Conference and Seminar PowerPoint Presentations

 

• On 26th March 2012 Dr. Paul Downes was an invited speaker at 'Miss School, Miss Out 2012', the launch of the evaluation of the implementation of the Ballymun School Attendance Community Action Initiative. Other speakers included Minister Frances Fitzgerald, Clare Ryan of the NEWB and Declan Dunne and Colma Nic Lughadha from Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership. Dr. Downes presentation was entitled Connecting strengths of school, family and community and implementation of recommendations of the evaluation report of the initiative.

• On 9 November 2011, Dr. Paul Downes was the keynote speaker at a public seminar entitled 'Promoting Resilience in Education: Increasing access to post-secondary and tertiary education in Malta' organized by Dr. Carmel Cefai, Director of the European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health at the University of Malta. Dr Downes’ presentation, ‘European perspectives on systems change to promote access to education’ was based on his research report on behalf of the Educational Disadvantage Centre, St. Patrick’s College presented this year to the EU Commission.
  
• Paul Downes, on Erasmus exchange, spoke at the Special Education Department of the Pedagogical University of Cracow on June 9th 2011. His paper was entitled Child-Centred Research to Promote Engagement with School: Issues for Early School Leaving Prevention in the Irish context and Internationally for Polish Educational Policy to Consider?
• On May 17 2011, the Centre Director, Dr. Paul Downes conducted a seminar in the Commission, Place Madou, Brussels, on structural and process indicators for assessing national and regional authorities’ contribution to access to education for traditionally marginalised groups. The seminar was attended by DG-EAC Commission policy officers in a range of areas including lifelong learning, school education and Comenius, higher education, social inequalities, vocational education and training, and statistics.
• Paul Downes was an invited speaker at the workshop, Inclusive, supportive and motivating learning environments for all and how to prevent Early School Leaving, as part of the Commission’s Comenius Regio Conference – Creating European Networks of Regions, in Bordeaux on May 11-12 2011. Dr. Downes’ presentation was entitled, Beyond the OECD 10 Steps to Equity in Education: A Systems Focus on Emotions and Community to Prevent Early School Leaving. An overview of the conference can be accessed here.
• Kazmierczak-Murray S. (2011). A system level focus on the efficacy of classroom sound field amplification system (SFA). Poster presentation. Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists’ Biennial Conference.
• Catherine Maunsell gave a presentation at the final conference on the Adult Learning Action Plan, Workshop 5 : Opening Higher Education for Adults Theme 2: ‘One Step Up’: Enhancing Adult Competences It’s Always a Good Time to Learn in Budapest on the 8th March,  2011. Her presentation was entitled Access to Higher Education for Traditionally Marginalised Groups in Europe
• Paul Downes, guest speaker at a Social Inclusion Information evening for West Limerick primary teachers on the 24th February 2011. His presentation was entitled Edu-Care in DEIS Schools: Integrating Mental Health and Education through a Positive School Climate and External Supports
• Paul Downes gave a presentation at the LLL2010 Conference in Leuven on February 8th 2011 entitled LLL2010 SUBPROJECT 5 A Systems Level Focus on Access to Education for Traditionally Marginalised Groups in Europe: Comparing Strategies, Policy and Practice in Twelve European Countries.
• Catherine Maunsell gave a presentation at the LLL 2010 Conference in Leuven on February 8th, 2011 entitled Lifelong Learning for All? Policies and Practices Towards Underrepresented and  Socially Excluded Groups.
  
• Paul Downes, invited speaker, Regional and National School Completion Officers on the 14th January 2011 on the limits of SMART outcomes and the application of the wider UN Framework of Structural, Process and Outcome Indicators when measuring outcomes in relation to the core elements of school completion. His presentation was entitled Measuring Outcomes in Relation to SCP Core Elements.
• Paul Downes, invited speaker at the 'Health and Welfare in the Nordic and Baltic States' seminar at University College London on Friday 26th November 2010. His presentation was entitled Social Exclusion, Ethnicity and HIV in Estonia: A Case for a Visit from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health?
• Paul Downes, invited speaker at the wider network meeting of the Regional Education Network, an initiative of the Northside Partnership. His presentation was on the merits of a holistic approach to combating educational disadvantage, using the Familiscope model as particular reference. His paper was entitled A Community Based Multidisciplinary Psychological Support Service for the Northside Partnership Area: Building on the Familiscope, Ballyfermot Model of Early Intervention and Prevention
• Paul Downes, invited speaker at the Belgian EU Presidency Conference, Breaking the cycle of disadvantage – Social inclusion in and through education which took place on September 28 and 29 at the University of Ghent, Belgium. Dr Downes spoke at the workshop: Pupils at risk of social exclusion: overcoming school failure and reducing school drop out. His presentation entitled 'It's the heart stupid'. Emerging Priority Issues for Prevention of Early School Leaving: A Solution-Focused Approach. The full programme, including speeches and presentations, can be viewed here
  
