Browsing by Subject "Education, Higher"

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Equality and social justice : the university as a site of struggle

Lynch, Kathleen ; Crean, Margaret ; Moran, Marie (Routledge, 2009-12)

Despite the proclaimed allegiance of most countries to the principles of equality enshrined in the UN Declaration on Human Rights, inequality is a pervasive feature of the global order. Yet, it is important not to be ...
Lessons for higher education : the university as a site of activism

Lynch, Kathleen (Taylor & Francis, 2010-09)

Len Barton is acutely aware of the power of the academy to either enhance critical thinking or to depress it. He is a true academic, never accepting the received wisdom or perspective of any given sociological standpoint, ...
Micro-level determinants of lecture attendance and additional study-hours

Ryan, Martin ; Delaney, Liam ; Harmon, Colm (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2010-08)

This paper uses novel measures of individual differences that produce new insights about student inputs into the (higher) education production function. The inputs examined are lecture attendance and additional study-hours. ...