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Title:	Literacy and education in Ireland
Author:	Denny, Kevin Harmon, Colm McMahon, Doreen Redmond, Sandra
Keywords:	Literacy Education Ireland Quantitative methods
Issue Date:	1999
Publisher:	Economic & Social Research Institute
Citation:	Denny, Kevin; Harmon, Colm; McMahon, Doreen; Redmond, Sandra. 'Literacy and education in Ireland'. - Economic & Social Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, July, 1999, pp. 215-226, Dublin: Economic & Social Research Institute
Abstract:	Recent media attention has focused on the low ranking of Ireland in a major international study on literacy. In this paper we examine the dataset used in these studies to consider the reason behind the low ranking. We find significant evidence that the underlying reason for this is the low level of formal schooling of older individuals, possibly due to the lack of free secondary schooling. Moreover we find that formal schooling in Ireland has a bigger effect on literacy outcomes than in either Northern Ireland or Great Britain.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2262/60134
ISSN:	00129984
Appears in Collections:	Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969- The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, July, 1999

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