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Bradfield, Tracy; Crowley, Frank – Irish Educational Studies, 2019
Ireland's fee-paying schools consistently rank highly in Ireland's secondary school league tables. Evidence also notes that the alumni of fee-paying schools represent a large proportion of those in leadership positions in business, politics and the legal professions. This paper examines the factors that affect the decision of Irish households to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Proprietary Schools, Secondary Schools, Fees
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Bishop, Hilary; Cousins, Wendy; Casson, Karen; Moore, Ann – Child Care in Practice, 2008
Breastfeeding is a key public health measure to protect and promote the health of one of the most vulnerable groups of the population--infants and children. Northern Ireland, however, has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. This paper reports the results of a questionnaire survey of 120 mothers attending mother and toddler groups…
Descriptors: Social Class, Mothers, Economically Disadvantaged, Public Health