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Data Protection Awareness Survey Of Tertiary Sector Teachers And Lecturers In Ireland, Aidan Kenny
Data Protection Awareness Survey Of Tertiary Sector Teachers And Lecturers In Ireland, Aidan Kenny
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Within the European Union all organisations and companies which process personal data must comply with the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016 which was transposed into law in 2018. GDPR provides fundamental rights to individuals relating to the protection of personal data, the terms for processing personal data and privacy of personal data. The regulation also requires both data controllers and data processors to take an active approach to ensuring compliance and to promoting awareness of data protection. The regulation includes powers of enforcement, investigation, and sanction. The Data Protection Commission in Ireland is the independent national …
An Examination Of Concepts Of School Readiness Among Parents And Educators In Ireland, Maire Mhic Mhathuna, Emer Ring, Noirin Hayes, Patsy Stafford, Siobhan Keegan, Cathy Kelleher, Martina Ozonyia, Mary Moloney, Deirdre Breathnach, Des Carswell, Des Mccafferty, Anne O'Keefe, Aisling Leavy, Ruth Madden
An Examination Of Concepts Of School Readiness Among Parents And Educators In Ireland, Maire Mhic Mhathuna, Emer Ring, Noirin Hayes, Patsy Stafford, Siobhan Keegan, Cathy Kelleher, Martina Ozonyia, Mary Moloney, Deirdre Breathnach, Des Carswell, Des Mccafferty, Anne O'Keefe, Aisling Leavy, Ruth Madden
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The Department of Children and Youth Affairs commissioned research through the Irish Research Council (IRC) to examine concepts of school readiness as they are understood by early years educators and managers, primary school principals, junior infant teachers and parents of children participating in the first Free Preschool Year in Ireland. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, involving interviews, an online survey and “draw and tell” sessions with children. Representative samples of FPSY settings and primary schools were selected and an online survey based on the findings of the qualitative phase was sent to 500 pre-primary settings and 500 primary schools. In …