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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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At the Altar of Educational Efficiency: Performativity and the Role of the Teacher
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Hennessy, Jennifer; McNamara, Patricia Mannix – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2013
This paper critiques the impact of neo-liberalism on postprimary education, and in particular on the teaching of English. The paper explores the implications of performativity and exam-driven schooling on the teaching and learning of poetry. The authors argue that meeting the demands of an education system dominated by technicism and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Secondary Education, English Instruction
"The Points, the Points, the Points": Exploring the Impact of Performance Oriented Education on the Espoused Values of Senior Cycle Poetry Teachers in Ireland
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Hennessy, Jennifer; Hinchion, Carmel; McNamara, Patricia Mannix – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2011
Teachers of English experience significant pressure in attempting to meet the requirements of the national examination system, while also seeking to uphold their own ideological and philosophical perspectives on the value of poetry. Drawing on a mixed method study into the teaching of poetry at post-primary level in Ireland conducted between 2007…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poetry, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Education