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Author McEwen, Alex, author

Title Public policy in a divided society : schooling, culture, and identity in Northern Ireland / Alex McEwen
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge revivals
Routledge revivals.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Historical Background to Education in Northern Ireland; 2 Schooling and Identity; 3 Structure, Power and Policy; 4 Policy in Practice; 5 The Policy Process: Interviews with Policy Makers; References; Index
Summary First published in 1999, this volume is focused on the framing and implementation of public policy in education in a society with deeply entrenched cultural and political identities as expressed by Protestants and Catholics through their different schooling systems
Notes Originally published 1999 by Ashgate Publishing. Reissued 2018 by Routledge
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, Oct. 26, 2018)
Subject Education and state -- Northern Ireland
Educational sociology -- Northern Ireland
School management and organization -- Northern Ireland
Identification (Religion)
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
Education and state
Educational sociology
Identification (Religion)
School management and organization
Northern Ireland
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429443770
0429443773