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Cummins, James – International Review of Education, 1978
This paper examines the evidence on negative effects associated with Irish immersion programs and concludes that even in earlier immersion schools, which frequently lacked parental support, there is little evidence of detrimental academic effects. Many Irish immersion teachers emphasized the importance of parental commitment to immersion…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure

Hickey, Tina – 1997
A study addressed educational and psychological issues raised by the phenomenal growth of Irish-medium pre-schools ("naionrai"). Data were gathered in surveys of almost 2,000 parents, over 170 teachers and advisors, and 225 children in 25 Irish-medium pre-schools in both "Gaeltacht" (Irish-speaking districts) and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Trends, Family Environment, Foreign Countries