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Printer, Liam – Irish Educational Studies, 2020
The new "Framework for Junior Cycle" (DES. 2012. "A Framework for Junior Cycle." Dublin: Stationery Office) in Ireland aimed to introduce short courses and develop key skills but the proposed phasing out of the Junior Certificate examinations resulted in widespread controversy. Drawing on policy documents and related research,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Research, Achievement Tests
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McCloat, Amanda; Caraher, Martin – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
This study examines the experiences of teachers in the Republic of Ireland, as agents of the pedagogic device, in enacting curriculum policy at the micro level of the classroom. It explores their enactment of policy at a time of significant curriculum reform of junior secondary school education. Drawing upon the findings of in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience, Educational Policy, Curriculum Development