Teacher Preparation in Ireland: History, Policy and Future Directions

by Teresa O'Doherty, Thomas O'Donoghue, Judith Harford

This study of teacher preparation policy and practice in Ireland from Independence in 1921 to the present, highlights, within an international context, the extent to which the focus of preparation moved from nation-building until 1967, when free second-level education was introduced, to one concerned with improving the country's human capital.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787145123
• ISBN13: 9781787145122
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"