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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 322 014 SO 019 959 AUTHOR Coolahan, John, Ed. TITLE Irish Educational Studies, Vol. 5, Nos. 1 and 2, 1985. INSTITUTION Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin. PUB DATE 86 NOTE 690p.; The article "Teagasc na Gaeilge san Iarbunscoil" (M. O'Fathaigh) is in Gaelic. AVAILABLE FROM Education Department, University College, Cork, Ireland. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022) -- Books (010)-- Reports - Research/Technical (143) JOURNAL CIT Irish Educational Studies; v5 n1-2 1985 EDRS PRICE MF04/PC28 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Aesthetic Education; *Art Education; Behavioral Objectives;, Computer Uses in Education; Creative Writing; *Curriculum Development; Drama; *Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Literature; Logic; Mathematics Achievement; *Music Education; *Secondary School Science; Sex Differences; Vocational Education; *Youth Programs IDENTIFIERS *Ireland ABSTRACT This issue of "Irish Educational Studies" focuses on curriculum and-learning issues and includes: (1) "Aesthetic PerspectivesTin Curriculum Reform" (D. Murphy); (2) "Drama: Less Talki- More Action" (M. Drury); (3)" Out of Tune with Reality:Music and the School in Ireland" (M. O'Snilleabhain); (4) "Erotics, Not Hermeneutics" (T. Mullins); (5) "The Context of Creative Writing" (S. O'hEili); (6) "Foundations and Practice of the New Curriculum" (H. Gash); (7) "The Design of Irish Primary School Buildings inthe Era of the New Curriculum" (J. Kavanagh); (8) "Teaching the Logic of Subjects" (K. McDermott; P. Caulwell); (9) "post=Primary Science Education: Evolution or Degeneration?" (B. Reidy); (10) "The Curricular Impact of Computers in Education" (J. Kelly) (11) "Teagasc na Gaeilge san Iarbunscoil" (M. O'Fathaigh); (12) "Try-Out of an Instructional Management System in Primary School Mathematics" (J. Close); (13) "Critical Variables in Relation to Differences Between the Mathematics Achievement of Girls and Boys" (B. Sugrue); (14) "Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship in Third-Level Courses in Ireland" (A. White); (15) "Higher Level Vocational Rehabilitation: The Development of a New Service" (P. Davies); and (16) "A Progress Report on the 1936-86 Project at Shannon" (J. Gleeson). The second part of the volume contains 18 articles including:(1) "Left Brain, Right Brain," (S. O'Suilleabhain); (2) "Half Your Future? A Discussion of the Notion of a Common Educational Policy for Europe" (D. Swan); (3) "The Effect of Standardized Test Information on Teachers' Assessment of ABility in Their Classes" (P. Archer, P. Fontes); (4) "The Marino Graded Word Reading Scale at Third Level: Some Insights" (E. O'Baiollain); (5) "Management and Accountability: A Post-Primary Perspective" (L. Murtagh); (6) "School Management and Curriculum Development" (A. O'Shea); (7) "Principals' Delegation and Posts of Responsibility in Dublin National Schools" (D. Herron); (8) "Organisation Structure and Climate: A Study of Four Large Community Schools in the Dublin Area" (K. O'Meara); (9) "Choice of School, Competition, Resource Allocation and Curriculum Chanae: A Case Study" (M. Hanley); (10) "Identity: A Covert Pedagogy in Northern Irish Schools" (D. Murray); (11) "Microteaching, Classroom Interaction Analysis and Teacher Self-Evaluation: Developments in the Higher Diploma in Education Course at Maynooth" (M. Chathain); (12) "Models of Teaching: Toward the Construction of a Meta-Model" (F. Flanagan); (13) "The Provision of Technical Education in the City of Cork, 1850-1920" (K. Byrne); (14) "The Trim Model Schools" (L. Walsh); and (15) "Archbishop Walsh and St. Mary's University College, 1893-1908" (F. O'Driscoll). (JHP) *********************************************g******R*********g******** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. **************************************************************g******** IRISH EDUCATIONAL STUDIES vol.5 no.1 Edited by Dr. John Coolahan in association with the Editorial Board of the E.S.A.I. Editorial Board Dr. John Coolahan, U.C.D. (General Editor) Mr. Frank Douglas, U.C.C. (Business Editor) Dr. John Wilson, N.I.C.E.1. Professor D. G. Mulcahy, U.C.C. Dr. Denis O'Sullivan, U.C.C. Dr. John Marshall, U.C.G. Dr. Jim McKernan, U.C.D. Professor V. A. McClelland, Hull University, Professor Hugh Sockett, University of East Anglia. Published by the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (Cumann Leann Oideachais na h-Eirearin), Dublin 1986 Copyright of each contribution is vested in the contributor The Educational Studies Association of Ireland is grateful for financial assistance towards the publication of Irish Educational Studies, Vol. 5 to The Industrial Credit Company Ltd., Harcourt Street, Dublin. 