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ERIC Number: EJ1467979
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0332-3315
EISSN: EISSN-1747-4965
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Numeracy-Meets: An Innovative Professional Development Model for Adult Numeracy Practitioners in Ireland
Mark Prendergast1; Annette Forster1; Niamh O'Meara2; Kathy O'Sullivan3; Fiona Faulkner4
Irish Educational Studies, v44 n1 p1-21 2025
Despite the clear and obvious need for adults to be proficient in numeracy, international studies suggest that many continue to struggle in this area. In Ireland, one of the main challenges continues to be the availability of effective adult numeracy education. This is a diverse sector, and little is known about the varied provision of adult numeracy courses and of those who teach on them. Recent research has highlighted an unmet demand for the professional development of adult numeracy practitioners with many looking for opportunities to network and further develop their practice. This study aimed to design, implement and evaluate a professional development model that supported adult numeracy practitioners in developing the necessary skills to support their students. After an initial needs analysis, a series of six 'Numeracy-Meets' were designed and implemented between February and May 2022. There was an average of twenty adult numeracy practitioners in attendance at each Numeracy-Meet. After all the Numeracy-Meets had taken place, five practitioners took part in individual semi-structured interviews to evaluate their experiences. This paper details the design, implementation and evaluation of these Numeracy-Meets and discusses whether they are a sustainable model of professional development for adult numeracy practitioners.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Education, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; 2EPI*STEM, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; 3School of Education, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland; 4School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Response, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland