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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Post-primary schools"”.
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The management and administration of Irish post-primary schools
… suggest that change is inevitable in the Irish post-primary sector. Closures, amalgamations and general rationalisation will increase the average size of schools. This will increase the pressure and workloads of those already in principalship.Almost twenty-five percent of Irish post-primary …
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Team-teaching for inclusion: A critical analysis of disability discourse in Irish Post-Primary Schools
… support the deployment of inclusive pedagogy in post-primary schools. Yet, evidence for such assertions is equivocal and the practice remains problematic and underused. Much of the inertia reported in relation to the adoption of team-teaching in post-primary schools had been associated with the …
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Civics Revisited? An Exploration of the Factors Affecting the Implementation of CSPE in Five Post-Primary Schools.
… Education, or CSPE, was introduced into Irish post-primary schools in 1996. The nineteen nineties are looked upon as a period of great innovation in Irish education. One of the prime aims of CSPE is the promotion of active and participative citizenship. CSPE is a new curricular initiative, …
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Preventing drop-out: how can post-primary schools best support students at risk of early school leaving?
… is to evaluate the programmes in place in two post-primary schools to combat early school leaving. In order to do this I plan • To explore the reasons students in these schools leave formal education early. • To ascertain what programmes are in place in the two schools to combat early school …
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Improving learning through whole-school evaluation: moving towards a model of internal evaluation in Irish post-primary schools
… in particular how the Irish education system and post-primary schools can successfully move from a centrally controlled system of evaluation to a model based on school self-evaluation. Within a context of increasing interest in school evaluation nationally and internationally, the relationship …
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Team-teaching for inclusive learning: Purposes, practices and perceptions of a team-teaching initiative in Irish post-primary schools
Background. Schools unequivocally privilege solo-teaching. This research seeks to enhance our understanding of team-teaching by examining how two teachers, working in the same classroom at the same time, might or might not contribute to the promotion of inclusive learning. There are …
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An exploration of how teacher wellbeing is conceptualised and supported by the main stakeholders in post-primary schools in Ireland
… principals/deputy principals, and teachers in post-primary schools in Ireland. Through the lens of dialectical pluralism, Phase one used an online survey to investigate if there were differences in opinion in how teachers and school leaders viewed wellbeing in relation to, policy, management …
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'A fertile functioning or corrosive disadvantage': adult reflections on placement in low 'ability' groups in non-selective post-primary schools in Northern Ireland
… placed in a low ability group.in non-selective post-primary schools in Northern Ireland, this study builds on current literature by exploring the lived experience of placement from an adult perspective.<br/><br/>Three aspects of placement in a low ability group were considered adult …
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“The way I see it is… Whole-School Evaluation in Irish Post-Primary Schools from the perspectives of principals, teachers, parents and students”
… evaluate the quality of education provision in schools and to contribute to school improvement. The whole-school evaluation (WSE) process is designed “to monitor and assess the quality, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the education system provided in the state by recognised schools and …
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Stakeholders' perceptions of factors influencing the adoption and implementation fo life skills education cirriculum: A case study of post-primary schools in lesotho
… and implementation of Life Skills Education in post primary school in Lesotho. In this study, "post-primary schools" refers to grades 9-10. The main objectives of this study were: To explore stakeholders' perceptions about factors influencing the adoption, development and implementation of Life …
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An exploratory study on the role of social protection programme in supporting children's education: The case of post-primary schools in Mafeteng district in the Kingdom of Lesotho
… programme in supporting children's education at post-primary education level. The study focused on the non-contributory education focused programme, which is the Child Grant/Bursary programme (CGP/Bursary). Qualitative method was used to conduct this study, with a case study approach focusing on …
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An exploration of the online and offline social networks of post primary school pupils in Northern Ireland and their relationship with subjective wellbeing
… subjective wellbeing of 13-year-old pupils in 77 post primary schools in Northern Ireland. Finally, the thesis conducted focus groups with pupils, teachers, and parents in three post-primary schools in Northern Ireland. The focus groups explored the impact that using social media can have on …
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The Teaching of Mathematics at Post-Primary Level in Ireland A Review of Traditional Patterns and an Exploration of Future
… The first two chapters consider and review Irish post-primary mathematics in an historical context and appraise the influential forces which and players who have contributed to and shaped mathematics teaching and inservice courses for mathematics teachers from 1924 to 2005. A review o f the …
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The Rhetoric and Reality of Transition from Primary to Post-primary Schooling
… some of the student cohort who transfer from primary school to post-primary school. The research project set out to determine the nature of the disenchantment among the first year post-primary students in the post-primary schools in a town in the west midlands of Ireland in which the …
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Scripts, selfies and sexting: exploring young women’s engagement with the internet and social media in Northern Ireland
… with 196 girls and young women, across twelve post-primary schools and three youth groups in Northern Ireland.<br/><br/>Guided by sexual script theory, this research evidences how, via the use of contemporary technology, girls and young women are both empowered and constrained by post-feminist …
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Rites of Passage in Rafoarty: Curriculum Continuity and Transition from Primary to Post-primary in an Irish Town.
Literature on student transition between primary and post-primary illustrates that how schools integrate students and choose to organize teaching and learning supports or contributes to transition difficulties for students. This qualitative study finds that despite statements in official …
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Young people's attitudes towards domestic violence and the role of schools in prevention
… can influence future generations, the role of schools in preventing domestic violence remains largely unexplored across the globe. Therefore, the study also seeks to explore the potential role of schools in both the formation of attitudes towards domestic violence as well as its prevention. The …
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An investigation into camouflaging behaviour in pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its impact on their education, from the perspective of their parents
… have children with an ASD diagnosis who attend post-primary school in Northern Ireland (NI). For the quantitative phase, participants were accessed through schools, ASD charities, parent-led groups and through the Queens University School of Psychology Twitter page. Participants were then …
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Missing voices: the educational experiences of girls with autism
… of adolescent girls with autism from mainstream schools in Northern Ireland. <br/><br/>The female presentation of autism has remained largely unexplored and in particular, the adolescent female perspective of autism has had limited voice. Photovoice, a participatory arts-based method, has been …
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