What do we know about education in Ireland? [Independent.ie]
- Published: 26 May 2010
There are huge gaps in what we know about aspects of the Irish educational system. It is unfortunate, however, when professional researchers fail to acknowledge the existing research that has been accumulated in recent years.
In yesterday's Irish Independent, Professor Colm Harmon referred to "our extraordinary reluctance to building a comprehensive picture of the progression of students".
This statement ignores the enormous contribution of the Post-Primary Longitudinal Study, conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), for the last decade.
This study, funded by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and the Department of Education and Skills, has followed a cohort of students from their entry to second-level education to Leaving Certificate level and beyond.
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