Secondary school education in Ireland : history, memories and life stories, 1922 - 1967 / Tom O'Donoghue, The University of Western Australia, Judith Harford, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• O'Donoghue, Tom, author.
• Harford, Judith, author.

Series:

• Historical studies in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Education, Secondary--Ireland--History.
• Education--Ireland--History.
• Education.
• Education--Curricula.
• Education, Secondary.
• History.
• Ireland.
• Education--Curricula--Ireland.

Genre:

• History.

Physical Description:

v, 256 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"Exploring the memories of those who attended Irish secondary schools prior to 1967, this book makes an important contribution to a growing field of study which seeks to understand school experience through participants' memories. Adopting a life story approach, the book serves to initiate and enhance the practice of remembering secondary school education amongst those who attended secondary schools not just in Ireland, but around the world and explores a range of schools including Diocesan Colleges, Christian Brothers' schools, schools run by other orders of brothers and priests, schools run by Mercy and Presentation nuns, schools run by other orders of nuns, Protestant schools and other categories of secondary schools. The year 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of 'the free education scheme' for second-level schooling in Ireland and considered against this background the book will make a significant addition to the history of secondary school education internationally and will be of interest to academics, students, policymakers and educationalists across history, sociology, education and Irish studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Machine generated contents note:
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Background
• 3. The Diocesan Colleges
• 4. Catholic Boys' Schools Run By The Irish Christian Brothers
• 5. Other Catholic Boys' Religious-run Secondary Schools
• 6. Schools Run By Presentation Sisters and Sisters of Mercy
• 7. Schools Run By Other Orders Of Female Religious
• 8. Protestant Schools
• 9. Other Categories Of Secondary Schools
• 10. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781137560797
• 1137560797

OCLC:

914417281