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The evolution of university access programmes in Ireland
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Date Issued
2008-07-03
Date Available
2010-02-05T16:55:55Z
Abstract
The aim of this report is to explore the historical development of third level
access programmes in Ireland, that is, programmes aimed at improving access to third level education by the socio-economically disadvantaged.
One key objective is to locate the UCD higher education access programme
– New ERA – within the context of developments in national policy and
access initiatives in Ireland. The report also presents a brief overview of
previous evaluations of targeted initiatives in Ireland as well as barriers to
Higher Education as outlined by Lynch & O Riordan's 1996 study which provided the framework for the development of New ERA.
Section 2 provides a definition of 'access' and 'disadvantage'. Section 3
discusses the development of relevant policy on access to higher education.
Section 4 examines previous evaluations of targeted initiatives. Section 5
describes the evolution of New ERA and section 6 places the New ERA programme in the context of tackling barriers to access as outlined by Lynch & O'Riordan. Section 7 focuses on current and possible future developments in the New ERA access programme and finally section 8 concludes.
Sponsorship
Strategic Innovation Fund
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. Geary Institute
Series
UCD Geary Institute Discussion Paper Series
WP/16/2008
Subject – LCSH
Universities and colleges--Admission
Education, Higher--Ireland
Affirmative action programs in education
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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