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Distancing to self-protect: The perpetuation of inequality in higher education through socio-relational dis/engagement
(2011)
This paper explores the social class-differentiated behaviours of access and traditional-entry students, based on a three-year constructivist grounded theory study with 45 undergraduates at an Irish university. The participant ...
Dependence-Deconstruction: Widening Participation and Traditional-Entry Students Transitioning from School to Higher Education in Ireland
(2011)
Equality and quality in higher education (HE) are frequently juxtaposed in the literature. This paper presents evidence to contest deficit assumptions about widening participation, particularly the belief that entering HE ...
'Frictional' relationships tension in the camp: focusing on the relational in under-represented students' experiences in higher education
(2009)
Drawing upon data collected as part of a research project exploring diversity in Irish higher education, this article focuses on the relational realm of under-represented students¿ experiences. It commences with a brief ...
Widening participation in Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland. Report submitted to HEFCE and OFFA
(HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), 2013-10)
[No abstract available]
Considering the ‘Impact’ of access and widening participation: the undergraduate, postgraduate and employment experiences of NUI Galway access students
(i Access Centre, NUI Galway, 2015-09)
[No abstract available]
Contemporary Research in Irish Education: Volume 4: Book of Abstracts of the 6th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar, School of Education, NUI Galway
(School of Education, NUI Galway, 2017-04-26)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 6th Annual Postgraduate Research Seminar of the School of Education, NUI Galway. A central part of the School of Education s recurrent Research Seminar Series, this annual research ...
Career motivations of student teachers in the Republic of Ireland: continuity and change during educational reform and 'Boom to Bust' economic times
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-08-31)
[No abstract available]
Sexualities of initial teacher education applicants in the Republic of Ireland: Addressing the hidden dimension of diversity in teaching
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-11-08)
While research and policy recommendations internationally have pointed to the need to diversify teaching populations with regard to ethnicity, social class background and, to a lesser extent, dis/ability, there is a paucity ...