Computer education : Ireland : a case study

The research described in this thesis is born mainly of the author's experience within the Executive Committee of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) in trying to get computing onto the curriculum of Irish Second level schools...(continues). The thesis concludes by formulating general guidelines as to why Information Technology should be introduced into the Schools Curriculum. The author insists that, only under the terms of a National Plan and adequate funding can Computer Education, or, in its wider sense, Information Technology, become a viable proposition in Irish schools. A number of recommendations are made and some areas of further research are indicated

Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street : Calendar 1991/92

Calendar of academic year 1991/92. Contents include. DIT Courses, fee structures, undergrad programmes, short courses, fees, research & development, campus companies, student services, college regulations, Graduates and prizewinners, awards and external examiners, advisory services for prospective students, college structures, college staff and college library. Foreward by F.M. Brennan, President

Analysis and Report 1991-1992 : Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street

Analysis and report for the year 1991-1992. Academic activities and involvement with society

Kevin Street College: Centenary Calendar 1987 -1988

Contains information on Entry Requirments, list of courses, staff. etc

Prospectus: 1986-87

Courses for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Stree

Mathematics education issues in Ireland: special reference to appraisal

As we approach the end of the 1980s, many issues face mathematics educators in the shadow of general unemployment and with inadequate resources. The teaching of mathematics, for example, is becoming increasingly complex and demanding. It is being greatly affected by increased demands for accountability from society and changing pedagogical possibilities with the onslaught of the microcomputer. The focus of this study is on the identification, elaboration and analysis of key issues in mathematics education in Ireland, on which decisions will have to be made and to suggest possible responses together with probable implications. Many of these issues are not specific to Ireland. This study offers mathematics teachers, schools and ministries of education in other countries a useful rationale on key issues within which further debate and critical evaluation can take place in an organized fashion. [Continues.

Prospectus: 1985-86

Courses for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Stree

Rhodes Newsletter

The Old Rhodian Union Newsletter keeping in contact with Alumni and informing them of the latest news from Rhodes University. The publication ran from 1951 to 2001, and was subsequenlty replaced with an electronic newsletter distributed via electronic mail

Clusters and cluster initiatives: The role of collaboration and social capital in building a system of innovation in Ireland.

In Ireland, interest in the cluster concept (Porter 1990. 2003) dates back to the 1990s when enterprise policy focused on the development of competitive advantage in clusters of interlinked sectors (Doyle and Fanning 2007, Culliton 1992). Research in the early 1990s, found a weak system of innovation in Ireland and advocated a focus on broad institutional factors and the potential of clusters in the development of a national system of innovation (Mjøset 1992). International cluster policy is increasingly focused on raising levels of innovation as a means of improving competitiveness (Sölvell et al 2003). This thesis builds on Irish research focused on the development of clusters. It reviews the state of development of clusters in two sectors of the Irish economy; the high-technology ICT/ software sector of the modern economy and the dairy sector of the traditional economy. The thesis contributes to the literature on clusters through the application of the 'cluster initiative' concept in an Irish context and places greater emphasis than previous Irish studies on the role of collaboration. Sölvell et al (2003) defined a cluster initiative as an organised effort to increase the competitiveness of a cluster, involving firms, government and/or the research community. A new framework for analyzing collaboration is proposed, bringing together insights from the literature on clusters, institutional economics and the systems of innovation approach. This framework includes a new concept, organisations for collaboration (OFCs) to describe the role of industry associations and other organisations, which represent the views of business. The social capital concept (Field 2008) is used to add depth to the analysis of collaboration within clusters and cluster initiatives