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ED379920.Pdf DOCUMENT 'RESUME ED 379 920 FL 022 762 AUTHOR 0 Gliasain, Michael TITLE Language Shift among Schoolchildren in Gaeltacht Areas 1974-1984: An Analysis of the Distribution of Pound 10'Grant Qualifiers. Research Report 16. INSTITUTION Linguistics Inst. of Ireland, Dublin. REPORT NO ISBN-0-946452-70-9 PUB DATE 90 NOTE 112p. AVAILABLE FROM ITE, 31 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. PUB TYPE Reports Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Bilingual Education; Cartography; Comparative Analysis; Data Collection; Elementary School Students; Elementary Secondary Education; *Financial Support; Foreign Countries; *Information Utilization; *Irish; Language Dominance; *Language Maintenance; Language Proficiency; Research Methodology; Secondary School Students; *Statistical Analysis; Uncommonly Taught Languages IDENTIFIERS *Ireland (Dublin); *Irish Speaking ABSTRACT This report examines the value for'research and policy purposes of data generated by the "Pound 10 Grant Scheme" operated by Roinn na Gaeltachta in Ireland, which seeks to preserve the Irish language. The scheme was introduced in the early 30's by An Roinn Oideachais (an organization which had responsibility for the promotion of the Irish language at the time) in order to provide a direct economic incentive to families in Gaeltacht areas to maintain Irish as the language of the home. A full statistical digest is included of the available data pertaining to the scheme over the 11-year period 1973/74-1983/84 and assembles a comparable set of statistics relating to school pupil populations over the same years. Chapters 1 and 2 contain a detailed description of the operation of the scheme and bring into focus some important questions relating to the quality and consistency of the data, the very restricted information released about the scheme, and the limited range of other data to which they can be reliably related. Appendix A contains the digest of statistics. Using this combined data base, a cartographic and statistical analysis was undertaken of the patterns and trends revealed by the data at Gaeltacht, county and local levels. Chapter 3, using this data, presents a generalized picture of home bilingualism in the Gaeltacht during the period covered. Because of the limited scope of the data, no firm conclusions can be drawn from the analysis. (Contains 13 references.) (CK) ****************.i .********************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** "7,,ffleyeA -111Wom..&- ". r; 4..1 - - 41i ti 3' Language Shift among Schoolchildren in Gaeltacht Areas 1974-1984: An Analysis of the Distribution of £10 Grant Qualifiers U E. DEFAXTMENTOF EDUCATION "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS Othc of EdescaticeolResearch and Improvement INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CENTER(ERIC) bean reproducedas 044 dOcurorint has onaeholhon sectoredfrom the parson of ono:noting it. been mad* to transom Minor changes Krill (D` reproduction quality stated in Om{ OGG'? Punt a 0. wow or opinionsmitrellant 0Nrcial TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES mint do not reunion!), OEM positron Or Pow?' INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" B T COPY AVAILABLE a Micheal0 Gliasain Language Shift among Schoolchildren in Gaeltacht Areas 1974-1984: An Analysis of the Distribution of £10 Grant Qualifiers MichealGliasain 3 An chead chlo / First edition: 1990 © 1990 Instititlid Teangeolalochta Eireann Le ceannach &reach 6 I May be purchased from Instititiid Teangeolaiochta Eireann 31 Phis Mhic Liam Balle Atha Cliath 2 n6 Pi aon dfoliair leabhar / or 1k. .mgh any bookseller CONTENTS Preface Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Historical Background (7) 1.2 Present Administration of the Scheme (9) 1.3 The Data Used in the Report (10) 1 4 Some issues relating to the assessment process (10) 1.5 Data constraints on analysis (11) 1.6 Conclusion (12) Chapter Two: Some Methodological Considerations 2.0 Introduction (13) 2.1 Identifying under-six-year-olds (13) 2.2 Identifying Gaeltacht schools (14) 2.3 Identifying Gaeltachz-resident students (15) 2.4 Grant Performance and the Census (16) 2.4.1Calculating the Census figures (16) 2.4.2 Comparing Primary and Post-primary grant performance (17) 2.4.3 Grant performance compared with Census-claimed ability to speak Irish (18) 2.4.4 Census data versus school populations as bases of grant performance (18) 2.5 Conclusion (19) Appendix Table: Measures of grant performance for each Gaeltacht in 1980/1 based on school population data and Census population data. Chapter Three: Grant Numbers and Grant Performance 1973/4 - 1983/4 3.0 Introduction (21) 3.1 General Trends (21) 3.1.1Grant Numbers (21) 3.1.2 Grant Performance (25) 3.2 Local Trends (34) 3.2.1Explanatory notes regarding the tables (34) 3.2.2 County Analysis: Donegal (34) 3.2.3 County Analysis: Galway (45) 3.2.4 County Analysis: Mayo (54) 3.2.5 