Browsing Geary Institute by Subject "Affirmative action programs in education"

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The evolution of university access programmes in Ireland

O'Reilly, Patricia (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-07-03)

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 ...
Money, mentoring and making friends : the impact of a multidimensional access program on student performance

Denny, Kevin ; Doyle, Orla ; O'Reilly, Patricia ; O'Sullivan, Vincent (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-04-07)

There is a well established socioeconomic gradient in educational attainment, despite much effort in recent decades to address this inequality. This study evaluates a university access program that provides financial, ...