Schools and Society in Ireland

Sheelagh Drudy Ph.D. lectures in the Department of Education, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. Previously she lectured in sociology in the Dublin Institute of Technology and she has taught in second-level schools. Her current work involves pre-service teacher education as well as college and school-based in-service education with teachers. She has published numerous papers on the sociology of education in Irish and international journals. Kathleen Lynch Ph.D. is co-ordinator of the Equality Studies Centre at University College Dublin, where she is also a member of the Education Department. Among her recent published works are 'The Hidden Curriculum' (1989) and 'The Problem of Women Teachers in Technical and Vocational Education in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia' (1990). She is also co-editor, with Sheelagh Drudy, of 'Ireland: A Sociological Profile' (1986).

Preface Acknowledgments Section 1The Structure and Ideology of Formal Education Chapter 1Schooling in the Republic of Ireland: an Overview Chapter 2Education and Society: Sociological Interpretations Chapter 3Paradigms and Perspectives in Irish Education Section 2Control of Education Chapter 4The Churches and the State Chapter 5The Teachers Chapter 6The Dynamics of Control and Resistance Section 3The Reproduction of Inequality Chapter 7Social Class and Education Chapter 8Gender Differentials and Education Chapter 9The Co-Education Debate Section 4Curriculum Issues and the Organisation of Learning Chapter 10Education and the Economy Chapter 11Intelligence, the Curriculum, and Education Chapter 12Ability Grouping in Schools: Patterns and Implications Section 5A Second Chance? Chapter 13Adult Education: a Second Chance? Index