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Otterbein Towers Early Summer 2015, Otterbein Towers

Towers Magazine

Model Community Connections. Features: The O Factor: Values Connect Us; New Series! Faculty-Student Connections; Otterbein Connections from Coast to Coast; From Where I Stand: Fighting Ebola; Passing the Torch for the Future, etc.

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College Newsletters (2014-2019)

• Returning to Ireland: The Wexford-Savannah Axis
• Incoming Students Attend SOAR 2015
• Elizabeth Ashwood Presents Research

University Honors Program Newsletter, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College Newsletters (2014-2019)

• Congratulations Spring Graduates!
• Alternative Break: Red River Gorge
• Honors Inquiry in Ireland 2015

Creating A Supportive Working Environments For Academic Staff, Aidan Kenny Dr, Marie Clarke Dr, Andrew Loxley Dr

Aidan Kenny Dr

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The Irish Experience: Identity And Authenticity In Irish Traditional Music, Elizabeth Graber

Lawrence University Honors Projects

Over the last century, Irish traditional music, or “trad,” has become a global phenomenon that has flourished in communities from the United States of America to Japan. A musician need not be Irish in heritage to play and do justice to Irish traditional music or to feel a strong emotional connection to it; yet ethnic ties, real and imagined, constitute a powerful reason to play. The music is inextricably linked with the poetically-titled Emerald Isle even if its musicians are not. In this project, I explore and analyze the many facets of perception of and participation in Irish traditional music, …

Towards An Understanding Of The Use Of Digital Media To Facilitate The Inclusion Of Children With Learning Disabilities In Mainstream Primary School Classrooms, Róisín Garvey

Masters

Inclusion, or the integration into mainstream classrooms of students with learning difficulties, should strive to make the students’ education sufficiently challenging while also making considerations for their particular capabilities and needs. A key aspect of inclusion is the requirement for appropriate support services and additional aids for both students and teachers. Digital media can be effective in helping to facilitate learning and can provide opportunities for engagement, peer learning, curriculum support and assessment. It can also promote collaborative and cooperative learning when the educational content is tailored to the capabilities of individual students. Finding teaching strategies that are suitable for …

Deaths In Custody; Is Ireland’S Investigative Process Compliant With Article 2 Of The European Convention On Human Rights?, Adeyemi Adeleke, Bernadette Ni Aingleis, Laura Cooney, John Lynch, Niamh Murray, Kevin Sheedy, Alshema Yousef

Students Learning with Communities

This research report examines the investigative process regarding deaths in custody in Ireland and other jurisdictions. The students completed this research as part of the LLB Bachelor of Law programme. This project was designed and completed in collaboration with the Irish Penal Reform Trust.

An Examination Of The Factors That Influence The Strategic Priorities Of Ireland's Public And Private Higher Education Senior Managers, Ruth O'Donnell

PhDs

Globally, higher education is experiencing transformative changes, and higher education institutions now operate in highly competitive and dynamic environments. Funders of higher education, including governments, subsequently, require the strategic spending of funding, and expect higher education institutions to deliver a satisfactory return on investment. In this landscape, and in the context of Ireland’s challenging economic environment in recent years, this research seeks to understand precisely what factors influence the strategic priorities of Ireland’s higher education senior managers. Research on strategic planning in Irish HE is limited, particularly in the context of Ireland’s volatile economic environment, in recent years, and global …

An Exploration Of The Perspectives Of The Stakeholders On The Early Childhood Care And Education (Ecce) Scheme In Ireland, In Relation To Children’S Transition Into Primary School, Ciara Allen

Theses

The purpose of this study is to explore the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme in Ireland and a child’s transition from a pre-school setting to the formal primary school environment, from the perspective of parents, pre-school practitioners, primary school teachers and childcare organisations. The ECCE initiative was introduced in January 2010 for all children between the ages of 3 years and 3 months and 4 years and 6 months, offering them one year of free pre-school (50/38 weeks) prior to commencing primary school. This research identifies the need to study a child’s transition into formal schooling, as research …

Honors @ Georgia Southern, University Honors Program Students And Staff, Georgia Southern University

Honors@Georgia Southern

• Honors Inquiry in Ireland
• Alternative Breaks
• Pura Vida! Costa Rica
• Congrats to our grads!

Project Spraoi: A Strategy To Improve Nutrition And Increase Physical Activity In Primary School Children, Lisa Delaney

Masters

Introduction: Paediatric obesity has become a global epidemic with many countries developing strategies to help tackle its prevalence. School based physical activity (PA) and nutrition interventions have proven to play a promising role in tackling childhood obesity.

Background: Project Spraoi is an Irish primary school based intervention. The intervention was delivered to an intervention school to help enhance PA and nutritional behaviour amongst pupils. The intervention school was assigned an ‘Energizer’; a trained PA and nutrition change agent who worked with the school to achieve the objectives. For evaluation purposes a control school was recruited.

Methodology: Pupils from the intervention …