Presentation 2 (Module 2.4), Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

Presentation to be used in conjunction with Module 2.4 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.


Student Retention And Learning, Current Research And Practice: Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference, 4 June, 2013, Learning, Teaching, Technology Centre, Roisin Donnelly Jun 2013

Student Retention And Learning, Current Research And Practice: Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference, 4 June, 2013, Learning, Teaching, Technology Centre, Roisin Donnelly

Graduate Student Conferences

Proceedings and abstracts of the 4th. annual graduate student conference, 4 June, 2013 held in DIT, Aungier Street, Dublin.


The Edition, 1st Of May, 2013. Vol 2, No. 13, 2013, Dit News Society May 2013

The Edition, 1st Of May, 2013. Vol 2, No. 13, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 17th Of April, 2013. Vol 2, No. 12, 2013, Dit News Society Apr 2013

The Edition, 17th Of April, 2013. Vol 2, No. 12, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 6th Of March, 2013. Vol 2, No. 10, 2013, Dit News Society Mar 2013

The Edition, 6th Of March, 2013. Vol 2, No. 10, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 6th Of February, 2013. Vol. 2, No. 8, 2013, Dit News Society Feb 2013

The Edition, 6th Of February, 2013. Vol. 2, No. 8, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 23rd Of January, 2013, Vol. 2, No. 7, 2013, Dit News Society Jan 2013

The Edition, 23rd Of January, 2013, Vol. 2, No. 7, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 4th Of December, 2013, Dit News Society Jan 2013

The Edition, 4th Of December, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 20th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society Jan 2013

The Edition, 20th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 24th Of September, 2013, Dit News Society Jan 2013

The Edition, 24th Of September, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

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The Edition, 6th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society Jan 2013

The Edition, 6th Of November, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

No abstract provided.