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Tormey, Roland – Irish Educational Studies, 2010
Educational disadvantage is an essentially contested, political concept. At the same time there is a "phoney consensus" surrounding the issue, i.e., policy debates on the topic often fail to reflect this contestation. This lack of awareness of the political context to the debate is evident in relation to the targets and measures set for…
Descriptors: Political Influences, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Politics of Education
Prinsen, Bert – 1997
This paper discusses the characteristics of three community-based early childhood care and development support programs: the Community Mothers Program of Dublin, Ireland; the Maternal and Infant Health Outreach Workers Program of Tennessee; and the Mothers Inform Mothers Program of the Netherlands. The paper considers the general characteristics…
Descriptors: Child Health, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Support