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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…