Seán Courtney
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seán Courtney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seán |
| FAMILY NAME | Courtney |
| SIGNATURE | COURTNEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fostering urban resilience and accessibility in cities
This paper explores the utilisation of knowledge graphs and an agent-based implementation to enhance urban resilience and accessibility in city planning. We expand The World Avatar (TWA) dynamic knowledge graph to support decision-making in disaster response and urban planning. By employing a set of connected agents and integrating diverse data sources — including flood data, geospatial building information, land plots, and open-source data — thr…
Toward a sociology of participation in adult education programmes
Membership in voluntary associations and participation in adult education programmes have long been recognized by researchers in the fields of adult education and sociology as closely related forms of participatory behaviour. This inquiry realizes the potential of this relationship for the study of participation in adult education programmes through the reformulation of a sociological construct called personal influence. It is argued that persona…
Adult education and the modern nation‐state
This paper, a series of reflections on Social Commitment and Adult Education (O'Sullivan, 1989) examines the question, ‘What roles does, or ought, adult education play in the formation and transformation of modern society?’. I answer this question by interpreting the history of the modern state, particularly Ireland, in terms of three theoretical phases in each one of which adult education can be seen to serve a distinct and often controversial r…
Girls Don't Do Honours
Girls Don't Do Honours
Adult education and the modern nation‐state
This paper, a series of reflections on Social Commitment and Adult Education (O'Sullivan, 1989) examines the question, ‘What roles does, or ought, adult education play in the formation and transformation of modern society?’. I answer this question by interpreting the history of the modern state, particularly Ireland, in terms of three theoretical phases in each one of which adult education can be seen to serve a distinct and often controversial r…
Toward a sociology of participation in adult education programmes
Membership in voluntary associations and participation in adult education programmes have long been recognized by researchers in the fields of adult education and sociology as closely related forms of participatory behaviour. This inquiry realizes the potential of this relationship for the study of participation in adult education programmes through the reformulation of a sociological construct called personal influence. It is argued that persona…
Girls Don't Do Honours
Adult education and the modern nation‐state
This paper, a series of reflections on Social Commitment and Adult Education (O'Sullivan, 1989) examines the question, ‘What roles does, or ought, adult education play in the formation and transformation of modern society?’. I answer this question by interpreting the history of the modern state, particularly Ireland, in terms of three theoretical phases in each one of which adult education can be seen to serve a distinct and often controversial r…
Toward a sociology of participation in adult education programmes
Membership in voluntary associations and participation in adult education programmes have long been recognized by researchers in the fields of adult education and sociology as closely related forms of participatory behaviour. This inquiry realizes the potential of this relationship for the study of participation in adult education programmes through the reformulation of a sociological construct called personal influence. It is argued that persona…
Fostering urban resilience and accessibility in cities
This paper explores the utilisation of knowledge graphs and an agent-based implementation to enhance urban resilience and accessibility in city planning. We expand The World Avatar (TWA) dynamic knowledge graph to support decision-making in disaster response and urban planning. By employing a set of connected agents and integrating diverse data sources — including flood data, geospatial building information, land plots, and open-source data — thr…
Sociology (3 works) · Adult and Continuing Education Topics (2 works) · Adult education (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications (1 work) · Action (physics (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)