County Analysis: Kerry (60) 3.2.6 County Analysis: Cork (67) 3.2.7 County Analysis: Waterford (68) 3.2.8 County Analysis: Meath (69) Appendix Table: Annual Grant Numbers 1973/4-1983/4 by County and School Sector. Chapter Four: Conclusions and Recommendations 4.0 Introduction (71) 4.1 Data constraints (71) 4.2 Comparisons with other measures of bilingualism (72) 4.3 Patterns and Trends, 1973/4-1983/4 (73) 4.4 Suggestions for further research (75) 4.5 The provision of public data (76) Appendix Tables 1 and 2: Suggested format for data to be provided annually by Roinn na Gael tachta relating to the El 0 Grant Scheme. References Appendix A: Basic Data for each School 1 List of Tables Table Table 1.1 Annual number of grant qualifiers 1933/4- 3.7 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 1971/2. Donegal post-primary level 1.2 Ratio of non-Irish speakers to Irish speakers 3.8 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: among 3-4 year old Gaeltacht residents in each Northeast Donegal Census 1926-1981. 3.9 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.1 Grant performance in local Gacltacht primary Northwest Donegal schools in 1980/1. 3.10 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.2 Percentage of under six year olds in Gacltacht Central Donegal primary schools on January 1" 1981: range of 3.11 Summary grant situatioi. 1973/4-1983/4: inter-school scores within counties. South Donegal 2.3 Summary grant performance in Gacltacht pri- 3.12 Galway primary schools: Summary grant situ- mary and post-primary schools in the early 1980s ation 1973/4-1983/4 showing the average num- by county. ber of grants earned in each subarea; these as a 2.4 Primary schools apparently open in 1980 whose percentage of all Galway primary grants; and Gaeltacht status differs as between three official grant performance in local Gaeltacht primary lists. schools. 2.5 Grant qualifiers at Gacltacht schools as a per- 3.13 Galway post-primary schools: centage of all grant qualifiers at school in each Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4 Gaeltacht county in 1980/1. 3.14 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.6 Grant qualifiers at Gaeltacht schools and at Arainn Gaeltacht + Galltacht schools as a percentage of 3.15 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: the total population of Gaeltacht schools esti- Ccantar na nOilean mated to be aged 6+ in 1980/1. 3.16 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.7 Students in Gacltacht schools as a percentage of Carna all students living in each Gacltacht in 1980/1. 3.17 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.8 Two measures of grant performance in 1980/1 Ros Muc to an Cheathni Rua compared. 3.18 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 2.9 Grant performance in 1980/1 compared with the Ros an N1h11 to Bearna percentage of the same cohort returned as Irish 3.19 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: speakers in the 1981 Census. Galway City 2.10 Percentage returned as Irish speakers among 3.20 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: different cohorts of the 3-19 age group in the East Galway Censuses of 1961, 1971 and 1981 compared with 3.21 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: the average for the total population aged 3+. Moycullen area 3.1 Average grant numbers by county and school 3.22 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: sector 1973/4-1983/4. The Joyce Country 3.2 School sector grant ratios by county 1973/4- 3.23 Distribution of Mayo grants 1973/4-1983/4 1983/4. by subarea and by school sector 3.3 Average grant performance in Gaeltacht pri- 3.24 Summary grant performance in Mayo mary and post-primary schools in the early 1980s schools in the early 1980s by county and county subareas. 3.25 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 3.4 Donegal primary schools: Summary grant situ- Belmullet ation 1973/4 - 1983/4 showing the average num- 3.26 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: ber of grants earned in each subarea; these as a Corran/Acaill percentage of all Donegal primary grants; and 3.27 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: grant performance in local Gaeltacht primary Loch Measc schools. 3.28 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: 3.5 Grant performance in Donegal primary schools Corca Dhuibhne by subareas: the early 1970s and the early 1980s 3.29 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: compared. Ufbh Rtithach 3.6 Donegal post-primary schools: Summary grant 3.30 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: situation 1973/4-1983/4 showing the average Cork number of grants earned in each subarea; these as 3.31 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: a percentage of all Donegal post-primary grants; Waterford and grant performance in local post-primary 3.32 Summary grant situation 1973/4-1983/4: Gaeltacht schools.
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