Papers by Lorraine Tansey
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This case study of our collective response as staff and students engaged in extracurricular activ... more This case study of our collective response as staff and students engaged in extracurricular activities is a vital contribution to the understanding of student life in the COVID-19 era. First, we introduce our extracurricular programmes. We then position our work within the context of COVID-19 and our response - utilising and enhancing an established virtual platform. We argue extracurricular activities can continue to thrive in the virtual environment providing benefits for students and staff alike. To illustrate this, we offer two personal vignettes from staff and students at NUI Galway, concluding with the opportunities and challenges of a virtual platform.
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Learning Connections 2019: Spaces, People, Practice
Community based learning or service learning is a dynamic pedagogical opportunity for students to... more Community based learning or service learning is a dynamic pedagogical opportunity for students to engage with their discipline in light of social concerns. This presentation will share the key challenges sociology students and lecturer encounter when working with charities and nonprofits with social justice missions. Students are asked to face what Pitt and Britzman (2003) call “difficult knowledge” in classroom readings and discussions on complicity to poverty and racism. The community engagement experience with local charities allows for a dialogue with the scholarly literature grounded in practical experience. Sociology students are challenged to see the institutional and wider structural inequalities upstream while working in community with a direct service role downstream. Taylor (2013) describes student engagement within this type of teaching tool that is critical of the status quo. Hall et al. (2004) argue that the classroom is best placed to navigate this new terrain whereas...
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Higher Education and Civic Engagement, 2012
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Development's Future Conference, …, 2007
It is widely recognised that institutions of higher education can promote civic engagement throug... more It is widely recognised that institutions of higher education can promote civic engagement through purposeful interventions (Al-Kodmany, 1999; Amey & Brown, 2005; Anscome, 2003; Backer & Norman, 2000; Biermaun, 2006; Borthwick et al, 2006; Brockliss, 2006; Checkoway, 2006; Cone & Payne, 2002; Mulroy, 2004; Sánchez, 2006; Soska & Johnson Butterfield, 2006; Steinberg, 2001; Watson, 2003; 2007; Zlotkowski, 1997). The ALIVE programme 2 at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) was designed in ...
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Research for All, 2018
Tansey, L., & Gallo, M. (2018). Research for All, 2(1), 76-92.
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Book Chapters by Lorraine Tansey
In E. Dunne & D.Owen, (Eds.), The student engagement handbook. , 2013
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In L. McIlrath, A. Lyons & R. Munck (Eds.), Higher education and civic Engagement: Comparative perspectives. (pp. 125-138.), 2012
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Conference Presentations by Lorraine Tansey
The aim of the research is to inform the widening participation Access programme and student volu... more The aim of the research is to inform the widening participation Access programme and student volunteering programme, ALIVE, of experiences of student volunteers and to identify some key motivations and barriers to volunteering.
This research was designed to explore the following:
1. The perception of volunteering.
2. The barriers to volunteering.
3. Motivations and benefits.
4. Processes of volunteering.
5. Incentives and rewards.
Student volunteers form an integral part of the outreach Access initiatives and the success of these programmes are dependent on the positive experiences of volunteers as the ambassadors of the university.
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This research was designed to explore the following:
1. The perception of volunteering.
2. The barriers to volunteering.
3. Motivations and benefits.
4. Processes of volunteering.
5. Incentives and rewards.
Student volunteers form an integral part of the outreach Access initiatives and the success of these programmes are dependent on the positive experiences of volunteers as the ambassadors of the university.
This research was designed to explore the following:
1. The perception of volunteering.
2. The barriers to volunteering.
3. Motivations and benefits.
4. Processes of volunteering.
5. Incentives and rewards.
Student volunteers form an integral part of the outreach Access initiatives and the success of these programmes are dependent on the positive experiences of volunteers as the ambassadors of the university.