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Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Literacy Development Centre (LDC) is a national centre, based in SETU, which offers a suite of third level professional development programmes for adult educators, practitioners, tutors and managers working in the adult literacy, adult education, community education and the wider further education and training (FET) sector. The LDC is actively engaged in research in the field of adult literacy and adult education; Policy support with regional and national stakeholders and advocacy for the adult education practitioner and the adult learner; and Advocacy for the adult education practitioner and the adult learner as well as the promotion of literacy as a whole.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Collaborative Practices and Collegiate Evaluation in Online Continuing Education Programs: Lessons from Mexican Instructors’ Experiences
Power, C., 24 Feb 2026Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Developing a Theory of Effective Parental Engagement in Family Literacy Programmes
McCarthy, L., Smith, M. & Quigley, D., Aug 2026, In: Education Sciences. 16, 8, 1213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effective Engagement in Family Literacy
McCarthy, L., 23 Jan 2026, 10th World conference on qualitative Research Madrid 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Activities
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Advance HE (External organisation)
Power, C. (Accredited Member)
03 Oct 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of Professional Body
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Project Advisory Group (PAG) New European Agenda for Adult Learning (NEAAL) (External organisation)
Power, C. (Member)
10 Jun 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Literacy Development Centre Inaugural Research Symposium
Power, C. (Member of programme committee), Brett, V. (Organiser), Mernagh, G. (Member of programme committee), Cullen, A.-M. B. (Member of programme committee), Warren, C. (Member of programme committee), Bunyan, K. (Member of programme committee), Neff, E. (Participant) & Bates Evoy, S. (Member of programme committee)
16 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...