TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MULTIGRADE CLASSROOMS: WHAT TEACHERS SAY Catherine Mulryan-Kyne St Patrick’s College, Dublin This paper presents the results of an exploratory study which examined the perceptions and beliefs of 75 teachers regarding four-grade multigrade classes in two-teacher schools. The study investigated the degree to which positive and negative perceptions of the multigrade settingRead more…
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Publications 2003
Articles Archer, P. (2003). The ebb and flow of consensus seeking: 1988 to 2003. In Reflections in a time of change. A tribute to Sr Teresa McCormack. Dublin: CORI Education Commission. Pp.21-43. Cosgrove, J., & Forde, P. (2003). National assessments of English reading in Ireland. In G. Shiel and U. Ní Dhálaigh (Eds.), Other waysRead more…
Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 34, 2003
DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING LEAVING CERTIFICATE ACCOUNTING: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis Dublin City University Business School Over the last decade there has been a sharp decrease in the number of students choosing to take Accounting in the Leaving Certificate Examination. In the study described in this paper, teachers’ viewsRead more…
Publications 2002
Articles Archer, P., & McCormack, T. (2002). Lay trusteeship and a vision of the future of Irish Catholic education: A response to David Tuohy, S.J. Studies, 91, 55-61. Cosgrove, J., Shiel, G., & Kennedy, D. (2002). The performance of Irish students in scientific literacy in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Irish Journal ofRead more…
Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 33, 2002
Preface All the papers in this issue of The Irish Journal of Education use data which were collected in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2000. PISA, a project of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and participating member countries, is an international assessment of the skills and knowledge of 15-yearRead more…
Publications 2001
Articles Archer, P. (2001). ‘A response to Brahm Norwich’. Open dialogue on inclusion: Evidence or value-based policy and practice? Psychology of Education Review, 25(1), 12-14. Archer, P. (2001). Public spending on education, inequality and poverty. In S. Cantillon, C. Corrigan, P. Kirby, & J. O’Flynn (Eds.), Rich and poor: Perspectives on tackling inequality in Ireland.Read more…
Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 32, 2001
TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGE Thomas Kellaghan Educational disadvantage is defined in terms of (i) discontinuities between the competencies and dispositions which children bring to school and the competencies and dispositions valued in schools, and (ii) factors, conceptualized in terms of three forms of ‘capital’ (economic, cultural, social), which influence development of the competenciesRead more…
Publications 2000
Articles Cosgrove, J. (2000). El sistema nacional de evaluación de resultados educativos: Irlanda. Revista de Educación, 321, 23-34. Cosgrove, J., & Morgan, M. (2000). Students’ TV viewing, computer game playing, and attitudes to reading. Irish Journal of Education, 31, 50-62. Kellaghan, T., & Madaus, G. F. (2000). Outcome evaluation. In D. F. Stufflebeam, G. F.Read more…
Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 31, 2000
LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND AFTER PARTITION: THE EARLY YEARS OF THE COUNTY DOWN EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1925-31 George Beale The new concept of local education authority administration in the devolved state of Northern Ireland is explored, focusing on the establishment and work of the County Down Regional Education Committee. After the passing ofRead more…
Irish Journal of Education, Vol. 30, 1999
SCIENCE FOR ALL Edward M. Walsh The situation of provision for, and achievement in, science in first and second level education in Ireland is reviewed and is considered unsatisfactory in a country in which the economy depends on workers who have skills in science and. technology. Proposals are made for improvement. A vision for IrelandRead more…