- Title Pages
- A New History of Ireland
- Preface
- Contributors
- Maps
- Figures
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Introduction Ireland, 1870–1921
- Chapter I Isaac Butt and the home rule party, 1870–77
- Chapter II The land war and the politics of distress, 1877–82
- Chapter III The Parnell era, 1883–91
- Chapter IV The aftermath of Parnell, 1891–1903
- Chapter V The watershed, 1903–7
- Chapter VI The developing crisis, 1907–14
- Chapter VII Ireland in 1914
- Chapter VIII The revolution in train, 1914–16
- Chapter IX The rising and after
- Chapter X The new nationalism, 1916–18
- Chapter XI The war of independence, 1919–21
- Chapter XII Economic and social history, 1850–1921
- Chapter XIII Literature in English, 1891–1921
- Chapter XIV Irish language and literature, 1845–1921
- Chapter XV Visual arts and society, 1850–1900
- Chapter XVI Visual arts and society, 1900–21
- Chapter XVII Music and society, 1850–1921
- Chapter XVIII Pre-university education, 1870–1921
- Chapter XIX Higher Education, 1793–1908
- Chapter XX Administration and The Public Services, 1870–1921
- Chapter XXI Emigration, 1871–1921
- Chapter XXII The Irish in Britain, 1871–1921
- Chapter XXIII The Irish in Australia and New Zealand, 1870–1990
- Chapter XXIV The remaking of Irish-america, 1845–80
- I BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES
- II SECONDARY WORKS
- Index
- Plates
Pre-university education, 1870–1921
Pre-university education, 1870–1921
- Chapter:
- (p.523) Chapter XVIII Pre-university education, 1870–1921
- Source:
- A New History of Ireland, Volume VI
- Author(s):
D. H. AKENSON
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter examines the historical development in pre-university education in Ireland during the period from 1870 to 1922. This period was characterised by three brief flashes of optimism against a background of educational inertia and disappointment. These moments of optimism include the approval of a parliamentary grant for academic secondary schools in 1878, the establishment of the Irish technical school system in 1899, and the revision of the national school curriculum in 1900. The chapter also describes the educational innovations in intermediate schools during this period.
Keywords: pre-university education, Ireland, parliamentary grant, secondary schools, technical school, school curriculum, educational innovations, intermediate schools
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- Title Pages
- A New History of Ireland
- Preface
- Contributors
- Maps
- Figures
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Introduction Ireland, 1870–1921
- Chapter I Isaac Butt and the home rule party, 1870–77
- Chapter II The land war and the politics of distress, 1877–82
- Chapter III The Parnell era, 1883–91
- Chapter IV The aftermath of Parnell, 1891–1903
- Chapter V The watershed, 1903–7
- Chapter VI The developing crisis, 1907–14
- Chapter VII Ireland in 1914
- Chapter VIII The revolution in train, 1914–16
- Chapter IX The rising and after
- Chapter X The new nationalism, 1916–18
- Chapter XI The war of independence, 1919–21
- Chapter XII Economic and social history, 1850–1921
- Chapter XIII Literature in English, 1891–1921
- Chapter XIV Irish language and literature, 1845–1921
- Chapter XV Visual arts and society, 1850–1900
- Chapter XVI Visual arts and society, 1900–21
- Chapter XVII Music and society, 1850–1921
- Chapter XVIII Pre-university education, 1870–1921
- Chapter XIX Higher Education, 1793–1908
- Chapter XX Administration and The Public Services, 1870–1921
- Chapter XXI Emigration, 1871–1921
- Chapter XXII The Irish in Britain, 1871–1921
- Chapter XXIII The Irish in Australia and New Zealand, 1870–1990
- Chapter XXIV The remaking of Irish-america, 1845–80
- I BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES
- II SECONDARY WORKS
- Index
- Plates