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Direct linkTravers, Joseph – Irish Educational Studies, 2010
This paper critiques learning-support policy for mathematics in Irish primary schools. The key policy question addressed is how equitable the development of the learning-support service has been in addressing low achievement in mathematics in designated schools compared to non-designated schools. The core argument developed is that there is a link…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, Politics of Education
Travers, Joseph – Irish Educational Studies, 2006
This article reports findings from an exploratory study of how learning support and resource teachers perceive each other's role. The study was conducted during the debate on the proposed changes to allocation and deployment of support teachers, following the publication of Circular 24/03 by the Department of Education and Science. It sought to…
Descriptors: Resource Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers
Travers, Joseph; McKeown, Penny – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
This paper addresses the issue of educational leadership through a critique of the Misneach programme for first-time principals. This programme entails preparation for the leadership of professional staff, namely of teachers as professional educators. The demands that this places on the leadership curriculum are onerous. The Misneach programme, as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Instructional Leadership, Beginning Principals, Management Development
