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Doyle, Elaine; O'Flaherty, Joanne – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
The importance of education in developing morally sensitive individuals who use principled moral reasoning when facing dilemmas has been widely acknowledged. In the context of the criticism levelled at the Irish higher education system for failing to fulfil the role of intellectual leader and moral critic within the public domain, this paper…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Intellectual Disciplines
National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
This publication contains the papers presented at the 5th Annual Conference of National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) and the 9th Galway Symposium. Presenters from across Ireland and overseas share their perspectives. The theme of engagement touches on the very heart of what a "higher" education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Epistemology, Learner Engagement
MacLeod, Fiona – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2009
Background: The BSc Public Health and Health Promotion at University College Cork (UCC) aims to produce graduates who are passionate about their discipline. Teachers need to communicate this "passion" to students, but it can be difficult to know whether this has been achieved. The TFU framework makes such an outcome explicit, through…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Public Health, Teaching Methods
Sherry, Rhona; Moore, Patricia-Anne – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2008
This article describes the experience of the Downtown Centre in establishing an accessible and recognisable centre in Limerick city, which represents regional higher education partners, and which provides services and programmes to support adult learners in progressing to higher education. The article reflects on the achievements of the Centre…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Raymond, Raymond J. – History Teacher, 1988
Describes and evaluates a course dealing with Irish history presented through closed-circuit television at the University of Connecticut (Storrs). Explores the use of televised instruction as a means of teaching history to undergraduates. Reports that this approach, supplemented by a live interactive component, was deemed successful by students…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Television, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Griesar, Bill – 1992
This book was written for high school and college students interested in studying at a university or other educational institution in Great Britain or Ireland. The book seeks to guide students through the entire study abroad experience. It begins with the university selection process, and covers such concerns as application procedures, transfer of…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Higher Education