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Butler, Deirdre; Leahy, Margaret; Hallissy, Michael; Brown, Mark – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative model of teacher professional learning that has evolved over a decade (2006 to 2016). Design/methodology/approach: Working in a range of different school contexts, in conjunction with an ongoing engagement with the research literature, has enabled the development over three phases of…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Faculty Development
Ó Tuama, Séamus; O'Sullivan, Siobhán – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
Cork, the Republic of Ireland's second most populous city, is one of 12 UNESCO Learning Cities globally. Becoming a learning city requires a sophisticated audit of education, learning and other socio-economic indicators. It also demands that cities become proactively engaged in delivering to the objectives set by the "Beijing Declaration on…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Improvement, International Organizations, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Curran, Chris – Higher Education Management, 1992
A discussion of distance education outlines its development, identifies its characteristics, and analyzes three existing program types and the needs they serve. The Irish National Distance Education Centre, which uses a cooperative approach with several institutions, is presented in greater detail. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Consortia, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Tracy, Maurice; Ronayne, Tom – 2000
This booklet examines the definition of the term "empowerment" according to academics and policymakers and the relevance of empowerment to achieving social inclusion at the national and European Union levels. The findings of a study of the theory and practice of empowerment in five Integra projects in Ireland are reviewed and used to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Adult Education