Prof Ann Marie Gray (Ulster) A relatively new and common feature of the devolved administrations in the UK has been the emergence of outcome based… Read More »The Problems with Outcome Based Accountability (2)
Prof Derek Birrell (Ulster) A relatively new and common feature of the devolved administrations in the UK has been the emergence of outcome based frameworks… Read More »The Problems with Outcome Based Accountability (1)
Prof Ciaran Connolly, Prof Noel Hyndman and Dr Mariannunziata Liguori (QUB) The charity sector is significant socially and economically, with the activities of charities being… Read More »The Charity Sector in NI: The Importance of Regulation, Accountability and Trust
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