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Early on, any book about community education should make explicit its understanding of this expression.  This chapter discusses meaning of both ‘community’ and of ‘education’ before outlining some important principles that underpin community education practice.  Different approaches to community education are offered through three distinct models: universal, second-chance and radical.  Information about research participants should also be forefronted and Chapter 2 tells the reader how people became involved in this study,  where they work, and what they understand community education to be. 

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    The Gaelic Athletic Association is “a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents”. It continues “the GAA is a volunteer led, community based organisation that promotes Gaelic games such as Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders and works with sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie. It is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games” source www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/. Accessed 16 February 2015.

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    Fianna Fail is a centre-right conservative political party who also cite allegiance to a republican agenda

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    At primary and second level, the core intervention is the system-wide Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) programme introduced in 2005 and targeting specific communities.

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    The exact number of participants is unknown due to the anonymous nature of its survey phase as I cannot ascertain if some of those participating in phase one also participated in phase two.

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    Survey respondents were invited to participate in phase three if they answered the following question. I will be holding group discussions around the country where I hope we can discuss issues raised and other thoughts people have about community education. Would you like further information on these with a view to participation? Remember that by doing this you are wavering anonymity relating to your survey answers. You are only revealing your identity to me and at no time will the answers you provided in this survey be revealed to others. Your identity will at no time be revealed in the writing up of this research.

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    Valid percentage refers to the percentage amount of 219 less those who did not answer the question. For example, when I ask how long you have worked as a community educator? Seven people failed to answer. The percentages reported on are therefore percentage values of 219 less 7, that is, 212.

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    This question has a response rate of 57% therefore n124 respondents.

  8. 8.

    These responses are based on a 71% overall response rate.

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    A large voluntary organisation established in 1944 and involved in the organisation of sports, travel, agricultural and community events across rural Ireland.

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    The full award is available to view at http://docs.qqi.ie/AwardsLibraryPdf/5N1837_AwardSpecifications_English.pdf. Accessed 18 December 2016.

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