Product Description: This collection examines some of the key themes in education in Northern Ireland especially as they relate to the environment created by the historic Belfast Agreement of 1998. It critically evaluates aspects of the new policy agenda particularly in relation to pluralism, equality and inclusio...read more

Product Description: A critique of both the government's agenda for educational reform and of the various alternative agendas that have been proposed in recent years. The book focuses on the work of secondary schools located in contexts of disadvantage and on the need to motivate young people.