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Direct linkElaine Cohalan; Aoife Crawford – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2024
'Learn with NALA' is an online learning service provided by Ireland's National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA). It supports the development of adult literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy skills at Levels 1 to 3 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) through a virtual learning environment (VLE) and associated supports. This case…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Electronic Learning, Adult Education, Literacy
Bayley, Jonathan G.; Waldron, Janice – International Journal of Music Education, 2020
This study is the third and final part of a longitudinal ethnographic investigation of music learning and teaching of the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM), an Irish music "school" situated in both online (www.oaim.ie) and offline (Doolin, County Clare, Ireland) contexts. We first examined the online OAIM through teacher narratives in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Music Education, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries
Download full textRyan, Maria D; Fitzmaurice, Olivia; Johnson, Patrick – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2019
Increasing numbers of students attending higher education institutions in Ireland take obligatory mathematics modules -- service mathematics -- as part of their programmes of study. A dislike of mathematics is frequently expressed among students, particularly mature students, some of whom experience mathematics anxiety. However, despite their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes
Fitzmaurice, Olivia; Mac an Bhaird, Ciarán; Ní Fhloinn, Eabhnat; O'Sullivan, Ciarán – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2015
The provision of some level of Mathematics Learning Support (MLS) is now standard in the majority of Higher Education Institutions in Ireland, the UK, and in many other countries. This provision is, in part, a response to the large numbers of students entering Higher Education who do not have the mathematical skills required and this cohort…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Higher Education, Mathematics Skills
Boeren, Ellen; Holford, John – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2016
To encourage adult participation in education and training, contemporary policy makers typically encourage education and training provision to have a strongly vocational (employment-related) character, while also stressing individuals' responsibility for developing their own learning. Adults' motivation to learn is not, however, purely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Multivariate Analysis
Breen, Cormac; Prendergast, Mark; Carr, Michael – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2015
The Maths Learning Support Centre (MLSC) in the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) provides free mathematical support to all DIT students. This support is primarily delivered through a drop-in service, where students can receive one-to-one tuition, without an appointment, in any area of mathematics. In the first semester of the 2013/14 academic…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Academic Support Services, Nontraditional Students, Focus Groups
Bunyan, Karen; Jordan, Anne – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005
This article explores the interests and motivations of older learners, their learning experiences and the barriers faced in accessing education. The research was conducted at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in Ireland as a postgraduate research project. The aim of the research is to promote inclusiveness in education by investigating the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Action Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Ward, Monica – ReCALL, 2004
This paper considers the additional uses of CALL in the Endangered Language (EL) context. It briefly reviews ELs and reports on CALL for ELs in general. It then reviews the extra uses of CALL for ELs; these include changing negative attitudes towards the language, arousing interest in the language and contributing to language maintenance and…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Literacy Education, Negative Attitudes, Foreign Countries
