It's not a doss! You can have a good transition [Independent.ie]
- Published: 19 May 2010
Bill Cullen famously suggested it was a "doss''. But education re- searchers insist that students usually benefit from Transition Year (TY).
Whether they are grappling with an office photocopier or making YouTube videos of flies creeping up a wall, students taking fourth year have an opportunity for a different type of learning.
"It has the potential to give students good experiences that help them to grow up,'' says Dr Gerry Jeffers, lecturer in Education at NUI Maynooth. "The emphasis is on social and personal development.''
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