Immigration and schooling in the Republic of Ireland by Dympna Devine

Immigration and schooling in the Republic of Ireland by Dympna Devine

Immigration and schooling in Ireland addresses the impact of recent rapid social and economic change on the education system. It provides thought provoking analysis and fascinating insights into the complex and varied responses of principals, teachers, parents and children to working in newly-multi ethnic schools. -- .

This book opens up fresh dialogue among educators about how to practice inclusivity and foster participatory democracy in educational settings at a time of increasing immigration, deepening inequality, and fraught global politics.. it tackles tough questions facing schools beyond Ireland’s borders including racism, multiculturalism, school choice, school governance, to name a few.
Professor Wendy Luttrell, Graduate School, CUNY

This landmark book explores the complex position of migrant children and parents within the Irish school system. Most significantly, the study views education within its wider political and historic context and accords a central role to the voices of the marginalized.
David Gillborn, Professor of Critical Race Studies, University of Birmingham

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Dympna Devine is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University College Dublin. She is General Editor of Irish Educational Studies.

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ISBN 13	9780719081026
ISBN 10	0719081025
Title	Immigration and schooling in the Republic of Ireland
Author	Dympna Devine
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2011-11-30
Number of pages	200
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