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Direct linkMark Prendergast; Annette Forster; Niamh O'Meara; Kathy O'Sullivan; Fiona Faulkner – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Despite the clear and obvious need for adults to be proficient in numeracy, international studies suggest that many continue to struggle in this area. In Ireland, one of the main challenges continues to be the availability of effective adult numeracy education. This is a diverse sector, and little is known about the varied provision of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Numeracy, Faculty Development, Adult Educators
Sarah Miller; Laura Dunne; Sharon Millen; Erin Early; Laura Grant; Jenny Davison; Clare McGeady – Irish Educational Studies, 2024
This five-year randomised controlled trial explored the impact of the Lifestart home visiting parenting programme, on parent and child development outcomes. The Lifestart Programme is a universal and structured child-centred programme of information and practical activity for parents of children aged from birth to five years of age. In total, 424…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation
Hulme, Moira; Menter, Ian; McMahon, Margery – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
The Scottish chartered teacher programme (2003-2011) is an important example of a national policy designed to support the development of "accomplished teaching". This paper provides an account of the emergence of the programme before discussing how the impact of such a scheme might be assessed and thus rendered accountable. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Teacher Effectiveness, Standards
Leckey, Yvonne; Hyland, Lynda; Hickey, Gráinne; Lodge, Anne; Kelly, Paul; Bywater, Tracey; Comiskey, Catherine; Donnelly, Michael; McGilloway, Sinéad – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
Inappropriate, aggressive and disruptive behaviour in the classroom can be detrimental to child and teacher well-being. This study involved a longer-term evaluation of the "Incredible Years Teacher [Classroom Management]" programme (IYTP) undertaken mainly within disadvantaged schools in south-west Ireland. The IYTP is designed to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Classroom Techniques, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
O'Sullivan, Margo – Irish Educational Studies, 2008
A review of donors' most recent policies highlights that the term "partnership" is firmly embedded in the lexicon of international development. Most donors now only fund INGO programmes if they are partnering LNGOs. This article considers key questions in relation to such programmes: What is meant by an education partnership? Are there…
Descriptors: Donors, Partnerships in Education, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Sloane, Finbarr C.; Oloff-Lewis, Jennifer; Kim, Seong Hee – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
The government of Ireland, like many European countries, is currently under severe pressure from external forces to grow the economy. One possible way to maintain and grow its economy is through the production of a highly educated and globally competitive workforce. In an effort to develop such a workforce, the government, through the Department…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Models
Travers, Joseph; McKeown, Penny – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
This paper addresses the issue of educational leadership through a critique of the Misneach programme for first-time principals. This programme entails preparation for the leadership of professional staff, namely of teachers as professional educators. The demands that this places on the leadership curriculum are onerous. The Misneach programme, as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Instructional Leadership, Beginning Principals, Management Development
