Prof Kieron Sheehy (OU) This presentation sets out evidence that having an accessible communicative environment is the core of inclusive educational practice, facilitating positive outcomes… Read More »Inclusive Practice through Keyword Signing – Addressing barriers to accessible classrooms
Mr Ian Collen (QUB) As in England, entries for GCSE and A-level languages in Northern Ireland have declined annually since 2004 (CCEA/JCQ). To redress this… Read More »Transition from Primary Language Programmes to Post-Primary Language Provision
Dr Sharon Jones (Stranmillis University College) The current deficit in skills in modern languages is economically detrimental (Foreman-Peck and Wang, 2013), not least to the… Read More »Languages in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland
Prof Simon Lee (OU) The concept of “parity of esteem” is central to diverse constitutional, political, legal and socio-economic narratives of Northern Ireland and of… Read More »Parity of Esteem Re-visited & Re-imagined
Dr Anne Smith (Ulster) and Prof Colin Harvey (QUB) This presentation focuses on an independent funded project (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) that seeks to address… Read More »The Northern Ireland Bill of Rights in the Context of Brexit
Prof Rory O’Connell (Ulster) and Prof Colin Harvey (QUB) The BrexitLawNI project is a collaborative project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It… Read More »Brexit and Northern Ireland: The Constitutional, Conflict Transformation, Human Rights and Equality Consequences (BrexitLawNI)
Dr Leslie Budd (OU) Managing the process of the United Kingdom (UK) exiting from the European Union (EU) for Northern Ireland (NI) is the most… Read More »Making sense of Brexit’s challenges to Economic Citizenship
Ms Louise O’Boyle (Ulster) This presentation will discuss the findings from evidence-based research into the effectiveness of a partnership between Louise O’Boyle (Ulster University) and… Read More »Promoting community well-being through partnerships and co-production
Dr Sharon Mallon (OU) The signing of the Good Friday agreement effectively brought an end to the widespread violence associated with the ‘Troubles’. However, communities… Read More »The role of paramilitary punishment attacks and intimidation in death by suicide in post agreement Northern Ireland
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