Browsing by Subject "Diversity"
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Altering the granularity of neutrality in a multi-layered genetic algorithm
(SciTePress Digital Library, 2014)By adopting a basic interpretation of the biological processes of transcription and translation, the multilayered GA (MGA) introduces a genotype-phenotype mapping for a haploid genotype, which allows the granularity of the ... -
Bioreactor scalability: laboratory-scale bioreactor design influences performance, ecology, and community physiology in expanded granular sludge bed bioreactors
(Frontiers Media, 2017)Studies investigating the feasibility of new, or improved, biotechnologies, such as wastewater treatment digesters, inevitably start with laboratory-scale trials. However, it is rarely determined whether laboratory-scale ... -
Cell wall evolution and diversity
(Frontiers Media, 2012-07-06)Plant cell walls display a considerable degree of diversity in their compositions and molecular architectures. In some cases the functional significance of a particular cell wall type appears to be easy to discern: secondary ... -
Doing justice to gender diversity: Narratives of progress and the limits of law
(NUI Galway, 2020-06-22)The core question of my doctoral thesis asks what is meant by the recognition of gender in law, and what effects the emergence of a multiplicity of gender identities onto international human rights law forums has had on ... -
Equality, diversity, and inclusion in IS education
(Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals (ISCAP), 2022-03-15)This editorial piece introduces a special issue of the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) on the topic of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in IS education. A number of contemporary issues are raised, ... -
'Frictional' relationships tension in the camp: focusing on the relational in under-represented students' experiences in higher education
(2009)Drawing upon data collected as part of a research project exploring diversity in Irish higher education, this article focuses on the relational realm of under-represented students¿ experiences. It commences with a brief ... -
‘I will do it but religion is a very personal thing’: teacher education applicants’ attitudes towards teaching religion in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-01-15)There has been extensive research internationally describing teachers homogenous socio-demographic backgrounds and critiquing the associated equity and diversity issues, most especially with regard to ethnicity and gender, ... -
In their own words. Factors impacting on the higher education (HE) experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) students in Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2017-09-30)This study examines the experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in Irish higher education (HE). While the HE and wider experiences of this group are the focus of research and policy internationally, this study ... -
An informed pedagogy of community, care, and respect for diversity: Evidence from a qualitative evaluation of early years services in the west of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-07-03)This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice ... -
Private sentiment and public issues Irish medium education and complex linguistic and political Identification
(Waxman, 2012)Is it possible to construct a non-essentialist politics of place? This is a central question explored in this chapter. The empirical focus of the chapter is the cultural politics of language surrounding the Irish-medium ... -
Revisiting the reservations dialogue: negotiating diversity while preserving universality through human rights law
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Sexualities of initial teacher education applicants in the Republic of Ireland: Addressing the hidden dimension of diversity in teaching
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-08)While research and policy recommendations internationally have pointed to the need to diversify teaching populations with regard to ethnicity, social class background and, to a lesser extent, dis/ability, there is a paucity ... -
Social class and 'Becoming' a post-primary teacher in the Republic of Ireland
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-29)This dissertation is about widening participation (WP) in initial teacher education (ITE) and the teaching profession, from a social class perspective. Set in the Irish context, this in-depth qualitative study explores ... -
Socio-demographic composition of primary initial teacher education entrants in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-10-24)The homogeneity of the teaching profession is an international, as well as national, phenomenon. In an era of significant demographic change in schools and education policy development in Ireland and across Europe, the ... -
XploDiv: Diversification Approach for Recommender Systems
(INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2015)Recommender Systems have emerged to guide users in the task of efficiently browsing/exploring a large product space, helping users to quickly identify interesting products. However, suggestions generated with traditional ...