Add to ORKGThe current admission system to Irish universities has been blamed for having a damaging effect on both the teaching and the learning experience ever since its inception, failing to recognize critical thinking, and ignoring potential. Patrick Geoghegan describes the advantages of a new admissions system to deal with these deficiencies that will be tested in a feasibility study. It will use three scales rather than the current ‘points system’ in order to better evaluate students and provide ways to gauge context and potential
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
Since 2012 mathematics has been assigned a special status within Irish post-primary education with t...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
The Irish college admissions system involves prospective students listing up to 10 courses in order ...
College admission and academic advising in Ireland are considered, with background information about...
Education is not about grades; it is about preparing our young people for the challenges they will m...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
Participation in higher education is a matter of intense debate as it is a strong determinant of lif...
We use administrative data from Ireland to study differences in college application behaviour betwee...
In this paper I investigate the extent to which the Irish higher education system promotes inclusion...
peer-reviewedIn 2007, when the authors of this chapter were being selected to get Ireland’s first w...
Supporting the transition from school to higher education (HE) has been a focus of the Irish educati...
While patterns of access to, and participation, in higher education are now well established in the ...
This evaluation stems from an interest from those working on and administering the HEAR and DARE sch...
Supporting the transition from school to higher education (HE) has been a focus of the Irish educati...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
Since 2012 mathematics has been assigned a special status within Irish post-primary education with t...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
The Irish college admissions system involves prospective students listing up to 10 courses in order ...
College admission and academic advising in Ireland are considered, with background information about...
Education is not about grades; it is about preparing our young people for the challenges they will m...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
Participation in higher education is a matter of intense debate as it is a strong determinant of lif...
We use administrative data from Ireland to study differences in college application behaviour betwee...
In this paper I investigate the extent to which the Irish higher education system promotes inclusion...
peer-reviewedIn 2007, when the authors of this chapter were being selected to get Ireland’s first w...
Supporting the transition from school to higher education (HE) has been a focus of the Irish educati...
While patterns of access to, and participation, in higher education are now well established in the ...
This evaluation stems from an interest from those working on and administering the HEAR and DARE sch...
Supporting the transition from school to higher education (HE) has been a focus of the Irish educati...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...
Since 2012 mathematics has been assigned a special status within Irish post-primary education with t...
This article explores changing national widening participation (WP) policy and responses from Higher...