This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
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A review of School Based Measures aimed at Addressing Educational Disadvantage
Susan Weir and Peter Archer
Educational Research Centre, Dublin
Ireland 2004
Report to Educational Disadvantage Committee
English
English
This report is an overview of selected programmes in the formal school sector which are aimed at addressing the problems of disadvantage at preschool, primary, and post-primary levels in Ireland. The programmes include the Rutland Street Project, Early Start, and Preschools for Travellers at preschool level; Breaking the Cycle, the Support Teacher Project (previously known as the Teacher/Counsellor Project. Each programme is addressed individually with particular reference to rural and Traveller education.
The report is based almost exclusively on the results of programme evaluations, with a major focus on the extent to which each of the initiatives has been successful in meeting its original aims and objectives.
The report is a good overview of the programmes available
Ann Caulfield
Mayo Education Centre
Researcher
Login Area
15 November 2012
Stay@School at the Future of Education Conference
The Stay@School projet will be presented at the third edition of the “Future of Education” international conference, held in Florence, Italy, on 13 - 14 June 2013. Over 250 participants from all over the world will attend the conference. The conference participants belong to the sectors of higher education, school education, vocational education and training as well as adult education, therefore representing all of the target groups of the Stay@School project.
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