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    In my opinion: Senior Cycle is about much more than the Leaving Certificate


    Jeffers, Gerry (2018) In my opinion: Senior Cycle is about much more than the Leaving Certificate. Irish Independent (22.3.2018). ISSN 0021-1222

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    Abstract

    News of a review of senior cycle education is exciting and scary. Recent experiences with Junior Cycle (JC) change confirm how difficult school reform can be. Perhaps one lesson from the JC experience is that we didn't have the right conversations, especially at the outset. This time, arguably, the stakes are higher. The nation's love-hate relationship with the Leaving Certificate (LC) adds to the complexity. In my opinion, it's important that the conversations should not be reduced to considering technical tweakings of the familiar.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Senior Cycle; TY; Transition Year; Leaving Certificate;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Education
    Item ID: 9348
    Depositing User: Dr. Gerry Jeffers
    Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2018 16:06
    Journal or Publication Title: Irish Independent (22.3.2018)
    Publisher: Independent News & Media
    Refereed: No
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/9348
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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