• Paul Downes, invited speaker at a celebration event for the Dundalk Incredible Years Programme which took place in Dundalk Institute of Technology on Wednesday 26th May 2010.
• Paul Downes, invited speaker at the 25th Annual Conference of the National Parents' Association for Vocational Schools and Community Colleges, Free Education: At What Price? on March 12th/13th 2010, in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. His presentation was entitled System level reform at Post Primary: Future steps

• Paul Downes, invited speaker, NEWB conference, Mapping the Landscape in the Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham on March 23rd 2010. Dr. Downes' presentation Needs, Policies and Practice for System Level Intervention: Key issues for the next era in moving beyond educational disadvantage

• Paul Downes, invited speaker, Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership's conference Miss School, Miss Out, Missed Opportunities in the Axis Theatre, Ballymun on Monday 30th November 2009. Dr. Downes' presentation Family Involvement in Education in Ballymun, Research Study

• Paul Downes, invited speaker at the SIPTU-ASTI Centenary Seminar on Equality in Education ‘Springboard or Trap Door ? Is Our Education System Making Our Children More or Less Equal ?’ took place in Liberty Hall on Saturday 28th November 2009. His presentation Steps, Measure and Programmes for Equality .

• Paul Downes, invited speaker for a meeting of the National Team of the Schools’ Business Partnership as part of Business in the Community Ireland  (BITCI) On Wednesday July 1st, 2009

• Paul Downes, invited speaker, at Supporting Successful Transitions Seminar, AXIS Theatre, Ballymun. The Jolt in School Climate from Primary to Post Primary: Key Issues and Policy. May 11, 2009

• Paul Downes, invited speaker, at Future Directions in Moving Beyond Educational Disadvantage, at Seminar for IMPACT, Equality and Disadvantage in Education, Helix Gallery, Dublin City University (with Fergus Finlay, Barnardos; Dermot Stokes, Youthreach; Jillian Van Turnhout, Children’s Rights Alliance) January 29, 2009
• The Challenges of Conducting Surveys with Adults who have Experienced ‘Educational Disadvantage’ . Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, ‘From Teaching to Learning’, (Jane Carrigan) September 22, 2008, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Lifelong Learning in the Workplace for Traditionally Disadvantaged Groups in Ireland Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, ‘From Teaching to Learning’, (Catherine Dooley) September 22, 2008, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Exploring Prisoners' Experience of Education in Ireland: A Life History Approach. Paper presented at the FACE (Forum for the Advancement for Continuing Education) Conference York, England. (Jane Carrigan) March 2008
• Paul Downes, invited speaker, No mental health strategy for contexts of educational disadvantage: A key barrier to progress at Combat Poverty Agency Conference, Overcoming Barriers to Educational Disadvantage, Croke Park Dublin Conference Centre, June 25, 2008. All conference papers can be accessed here.
• Presentation on Social Policy and Early School Leaving to Teachers’ Union Representatives from Norway, at St. Patrick’s College. (Paul Downes) April 24, 2008
• Paul Downes, guest speaker at Ballymun Area Partnership and Penn Literacy Network/Irish Preschool Partnership Association, Language and Literacy Awards Evening. April 4, 2008
• Paul Downes, guest speaker, on Beyond Educational Disadvantage, at PLANET National Network of Local Area Partnerships’ Conference, Mullingar Park Arms Hotel. March 6, 2008
• Presentation on the Educational Disadvantage Centre at University of Pristina, Kosovo as part of EU Tempus Project. (Paul Downes)February 15, 2008
• Presentation on Beyond Educational Disadvantage at launch of book Beyond Educational Disadvantage, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. (Fergus Finlay, Barnardos) September 17, 2007
• Paul Downes, keynote speaker at conference in the Guinness Hopstore to launch report Count us in: Tackling early school leaving in South West Inner City Dublin, An integrated response  (Downes, P & Maunsell, C. 2007) June 28, 2007
• Strategies for the ‘New’ Educational Transition: Addressing the Lifelong Educational Needs of Young Foreign Nationals in Ireland. Paper Presented at the 4th International Conference hosted by the Center for Research in Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling, Scotland (Catherine Maunsell) June, 2007
• School for Scandal? Learning and the Penal Experience in Ireland. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference hosted by the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling, Scotland. (Jane Carrigan) June, 2007

 

Last Updated: Friday May 04 2012