(France). International Inst. for Case Studies; Educational Planning
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 093 067 EA 006 263 AUTHOR Hallak, Jacques; McCabe, James TITLE Planning the Location of Schools; County Sligo, Ireland. Case Studies -- I. INSTITUTION United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. REPORT NO ISBN-92-803-1056-9 PUB DATE 73 NOTE 114p.; A related document is ED 088 190 AVAILABLE FROM UNIPUB, Inc., P. O. Box 443, New York, New York 10016 (Order Number ISBN 92-803-1056-9, $8.95) FDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC Not Available from EDRS. PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Case Studies; Educational Planning; *Elementary Schools; Foreign Countries; Geographic Location; Maps; Methodology; *Planning; *School Demography; School Districts; *School Location; School Planning; *Secondary Schools; Site Selection IDENTIFIERS *Ireland; School Mapping ABSTRACT This case study highlights a typical example of the kind of gap that exists between centralized planning and implementation. Despite the existence of fairly sophisticated central planning machinery in Ireland and an active desire for reformon the part of the government (with an explicit policy on school location, buildings, curriculum, etc.), the school networks in the County still remain largely outdated and ill-adapted to modern circumstances. This situation results in costly under utilization of resources,a lack of equality of educational opportunity and supply, and inadequate pedagogical provision. The County is highlighted geographically and placed comparatively in the Irish context under the headings of demography, economic and social background, and educational system. Profiles of the school networks are given, and an analysis anda diagnosis are made of the first and second levels respectively. Internal comparative analysis by catchment area is made separately for the two levels under enrollment, transport, teaching staff, curriculum, physical facilities, costs, and financing.
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