Education and the Traveller Community

Authors

  • Michael O'Reilly

Keywords:

Traveller Community, Intercultural Issues, Traveller Education Unit, Department of Education, Policy, In-Service Programmes, Service Provision, Positive Approach, Inclusive Education

Abstract

The Report of the 1995 Government Task Force on the Travelling Community recommended the establishment of a Traveller Education Unit within the Department of Education which would have a wide ranging remit for drafting policy, designing in-service programmes, promoting research and monitoring progress. As important as service provision, however, is the adoption by all schools of a positive approach to intercultural issues embracing the concerns of the Traveller community.

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Ireland (1995). Government Task Force on the Travelling Community. Report of the Task Force on the Travelling Community. Dublin: Stationery Office.

Kenny, Máirín (1996). "The Routes of Resistance: Travellers and Second-Level Schooling. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. Trinity College. Dublin.

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Published

1996-11-11

How to Cite

O’Reilly, M. (1996). Education and the Traveller Community. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 10(1), 46–54. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/374

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (1996)

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