The 14 papers that make up the first of two documents, focus on a variety of topics. John Marshall's presidential address describes how educational psychological research can contribute to strategies of discipline in the classroom. John Logan reports on a study to determine pupils' participation in schooling in Ireland during the last century. Sean Griffin provides a vivid case study of the Glasnevin Village Industrial Model School 1847-1877. Sean Farren illuminates Catholic-Nationalist attitudes to education in Northern Ireland against the background of the establishment of the new and independent Free State. John Turpin sketches a portrait of teaching painting at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and some of the educational politics of that particular institution during a period of transition. A contemporary history of multi-denominational schooling is given by Aine Hyland. Margaret Libreri continues the theme of religious education with an analysis of rights and denominational schooling. Dennis Hainsworth discusses the notion of aesthetic education in the Soviet Union, and Patrick Costello argues the case of philosophy for primary school pupils. Desmond Swan provides a case study of the European Schools. Tom Power discusses the economics of educational planning, and John D'Arcy reports on an inquiry with probationer teachers. Connie McKernan and Ian Wells look at the integration of children with special needs in Northern Ireland, and David McEwen and others discuss a model for training adults with a wide range of mental handicaps. (Author/JB)