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Bermingham, Nevan; Boylan, Frances; Ryan, Barry J. – Journal of Peer Learning, 2022
Access Foundation Programmes are a widening-participation initiative designed to encourage engagement in higher education among underrepresented groups, including those with socioeconomic and educational disadvantage. In particular, mature students enrolled in these programmes experience greater difficulties making the transition to tertiary…
Descriptors: Programming, Foreign Countries, Computer Science, Peer Teaching
Bermingham, Nevan; Boylan, Frances; Ryan, Barry – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023
Peer Assisted Leaning (PAL) programmes have been shown to enhance learner confidence and have an overall positive effect on learner comprehension, particularly in subjects traditionally perceived as difficult. This research describes the findings of a three-cycle Action Research study into the perceived benefits of implementing such a programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Evidence Based Practice, Models