3 Contents Page Notes on Contributors iii General Editor's Comment Daniel Murphy Aesthetic perspectives in curriculum reform 1 Martin Drury Drama :less talk, more action 24 MichcS1 o'Stiilleabhain Out of tune with reality : music and the school in Ireland 44 Tom Mullins Erotics, not hermaneutics 58 Seamus dhgili/ The context of creative writing 75 Hugh Gash Foundations and practice of the new curriculum 86 John J. Kavanagh The design of Irish primary school buildings in the era of the new curriculum 102 Kevin McDermott and Peter Caulwell Teaching the logic of subjects 121 Bill Reidy Post-primary science education : evolution or degeneration? 140 John Z. Kelly The curricular impact of "computers in education" 156 Mairtin 0 Fathaigh Teagasc na Gaeilge san iarbunscoil 169 John S. Close Try-out of an instructional management system in primary school mathematics 182 Brenda Sugrue Critical variables in relation to differences between the mathematics achievement of girls and boys 196 Anthony White Enterprise development and entrepreneurship in third-level courses it 'reland 219 Peter Davies Higher le%-. vocational rehabilitation : the development of a new service 237 i 4 Pace Jim Gleeson A progress report on the 1936-86 project at Shannon 254 Jean Whyte and Rosemary KilpatrickThe Northern Ireland youth training programme 275 Jean Whyte The Northern Ireland youth training programme :aspects of practice, assessment, guidance, counselling and negotiation 278 Rosemary Kilpatrick The Northern Ireland youth training programme :some outcomes 298 Samus 0 Canainn and Tomi's 6-Briain Local Studies in Tallaght : a case study in curriculum innovation 315 ii Notes on contributors Daniel Murphy is a lecturer in the Department of Higher Education and Research, Trinity College Dublin. Martin Drury is education officer of The Arts Council and former Artistic Director of TEAM Theatre in Education Company Michegl Cisalleabhain is a lecturer in theMusic Department, University College, Cork. Tom Mullins is a lecturer in the Department of Education, University College Cork. Seamus 0 hEili is a national teacher in Leamlura National School, Co. Cork. Hugh Gash is a lecturer in the Department of Education, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. John J. Kavanagh is a national teacher in Scoil Choilmcille, Ballybrack, Dublin. Kevin McDermot4. is a teacher in Firhouse Community School, Dublin. Peter Caulwell is a teacher in Firhouse Community School, Dublin. Bill Reidy is a secondary teacher in Colgiste Chrrost RI, Cork. John F. Kelly is a secondary teacher in Bantry. Wfirtin 0 Fathaigh isa lecturer in Department of Education, University College Cork. John S. Close is a lecturer in the Department of Education, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. Brenda Sugrue is a lecturer in the National Institute of Higher Education, Limerick. Anthony White is a registrar in the National Council for Educational Awards, Dublin. Peter Davies is Director, National Training College, the Rehabilitation Centre, Sandymount. Jim Gleeson is project leader, Curriculum Development Centre, Comprehensive School, Shannon. iii 1-- Jean Whyte is a research fellow in the Northern Ireland Council for Educational Research. Rosemary Kilpatrick is a research fellow in the Northern Ireland Council for Educational Research. Sgamus 0 Canainn is a Director ofBlackrock Teachers' Centre. Tomis 6 Briain is a teacher in St. Mark'sSenior National School, Tallaght. iv General Editor's Comment Irish Educational Studies Volume 5 includes thirty - eight' contributions in two numbers. This is reflective of a thriving interest in educational research. Contributors include practising teachers at first- and second-level education, lecturers in the education department, of colleges of education and universities, professional researchers in research institutions, as well as a number of distinguished representatives from other educational or cultural institutions. The themes deal with a varied range of concerns and, accordingly, should be of interest to a wide readership. It is noticeable in recent years, at a time when curriculum change and reform is one of the major issues in educational debate in Ireland, North and South, that many papers focus on curricui;ar and pedagogic concerns. Thus, the whole content of lume 5, Number 1 is devoted to papers dealing with such enes. A cluster of articles examines aspects of the arts in the curriculum. A number of reports i recent years, including two from the Arts Council and one from the Curriculum and Examinations Board, have highlighted the lamentable provision which exists for the arts within the education system. Many significant issues are raised in the papers on the arts in this number. The 'new' curriculum for primary schools was introduced fifteen years ago, in 1971, and is now being