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An analysis of some presuppositions underlying the concepts of meritocracy and ability as presented in Greaney and Kellaghan study
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)Two key concepts in Greaney and Kellaghan's book are those of meritocracy and ability. This paper sets out to present a critical evaluation of the major sociological and educational presuppositions on which these are based. ... -
Does Irish education approach the meritocratic ideal - a logistic analysis
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)The conclusion that the Irish educational system is approaching the meritocratic ideal that was advanced by Greaney and Kellaghan (1984) is re-examined using the same data but a different methodology. A logistic regression ... -
Equality of opportunity in Irish schools - a reassessment
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)In a recent publication, we examined the available evidence on social mobility in the Republic of Ireland. Our contention that substantial inequalities exist conflicts sharply with the conclusion of Greaney and Kellaghan ... -
Factors related to level of educational-attainment in Ireland
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)In this paper we comment on a number of aspects of the three preceding papers which were written in response to our study, Equality of Opportunity in Irish Schools (Greaney and Kellaghan, 1984). We are pleased that equality ... -
Symposium on equality of opportunity in Irish schools - introduction
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)The papers in this symposium are concerned with an assessment of an important recent publication in Irish education on Equality of Opportunity in Irish Schools (Greaney and Kellaghan, 1984). It is no longer a matter of ... -
The demand for money and the term structure of interest-rates in Ireland, 1971-1981
(Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)This paper investigates the extent to which the demand for various measures of money in Ireland depends upon the term structure of interest rates. The yield to maturity curve is first estimated using refinements of the ...