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Right By Children: Children's Rights And Rights Based Approaches To Policy Making In Early Childhood Education And Care: The Case Of Ireland, Noirin Hayes, Siobhan Bradley Nov 2009

Right By Children: Children's Rights And Rights Based Approaches To Policy Making In Early Childhood Education And Care: The Case Of Ireland, Noirin Hayes, Siobhan Bradley

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Digital Radio For Ireland: Competing Options, Public Expectations, Brian O'Neill, Helen Shaw, Agata Olbrycht Sep 2009

Digital Radio For Ireland: Competing Options, Public Expectations, Brian O'Neill, Helen Shaw, Agata Olbrycht

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The Broadcasting Bill 2008 provides for digital terrestrial sound broadcasting services. This project will contribute to the debate on digital radio with research on the sector’s preparedness for digital radio. It will survey both professionals and potential users of digital radio and assess the environment within which public expectations for new audio media services are formed. REPORT PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2009


Learning Through Life: A Study Of Older People With Literacy Difficulties In Ireland: Executive Summary, Tanya Lalor, Gerard Doyle, Adele Mckenna, Aoife Fitzsimons Jan 2009

Learning Through Life: A Study Of Older People With Literacy Difficulties In Ireland: Executive Summary, Tanya Lalor, Gerard Doyle, Adele Mckenna, Aoife Fitzsimons

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There has been limited research conducted with older people with literacy difficulties in the past. Hence, there is little known about the factors that could affect older people’s decisions about learning in later life, about what and how they choose to learn, and about what role learning plays in their life as they grow older. NALA sought to address this gap in the literature when it undertook a study in 2008 entitled ‘It’s never too late to learn’.1 The primary objective of the research was the systematic investigation of the coping strategies that older literacy learners identify as most effective …


Men And Literacy: A Study Of Attitude And Experiences Of Learning, Tanya Lalor, Adele Mckenna, Gerard Doyle, Aoife Fitzsimons Jan 2009

Men And Literacy: A Study Of Attitude And Experiences Of Learning, Tanya Lalor, Adele Mckenna, Gerard Doyle, Aoife Fitzsimons

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In recent years, significant resources have been invested in Ireland in researching men’s attitudes towards and involvement in learning, within formal, non-formal and informal learning settings. In conducting this research, NALA wished to identify literacy issues among men, specifically those in informal learning settings, and to assess the impact which these difficulties have on men’s participation in learning. This report details the findings from NALA’s study on men’s attitudes and experiences of literacy which was conducted between November 2008 and May 2009.