scholarly journals Effectively Maintained Inequality in Educational Transitions in the Republic of Ireland

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delma Byrne ◽  
Selina McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Educational Transitions ◽  
Celtic Tiger ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Social Class Inequality ◽  
Effectively Maintained Inequality

While it is well established that the structure and organization of the education system affects youth transitions, less attention has been paid to the study of qualitative distinctions at the same level of education over time in the Irish context. Using data from the School Leavers’ Survey over the period 1980-2006, this paper considers the hypothesis of effectively maintained inequality in the case of the Republic of Ireland. The data capture young people’s transitions during three distinct and remarkable macro-economic fluctuations, and makes a particularly interesting test case for EMI. Over the cohorts under investigation, Ireland had changed from a recessionary economic climate and prolonged economic stagnation for much of the 1980s to a booming economy by the middle of the mid-2000s and one of the most dynamic economies in the world during the “Celtic Tiger” period. The patterns of social-class inequality over a 30-year paper reported in this article suggest that qualitative differences at the same level of inequality represent a persistent barrier to greater equality in the Irish context. Specifically, we find three notable patterns to support the hypothesis of EMI with regard to tracking decisions taken in the transition from lower secondary to upper secondary, subject-level differentiation in the upper secondary mathematics curriculum, and access to university higher education.

scholarly journals Beckett, Minimalism, and the Question of Postmodernism

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Duncan McColl Chesney
Keyword(s):  
James Joyce ◽  
Marcel Proust ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Simple Question ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Crucial Test

This article addresses a simple question: Is Beckett a postmodernist writer? Of course, the question is not so simple at all, for it begs a number of other tricky questions that get only more complicated as we address them: How am I defining modernism and postmodernism? What does the post in postmodernism signify? And in any case, Beckett's work does not suffer from not fitting easily into either of these categories or periodizations, so who really cares? Yet all the same, it seems that if postmodernism has any analytical value as a category, a style, or a "cultural dominant" applied to literature (in Fredric Jameson's appropriation of Raymond Williams's term), then Beckett is a crucial test case: He follows perhaps the most exemplary of prose modernists, James Joyce, and produces a body of work which is very much unlike that of his famous predecessor and compatriot/co-exile, as well as that of the subject of his youthful scholarly interest (another quintessential prose modernist), Marcel Proust. Beckett clearly, and not just temporally, comes after these modernists and their moment. His defining war is the Second, not the First. His childhood was not that of the fin-de-si?cle; his abandoned homeland was the Republic of Ireland; his exile was so famously marked by the change of language in order to achieve what he called "the right weakening effect" [2] in a clear attempt to escape the style of Joyce in the language of Proust, and thus attain a style all his own. If post simply means after, then Beckett is perhaps the first great postmodernist. But we all know it is not so simple.

scholarly journals Interpreter Training in the Republic of Ireland: An Overview

Verbum ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Antony Hoyte-West
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Official Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State Of Affairs

 Although the Republic of Ireland is a bilingual country,this study illustrates that there are comparatively few domestic training options available for interpreters of spoken languages. In providing an overview of the present state of affairs, this article contextualises the current linguistic situation both within the country and at the European level. Attention is paid to the recognition of Irish as an official language of the European Union (EU), as well as tothe corresponding implications for interpreter training. In addition, the domestic situation regarding community interpreters is also outlined, with the lack of official regulation of the interpreting profession also noted. Subsequently, the options for interpreter training in tertiary education are outlined, both at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level. In addition, relevant information regarding the structure and content of the modules and courses is provided. To conclude, some thoughts regarding potential developments of interpreter training in the Irish context are outlined.

scholarly journals An exploratory study of discharge planning home visits within an Irish context – investigating nationwide practice and nationwide perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Aisling Jane Davis ◽  
Patricia Mc Clure
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospital Size ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
The Republic

Purpose Discharge planning home visits (DPHVs) are a routine part of occupational therapy clinical practice. However, there is a dearth of evidence to support or refute their efficacy and limited policies or standards to guide clinical practice. This study aims to investigate current clinical practice during home visits and the value that occupational therapists’ attribute to home visits within an Irish context. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was carried out by using a survey questionnaire (postal and electronic options). The study population comprised occupational therapists across 52 sites including acute, rehabilitation and convalescence settings within the Republic of Ireland. In total, 122 occupational therapists that completed the survey questionnaire were recruited for the study. Findings Quantitative data identified time spent per visit, departmental size, hospital size, number of visits and report writing times. Information was gathered regarding clinical areas assessed during visits in a Likert scale format. Qualitative data identified benefits, risks, recommendations to improve home visit practice and clinical criteria for home visits. Findings conclude that DPHVs are routinely carried out by occupational therapists and that there is consistency in clinical practice within an Irish setting. Occupational therapists value home visits as clinical assessments and have identified risks during practice, benefits of visits and ways to improve practice. Originality/value This study has provided a reflection of clinical practice in the Republic of Ireland. It is the only study of its kind in an Irish setting, and it could be used as a knowledge base regarding current practice on DPHV and occupational therapists’ clinical reasoning regarding home visits. The information gathered in this study could influence policies regarding DPHV and could serve as a comparison to standardise practice and justify the need for DPHV.

Spatial reflexivity and undergraduate transitions in the Republic of Ireland after the Celtic Tiger

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 841-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cairns ◽  
Katarzyna Growiec ◽  
Jim Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Celtic Tiger ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Republic

Unemployment and Imprisonment: Examining and Interpreting the Relationship in the Republic of Ireland

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciaran Mc Cullagh
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

There is a tradition in the sociological study of punishment that emphasises the relationship between conditions in the economy, in particular the level of unemployment, and the numbers sent to prison. This paper examines this relationship in the Irish context using data from the period 1951 to 1988. It finds that the relationship only holds in the period from the late 1970s onwards. It suggests that an examination of why this relationship exists needs to look at the ‘vocabulary of motives’ used by key decision-makers in the criminal justice system, and in particular by the judiciary.

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