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Prendergast, Mark; O'Meara, Niamh; Treacy, Paraic – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2020
A growing body of international research has highlighted the importance of students studying mathematics at an advanced level. In Ireland, the subject has been assigned a special status with the introduction of an education policy called the Bonus Points Initiative (BPI) in 2012. Students are now awarded an extra 25 points in their final State…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Educational Policy, Incentives

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