Leading Teams When the Time is… : DASH Story 2013-03-12
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I am a teacher in Further Education in Ireland and work in a College where we I no access whatsoever to any research materials as my College's budget does not allow for any such expenditure on research papers.
Firstly Further Education in Ireland is not a defined and distinct area of education - it comes under second level education but offers facilities to people from 17 to 70+ who want to have a further chance at education, however the lack of a clear space or definition of Further Education in Ireland means that resources are shared with second level education and everything must fit into a second level defined budget.
Having recently completed a Masters qualification where I had access to scholarly articles (only for the duration of my studies), was like somebody opening a door for me - the chance to read about the area I worked in and any possible information on making my teaching and my student's learning better was a huge privilege.
Since I finished my qualification I have felt deprived of reading about my area and discovered DASH just today - what a surprise and this is going to change my feeling of being trapped in a job rather than a profession which should bring opportunities to expand my expertise. Thank you so much for this window.
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