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Irish Educational Studies

Published by Routledge • ISSN: 03323315

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Optimising online transversal skills delivery in STEM doctoral education

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Transversal skills development is an essential component of doctoral education. The COVID-19 pandemic required the adaptation of five transversal skills modules to online delivery. Instructional design was used to create synchronous and asynchronous teaching to a Virtual Learning Environment. Feedba…

What changes are university students seeking? Bringing employers to classrooms to facilitate post-graduation opportunities

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University graduates not in employment and training in Azerbaijan lack relevant skills and knowledge that would make them eligible for post-graduation opportunities. The SABAH project aimed to address this problem. This article explores the perceived benefits of this advanced education program for s…

An analysis of national newspaper coverage relating to the Leaving Certificate programme in two newspapers in the Republic of Ireland

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The Leaving Certificate programme in Ireland is a two year programme for upper second-level students and culminates in them sitting externally-set high stakes State examinations. Students’ experiences of the programme are dominated by these assessment demands and the level of media coverage of these…