Dr Jonny Byrne, Dr Cathy Gormley Heenan & Gillian Robinson (UU) This seminar presents finding from new research examining the public’s attitudes and awareness of peace walls. This is of particular relevance as a key commitment within Priority Four of the Programme for Government is to ‘actively seek local agreement to reduce the number of peace … Read more
Maria Lohan, Áine Aventin & Peter O’Halloran (QUB) This seminar will describe the development of an educational resource designed to increase young people’s intention to avoid adolescent pregnancy and to increase their ability to communicate about this issue. The resource, entitled ‘If I were Jack…’ is based upon an interactive video drama which tells the … Read more
Professor Colin Knox & Professor Vani Borooah (UU) Shared education refers to schools from different sectors working together in a sustained process ranging from two or more schools making shared use of specialist facilities through to co-ordinated timetabling, and pupils taking classes across a network of schools. Shared education is distinct from integrated education … Read more