Maximally Maintained Inequality: Expansion, Reform, and Opportunity in Irish Education, 1921-75.

Raftery, Adrian E.; Hout, Michael

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Publication Date: 1993

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Maximally Maintained Inequality: Expansion, Reform, and Opportunity in Irish Education, 1921-75.

Raftery, Adrian E.; Hout, Michael

Sociology of Education, v66 n1 p41-62 Jan 1993

Reports on a study of educational equity in Irish secondary schools. Finds that, although overall class differences in educational attainment declined, barriers based on socioeconomic status were not removed. Presents alternative reform efforts that might have been more effective without costing more money. (CFR)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational History, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland

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