Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector:  The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17%  were at a level of reading literacy considered to be  below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning  (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a  programme of reform  (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011).

Brendan Mac Mahon

Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector: The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17% were at a level of reading literacy considered to be below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a programme of reform (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011).

Brendan Mac Mahon

Education

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Original language	English (Ireland)
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015 - Duration: 16 Apr 2015 → …

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Conference	AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015
Period	16/04/15 → …

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Brendan Mac Mahon, Ann Devitt and Melanie Ní Dhuinn

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Mac Mahon, B. (2015). Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector: The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17% were at a level of reading literacy considered to be below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a programme of reform (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011). . Paper presented at AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015.

Mac Mahon, Brendan. / Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector : The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17% were at a level of reading literacy considered to be below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a programme of reform (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011). . Paper presented at AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015.

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Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector: The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17% were at a level of reading literacy considered to be below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a programme of reform (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011). . / Mac Mahon, Brendan.
2015. Paper presented at AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015.

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Mac Mahon B. Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities in the Irish Post-Primary Education Sector: The educational landscape in Ireland is currently undergoing significant change. This is influenced in no small part by the poor results for reading attained by Irish 15 year olds in the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which showed that more than 17% were at a level of reading literacy considered to be below the minimum needed to participate effectively in society and future learning (Perkins et al. 2011). Since then, a programme of reform (Department of Education and Skills, 2013, 15) has prioritised the development of literacy by means of a national strategy (Department for Education and Skills, 2011); reform of junior cycle at second level (Department of Education and Skills, 2012a); school self-evaluation (Department of Education and Skills, 2012b); and changes to initial teacher education (Teaching Council, 2011). . 2015. Paper presented at AERA Conference - Toward Justice: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education, Research and Praxis . 2015.