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Smith, Ron; McCully, Alan – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
During 2004, the School of Education at the University of Ulster embarked on an innovative three-year project designed to embed community relations objectives within initial teacher education. With the advent of more peaceful times in Northern Ireland, this was a precipitous time for initial teacher educators to review the preparation given to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Gamble, Elena; Bates, Catherine – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to focus on the process of critically evaluating Dublin Institute of Technology's Programme for Students Learning With Communities after its first year of operation. The programme supports and promotes community-based learning/service-learning across DIT. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is presented in the form of a…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Service Learning
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Knox, Colin – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1996
The case study of a community relations program in Northern Ireland demonstrates the importance of contextual variables and illustrates that the demands of short-term, context-stripped, value-for-money evaluations are often in conflict with qualitative inquiries that can reveal the social, political, and cultural influences on program delivery.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Community Relations, Context Effect