Browsing by Subject "Engagement"
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Alleviating Educational Disadvantage through Localised Policy Intervention: Lessons for Success
(2014-02-10)Educational disadvantage, recognised as a factor in determining a child's life-chances, manifests itself in the form of resistance to and disengagement from school, resulting in the inability of marginalised students to ... -
Deepening the theatre experience for young audiences: Mapping the aims and impact of extended performance engagement
(NUI Galway, 2024-04-22)Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) commonly uses engagement practices to extend the theatrical experience for children and adults before and/or after a theatrical event. These are often referred to as wrap-around ... -
Engaging students through extracurricular programmes: A virtual platform in the COVID-19 era
(All Ireland Society for Higher Education, 2020-10-31)This case study of our collective response as staff and students engaged in extracurricular activities is a vital contribution to the understanding of student life in the COVID-19 era. First, we introduce our ... -
Learning analytics for measuring engagement and academic performance: a case study and future directions
(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-06-17)This paper presents an analysis of various metrics of student engagement and academic performance, based on data extracted from a virtual learning environment (VLE) and other supporting technologies. The level of ... -
Learningful play: Exploring the design of technology, learning and play to enhance children’s engagement with cultural heritage in schools and museums
(NUI Galway, 2020-10-31)This research explores the design, development and evaluation of a Technology-enhanced Cultural Heritage Education (TECHe) learning model to enhance children’s engagement with their local heritage and place. Following ... -
Older women's expereinces of ageing and health related issues in Ireland
(2017-01-26)Background: A challenge of an increasing ageing population is the ‘feminisation of ageing’. Worldwide women live longer than men and this pattern is replicated in Ireland. It is important that health care professionals and ... -
Supporting online students through the liminal space from facilitated online modules to self-starting a thesis
(International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)Most third-level institutes now offer online education (Bowers & Kumar, 2015). Allen et al. (2016) report that in excess of 28% of all American higher education students are enrolled on at least one online course. Online ...