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Orla McCormack; Joanne O'Flaherty; Seamus Conboy – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2024
The role of schools in developing values is internationally recognised, with many systems grappling to identify and embed values in schools. Within an Irish context, the Education Act (1998) frames values from the perspective of 'characteristic spirit', giving responsibility to boards of management to uphold the characteristic spirit as…
Descriptors: School Role, Moral Values, Moral Development, Educational Legislation
McHugh, Kathriona – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2015
This article provides an overview of research carried out with early school-leavers in four Youthreach centres in the West of Ireland. It offers progressive perspectives on links between early school leaving and mental health related issues. In particular the participants' stories reveal that their mainstream schooling experiences had a damaging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Mental Health, Correlation