longitudinal cohorts of Irish children who take such tests at ages ranging from 9 months to 17 years, using maternal education and …

Ireland, integrated schools emerged in the 1980s as an alternative to existent segregated schools. At around the same time, bi … four schools, this paper examines the nature of the contact experience in two integrated in Northern Ireland and two bi … Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland and Arabs and Jews in Israel. The target for many such initiatives has been children …

problems associated with victimisation, underlining the importance of anti-bullying policies in schools. Factors associated …

stage of operation is the contract for five secondary schools. The early evidence from this case demonstrates that the … market for education projects is competitive. The contract was designed on the basis of securing an appropriate distribution …

Ireland was one of the first European countries to grasp the economic importance of education. But higher education in … Ireland is now at a crossroads, with significant challenges to overcome. High levels of investment are needed for a major … achieve the right balance between different components of the tertiary education system, which includes universities …

a central and in a school specific examination, we can identify the grading policy of individual schools. We find that … schools which harbour greater shares of disadvantaged students tend to set lower standards. This effect is largest in the … branch of secondary schooling preparing for university. …