‘Danger’ in male attitudes to further education

“The decline in the proportion of male students in third level education was raised at the Parnell summer school yesterday. Registrar and deputy president of NUI Galway Prof Jim Ward said there was “something dangerous” about the attitude of boys which had led to a situation whereby an average of 60 per cent of entrants at third level were girls, with the trend growing.” (more)

[Patsy McGarry, Irish Times, 13 August]

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