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The impact of education on terrorism
I am interested in the effects of education on variables other than wages (not that the latter is un-interesting). The paper below has a novel take on this: The (Nontrivial) Impact of Education on Domestic Terrorism Sarah Brockhoff, Tim Krieger … Continue reading
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UCD Summer School: calling all secondary students
UCD will host the 2012 UCD Summer School from the 5th- 8th June. The Summer School is aimed at secondary school students who are just finishing 5th year (year 12 A-Level), who may know what programme area they want to … Continue reading
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A degree is not just for Christmas…
The news media in Ireland has covered extensively the recent data about first preferences for higher education places in Ireland as revealed by the CAO (Central Applications Office). For non-Irish readers, almost all applications to third level are made centrally … Continue reading
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Does additional spending help urban schools?
The current dire public finances in Ireland will have implications for schools and the possibility of cut-backs for disadvantaged (DEIS) schools has already generated a lot of controversy. The minister for education has already had some embarrassing climb-downs. Personally I … Continue reading
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What makes schools effective: lessons from charter schools
It is relatively easy to list the things that don’t make a school effective, smaller class size and whether it is private, being leading examples. But finding what is effective is harder. Recent analyses of charter schools in New York, … Continue reading
Do teachers make better parents? How teachers’ children do better at school
My doctor used to have pictures of his kids on his surgery wall and it occurred to me, during a consultation, that they must be very healthy. Well that is what you would expect I think? One would expect them … Continue reading
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Do we really need four more new universities?
The Irish Independent yesterday published an article yesterday by Kim Bielenberg with the above headline, available on-line today. I think it is a fairly balanced article & not just because it quotes me a few times. What I find depressing … Continue reading
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School facilities: do they matter for students learning?
Deciding what school you or your children are to go to is an extremely important decision. In many cases parents don’t have much choice if there aren’t many schools nearby or they don’t have a lot of money. Even so, … Continue reading
Human capital and economic growth: taking the long view
Policy makers, educationalists and others often argue, at at least assert, that education is important (or indeed essential) for economic growth. It is a claim that is often made in the Irish context. When we are regularly told that the … Continue reading
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Immigrant children in the classrooom : the effect on natives
Immigration is a sensitive subject in Ireland and elsewhere. One concern that is sometimes expressed is that presence of immigrant children in the classroom has a negative effect on native children. The mechanism is not difficult to understand. If teachers … Continue reading
