Secondary School Education in Ireland

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-v

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2. Introduction to Secondary School Education in Ireland: History, Memories and Life Stories, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 1-7

3. The Broad Background to Secondary School Education in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 8-33

4. Secondary School Education in Diocesan Colleges in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 34-54

5. Secondary School Education in Schools of the Irish Christian Brothers in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 55-86

6. Secondary School Education in Other Catholic Boys’ Secondary Schools in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 87-119

7. Secondary School Education in Girls’ Catholic Secondary Schools Run by the Sisters of Mercy and the Presentation Sisters in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 120-140

8. Secondary School Education in Girls’ Catholic Secondary Schools Run by Other Orders of Nuns in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 141-157

9. Secondary School Education in Protestant Secondary Schools in Ireland, 1922–1962

   • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

   Pages 158-196

10. Secondary School Education in Various Other Secondary Schools in Ireland, 1922–1962

    • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

    Pages 197-221

11. History, Memories and Life Stories of Secondary School Education in Ireland, 1922–1962: An Overview

    • Tom O’Donoghue, Judith Harford

    Pages 222-233

12. Back Matter

    Pages 234-256

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Adopting a life story approach, this book explores the memories of those who attended Irish secondary schools prior to 1967. It serves to initiate and enhance the practice of remembering secondary school education amongst those who attended secondary schools not just in Ireland, but around the world.

• Britain
• education
• higher education
• history
• school
• social history
• social science
• sociology

• The University of Western Australia, Australia

  Tom O’Donoghue

• University College Dublin, Ireland

  Judith Harford

Tom O'Donoghue is Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia, Australia, where he has also been Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education. He is an Elected Fellow of both The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and The Royal Historical Society. He has previously published Catholic Teaching Brothers.
Judith Harford is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Professional Master of Education in the School of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland. She is also Co-Ordinator of the Teacher Education Policy in Europe Network and a Link Convenor of the Teacher Education Research Network of the European Educational Research Association.

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