Irish education for the 21st century /
editors, Noel Ward and Triona Dooney.
- Dublin : Oak Tree, 1999.
- 240p. ; 24 cm.
"Michael Enright commemorative project."
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes--To be a child--Getting the basics right--Quality-the key debate in education--School is becoming a thing of the past--Teacher professionalism in an era of change--Catholic influence in the management of second level schools--Attempts to tackle disadvantage-Blitzkrieg or phoney war?--Further education-challenge and opportunity--From clockwork to porridge: Is there one right way to manage schools?--Computers in the classroom: a question of control--Barriers to entering higher education--Higher education: who benefits from its development?--What kind of change for universities?--Green light for a learning society? The green paper "adult education in an era of lifelong learning"--Lifelong learning-the role of unions as knowledge brokers--Still alien here? Northern protestants and the Irish language revival--Coming of age: issues for the institutes of technology--Looking back to look forward: the city of Dublin VEC and adult education--Aspects of Irish education and training in a European context--Towards the learning society: responsiveness and accountability.