The number of students with disabilities enrolling in higher education has shown an increase across the world. Despite this, many still encounter several barriers transitioning to third-level education. Educational mentoring programmes have emerged as interventions that potential provide peer support and reduce isolation However, there is little understanding how this intervention could benefit mentor mentee roles. This systematic review aimed collate, synthesise, compare empirical studies...

Common themes of EU social policy include: the promotion employment; improved living and working conditions; equal treatment employees; adequate protection; capacity building European citizenship. However, it is often case that rural dwellers and, more specifically, NEETs, experience higher levels marginalisation than their urban counterparts. Such evidenced by exclusion from decision-making, public life, community, society. These issues are compounded an underdeveloped infrastructure,...

Rural youth are influenced by a wide range of uncertainties regarding their personal and professional development. in particular rural NEETs (Not Employment, Education or Training) especially vulnerable face higher risks labour market, social economic exclusion. This paper aims to analyse the determinants dynamics three post-transitional countries (Bosnia Herzegovina, North Macedonia Serbia) compared EU-28 average Ireland as an example established EU member state with over 50% its population...

Digital educational technologies, like communication technologies more generally, can undermine the tyranny of distance. If we are not careful, slip into thinking that they make space and place irrelevant. This is case, as papers in this special issue demonstrate. Technology needs to be understood spatially configured entangled with material world. When people using digital tools resources activities lead learning, qualities things matter. collection introduces a diverse range ways which...

This research assesses how the characteristics of age, gender and personality influence user acceptance a software system in mandated industrial setting. Guided by conceptual framework based on Unified Technology Acceptance Use Theory (UTAUT) into personality, our study targeted an engineering team within large medical device multinational organisation, who are officially required to use specific system. We collected empirical data from them assess if have measurable impact their behaviour....

Abstract We have built a Decision Support System (DSS) which can to aid strategic management within the industry in making vital decisions relation Customer and Network profiles. This enables managers respective areas fully utilise vast amounts of data available make projections utilisation valuable resources. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The processes leading to school failure and early leaving are complex involve multidimensional factors. In Portugal, as in other European countries, the last decade, several policies, programmes, practices have been developed address this issue. This article focuses on a socio-educational practice of study support type within national programme aimed at social inclusion educational success located community. data collected through semi-structured interview focus group with professionals...

Archival repositories are often, as a consequence of tradition, positioned in supporting role to the function libraries within higher education institutions. 1 As such, relationship betwee...

While it is evident that Ireland has the ambition to widen access higher education, there are challenges; especially regarding decision-making process of socio-economically disadvantaged youth when selecting subjects for transition into education. This particular concern abundant science-related courses in as well careers, which fundamental global economy, and a cohort Ireland’s choosing this pathway. National statistics highlight disproportionate participation rate across genders upper...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> International health care students encounter unique hurdles as they pursue education in foreign countries. These challenges, stemming from adjustment to new cultural environments and stressful academic programs, significantly impact their well-being. Understanding the barriers facilitators experienced by international is crucial for ensuring successful integration into professional spheres. Most existing reviews focus on specific populations or disciplines,...

Background International health care students encounter unique hurdles as they pursue education in foreign countries. These challenges, stemming from adjustment to new cultural environments and stressful academic programs, significantly impact their well-being. Understanding the barriers facilitators experienced by international is crucial for ensuring successful integration into professional spheres. Most existing reviews focus on specific populations or disciplines, thus limiting...

Purpose K-12 educators face persistent and nascent challenges as they grapple with making an emergency transition to remote online modes of engaging their students. Crossing the digital divide that exists between multi-site educational engagement is challenging. This paper aims address particular challenge maintaining or, perhaps re-conceptualising, constructs support social interaction in face-to-face setting. A second pressing considering issues equity when are, physical classroom,...

Abstract: Social Entrepreneurship has been recognised as a means of improving the welfare and quality life for marginalised neglected communities around world. entrepreneurs apply entrepreneurial approaches to identify problems; create solutions marshal necessary resources form social ventures. To meet an increased demand socially driven we need increase supply citizens armed with competencies desires address future issues. Society’s capacity solve both economic problems can be augmented...

The transition from primary to postprimary education is a significant milestone in children’s and can be characterised by the multiple challenges that they experience, specifically move childhood adolescence, one institutional context another, established social groups into new relations. This research employs theoretical framework describes this perspective of secondary school inservice practitioners as aim help students make successful transition. An incremental, sequential mixed-methods...

ABSTRACTIn this study, we explore the following: a) How do secondary student teachers, engaged in collaborative action research, function as critical friends? b) What challenges they encounter? mitigate these challenges? and c) In what ways did meeting friends influence teachers' learning to conduct research? The participants our study included 38 school teachers (defined here at grades 9 through 12) last year of a two-year Masters program from large, research-intensive university situated...

Informing teacher education programs and impacting teaching practices has long been a stated goal of learning sciences research.As first step in understanding the reality this impact, we conducted survey individuals who identify as scientists from 39 different higher institutions distributed internationally.Survey questions asked these to describe both current engagement with at their institution aspirations for future engagement.Results indicate that see overall impact on low-to-moderate,...

This paper explores the challenge of positionality as both limiting and liberating in context a design-based research PhD study carried out by practicing teacher real world second level education setting.The outlined here, order to explore this issue, sought enhance our understanding academic buoyancy students (N=255) produce an adaptable and/or adoptable model emergent from three iteratively refined Design-Based Research Design Cycles.Lessons learned journey are presented for other...