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Páraic Treacy; Niamh O'Meara; Mark Prendergast – Irish Educational Studies, 2024
Widening and increasing participation in advanced mathematics studies at upper-secondary level (age 16-18) is a significant challenge for most education systems. Policy makers in Ireland have attempted to address this challenge over the past decade by introducing an incentive to encourage students to study advanced mathematics. This study examines…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Advanced Courses
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Johnson, Patrick; O'Keeffe, Lisa – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
In August 2008, the Mathematics Learning Centre at the University of Limerick initiated a mathematics bridging course, entitled "Head Start Maths", to provide mathematics revision for adult learners about to embark on science or technology degree programmes. The aim of Head Start Maths was to revise mathematics fundamentals before the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Transitional Programs, Self Efficacy