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Community Education And The Labour Activation Challenge, Liam Mcglynn Jun 2017

Community Education And The Labour Activation Challenge, Liam Mcglynn

The ITB Journal

In the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession in Ireland and indeed across Europe, public discourse in politics, society, academia and media has focused on explaining the crisis as well as looking for solutions to the crisis. In the context of the Irish recession now in its fifth year, with unemployment at 13.6% or 435,357 (Central Statistics Office, 2013) there is understandable urgency across all sectors to find ways out of the crisis. It is against this backdrop of Ireland’s fall from the dizzying heights of the celtic tiger years to the depths of …


How Can Delivery Of A Digital Media Technology Eportfolio Bridge The Gap Between Adult And Community And Further Education, Training And Employment From A Tutor And Student Perspective?, Geraldine Mccann Cleary Jan 2015

How Can Delivery Of A Digital Media Technology Eportfolio Bridge The Gap Between Adult And Community And Further Education, Training And Employment From A Tutor And Student Perspective?, Geraldine Mccann Cleary

Students Learning with Communities

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A Reflective Conversation: Community And Hei Perspectives On Community-Based Research., Niamh O'Reilly, Catherine Bates Jan 2014

A Reflective Conversation: Community And Hei Perspectives On Community-Based Research., Niamh O'Reilly, Catherine Bates

Staff Articles and Research Papers

This paper is a reflective correspondence between a community partner and a community-based research coordinator in a higher education institute (HEI). We asked each other questions about our experience of collaborating on two community-based research (CBR) projects, in order to share our learning from our collaboration, and to relate this to the wider context in order to develop recommendations for others – community partners and HEI staff – who would like to initiate CBR projects in the future.


Stepping Stone, Community Education- A Stepping Stone To Third Level Education, Lorraine Perkins Jan 2013

Stepping Stone, Community Education- A Stepping Stone To Third Level Education, Lorraine Perkins

Students Learning with Communities

The focus of this research is to explore supports that facilitated participation and retention of learners on a community education course and additional supports needed to progress to third level education. This research was in partnership with Irish National Association of Adult Education (AONTAS) and supported by Community Links, Technological University Dublin. (DIT) This research is qualitative in nature. For this purpose, a focus group of community learners and semi-structured interviews with community education professionals was conducted. The research gives in-depth insight into learners experiences of what supports facilitated participation in community education and additional supports needed to progress to …


The Experience Of Progressing From Community Education To Third Level Education From A Learner’S Perspective, Alan Farrell Jan 2012

The Experience Of Progressing From Community Education To Third Level Education From A Learner’S Perspective, Alan Farrell

Students Learning with Communities

This study explored the experiences of community learners as they progressed from community education to third level education. It also examined the reflections of those who had completed their studies and the impact that education had on their lives. It focused on former students, students currently participating in certificate courses, and also students studying on college access programmes. It was hoped to give a broad view of perspectives on the contrast between community learning and third level education.The study attempts to focus on the positive aspects of the experience rather than the barriers which each student faced. Data collection was …