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The Role of Government
Ó Dochartaigh, Niall (Ashgate, 1998) -
Students-as-producers: Developing valuable student-centered research and learning opportunities
Hynes, Mike (Consortia Academia Publishing, 2017-07-19)The desire to connect teaching and research to create a productive and progressive framework for student learning has become one of the most significant spaces for academic development in Higher Education over the recent ... -
Telework isn't working: a policy review
Hynes, Michael (The Economic and Social Review, 2014)Towards the latter end of the last decade there was growing recognition that Ireland's transport and mobility patterns were unsustainable in the context of their economic, social and environmental impacts and consequences. ... -
Time divided - Time united? Temporal aspects of German unification
Rau, Henrike (2002)To illuminate the persisting division between East and West Germany, this article explores temporal aspects of East German culture and their impact on German unification. Arguing that approaches to GDR time in the contemporary ... -
Transport policy and governance in turbulent times: Evidence from Ireland
Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike; Heisserer, Barbara (Elsevier, 2015-12-08)This paper investigates transport policy in the Republic of Ireland before, during and after the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era (1995-2007), to capture how the prevailing governance system responded to rapid economic, political, and ... -
Two sides of the one coin: assessment of students who have previously failed a placement and the role of the practice teacher
McGovern, Marguerita; Murray, Ruth (Whiting and Birch, 2014)Why does a student fail? What will be the student s learning needs in any repeat placement? How does the student reflect on their previous placement experience? Can the Practice Teacher provide the appropriate learning ... -
Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses and lessons from practice
Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; McGrath, Brian; Brennan, Mark A.; Dolan, Pat (Taylor & Francis, 2014-07-24)While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. ... -
Using PM2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to Irish and Scottish homes
Coggins, Marie (Environmental Health, 2013-06-19)Background: This study estimates the potential population health burden from exposure to combustion-derived particulate air pollution in domestic settings in Ireland and Scotland.Methods: The study focused on solid fuel ... -
What added value does peer support bring? Insights from principles and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Patrick; Canavan, John (Taylor & Francis, 2014-09-24)Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts. This paper uses the case study of an Irish school-based peer mentoring programme ... -
What added value does peer support bring?: Insights from principals and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Canavan, John (Taylor and Francis, 2014-09-26)Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts (Cowie, 2011 and others). This paper uses the case study of an Irish school based ... -
Yours Sincerely: Letters and Lives
Byrne, Anne (2012)