"Hand the Shame Back" - A Qualitative Study of Traveller Experiences Across the Continuum

UCD Access and Lifelong Learning were delighted to launch the research report titled "Hand the Shame Back" - A Qualitative Study of Traveller Experiences Across the Continuum - Enabling a University for All by Dr. Hannagh McGinley in UCD on Thursday, 2nd of May 2024.

The study employed a Participatory Action Research approach which significantly contributed to the research design and analysis of the research findings. The findings presented in this research report on Traveller experiences across the continuum of education. These experiences are critical to understanding the deeply ingrained practices and structures that impact Traveller’s access to and engagement in higher education.

Thank you to the Registrar, Deputy President, and Vice President of Academic Affairs of UCD, Professor Colin Scott, for officially launching the report. Congratulations to Dr. Hannah McGinley for presenting her research findings and recommendations.

Special thanks to our panel of speakers, which included Senator Eileen Flynn, Oein DeBhairduin, Annmarie McDonagh, and Bernard Sweeney.

Read the report: "Hand the Shame Back" -Hand the Shame Back, A Qualitative Study of Traveller Experiences Across the Education Continuum