Irish Educational Studies, Vol. 3 No. 1.

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Case Studies; Comparative Education; Curriculum; Educational Objectives; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Educational Theories; Elementary Secondary Education; English Instruction; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Literature; Mathematics Instruction; Open Universities; Reading; Self Concept; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Textbook Evaluation

Ireland; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Research issues concerning all levels of education in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland are examined in 22 papers. The papers deal with the following topics: information technology and education; the concept of authority as it applies to the professional teacher; an analysis of the theories of R.F. Dearden; a critical assessment of Michael Oakeshott's concept of education; building student self-concept through specific teaching strategies; storytelling; curriculum research; equality as a curriculum goal; pastoral care as a component of Irish education; mathematics education and the open university, readability levels of history texts used in Irish primary schools; reading standards at the college level; English language and literature education; learning with broadcasting; professionalism in teaching; competing ideologies in teacher training; teacher attitudes following the first year of teaching; and a history of the Northern Ireland Induction Program for teacher training. (LP)

1985

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