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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

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 1 (Module 2.3), Access And Civic Engagement Office, Dublin Insitute Of Technology

Staff Articles and Research Papers

This is a presentation to be used with module2.3 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.

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

Graduate Student Conferences

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

Interfaith: One Size Fits All?, Alan J. Hilliard

Conference Papers

Interfaith: one Shoe Size Fits All?

This paper explores interfaith activity through a social policy lens. Examining our contemporary world through the concepts of Globalisation, Migration, Immigration and Cosmopolitanism the paper reveals how there is not only a growth in ‘global’ phenomenon but also reveals a corresponding impact on local issues and identities.

A further discussion as to the nature of religion and the nature of religious belief in the global context raises the possibility of a framework for religious belief which can be applied to interfaith activity. This discussion also shows a shift in the cultural significance of religious …

Bridges To College Presentation 3 (Module 3.8), Access & Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

Presentation to be used in conjunction with Module 3.8 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Bridges To College Presentation 4 (Module 3.8), Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

Presentation to be used in conjunction with Module 3.8 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.

Bridges To College Presentation 5 (Module 4.8), Access And Civic Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

Presentation to be used in conjunction with Module 4,8 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.

The Edition, 20th Of March, 2013. Vol. 2, No. 11, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Bridges To College Presentation 6 (Module 4.8), Access & Engagement Office, Technological University City

Staff Articles and Research Papers

Presentation to be used in conjunction with Module 4.8 of the Bridges to Higher Education Resource Pack.

The Edition, 20th Of February, 2013. Vol 2, No. 9, 2013, Dit News Society

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

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

Student Publications

No abstract provided.

A Matlab Primer In Four Hours With Practical Examples, Jerome Casey

Instructional Guides

No abstract provided.