Education in Ireland

Challenge and Change

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2009
Gill Education (Verlag)
978-0-7171-4767-0 (ISBN)

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A contemporary snapshot of Irish education, this book positions 21st-century Irish education at the centre of the creation of the knowledge economy. Divided into three parts, it outlines the challenges and changes presented as a result of a changing education system and society.

The book is divided into three parts, each dedicated to a specific theme:

Part one: The Changing System

• Charts selected changes that have taken place in Irish education in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries

• Considers education’s role in building a knowledge economy and social cohesion

Part two: Diversity & Inclusion in Schools

• Analyses the changes in Irish schools based on the results of original research on change, diversity, inclusion and on ethnicity, disability and social class disadvantage

• Draws together key findings relating to the impact of increasing diversity in Irish schools in comparison with international trends

Part three: Teacher Education for Changing Times

• Presents research on teacher education at all stages of the teaching career and discusses how teachers can adapt to the challenges of change

• Highlights new evidence relating to the recruitment, formation and continuing professional development of teachers

Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and supported by the most up-to-date research and findings

ESSENTIAL READING FOR Graduate Diplomas in Education & Masters in Education courses Primary & Secondary Teacher Education courses Sociology and Social Policy courses Policy makers and general readers

Sheelagh Drudy is a professor at the School of Education, UCD.

Part One: The Changing System

1: The legacy of legislation and the pragmatics of policy: historical

perspectives on schooling for Irish children

Deirdre Raftery

2: ‘Words importing the masculine gender includes females’: women at UCD in the

first decade of the 20th century

Judith Harford

3: Education and the knowledge economy: a challenge for Ireland in changing

times

Sheelagh Drudy

Part Two: Diversity and Inclusion in Schools

4: Migrant children’s perspectives on policy and practice in Irish schools

Dympna Devine

5: Are inclusive schools possible? Children with disabilities and special

educational needs in second level schools

William Kinsella

6: ADHD: inclusion or exclusion in mainstream Irish schools?

Joyce Senior

7: Inclusion in primary school; experience in Ireland and the USA

Máirin Barry

8: Language, socio-economic class and educational underachievement

Gerry MacRuairc

9: The role of motivation in learning and using Irish among primary and

secondary level students: A review of the evidence

Lelia Murtagh

Part Three: Teacher Education for Changing Times

10: Recruitment to primary teaching in Ireland: a North/South comparative

analysis

Sheelagh Drudy

11: Choosing second level teaching: perspectives and experiences of consecutive

teacher education

Marie Clarke

12: The role of induction and mentors in supporting newly qualified teachers

Maureen Killeavy & Anne Moloney

13: Progressing towards inclusion in Ireland: professional development for

learning support/resource teachers

Elizabeth O’Gorman

14: Pedagogies of privilege: Re-thinking interculturalism and anti-racism in

education

Audrey Bryan

15: Constructivism and the teaching of science educators

Paul McElwee

16: A research-based profession: the importance of action research in teacher

education

Bernard McGettrick

17: Public policy making: the emerging policy-making modality and its challenge

for education policy research in Ireland

Conor Galvin

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.12.2009
Verlagsort	Dublin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	541 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-7171-4767-3 / 0717147673
ISBN-13	978-0-7171-4767-0 / 9780717147670
Zustand	Neuware