“People working in the Irish education sector are particularly at risk of developing work-related depression, a new study has found. According to the report from think-tank the ESRI, in Ireland the risk of SAD illness is highest for workers in the education sector …” (more)
[Paul O’Donoghue, Fora, 20 October]
“Women are set to continue flooding into the workforce following a surge in the numbers in employment over the past two decades. The ESRI has predicted that the number of women of working age in jobs is set to rise sharply over the next five years …” (more)
[Anne-Marie Walsh, Independent, 14 September]
“Third-level colleges should focus on improving social and other experiences on campus to help keep their fast-growing international student populations happy with their studies, new research suggests …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 17 May]
“Across the OECD countries, the internationalisation of higher education has been firmly on the policy agenda. Between 2000 and 2011, the global number of international students more than doubled and in 2011 there were more than 4.5 million tertiary students enrolled outside their country of citizenship (OECD, 2013) …” (more)
[ESRI, 16 May]
“New teachers who have taken part in a new mentoring programme show greater levels of improvement and lower levels of stress than other newly-qualified teachers, research shows. An ESRI report published on Wednesday examines the performance of the Droichead programme in which experienced teaching staff play a key role in supporting and assessing new teachers …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 2 March]
“A second chance education scheme which has cost taxpayers almost €1.5bn has failed to improve the employment prospects of participants, according to a new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute …” (more)
[Shane Phelan, Independent, 3 November]
“Economists must be persistent in getting across key messages to policymakers, according to Professor Frances Ruane, speaking at a function on Tuesday night to mark her retirement as director of the Economic and Social Research Institute …” (more)
[Irish Times, 22 September]
“Peter Cassells, the chair of the government higher education working group, has said that his group will report by the end of the year, despite ‘a lot of cynicism’ that it would be delayed until after the general election …” (more)
[Edmund Heaphy, University Times, 23 September]
“Ireland has Europe’s highest rate of ‘overeducation’: too many people have qualifications they can’t use; many others lack the skills that employers want. Do we need to rethink our education system? …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 6 June]
“Leaving Cert students who continue to play sport while studying for their exams are more likely to go on to third-level education than those who don’t …” (more)
[Breda Heffernan, Independent, 7 May]
“Academic researchers play a crucial role in helping society fully understand its past, analyse its present and weigh up its future, but when it comes to policy-making, there is scope to improve the application of research evidence …” (more)
[Mark Duncan and Paul Rouse, Irish Times, 20 April]
“Good afternoon. A Uachtaráin, a Rúnaí Ghinearálta, a Thoscairí agus a chairde, Is mian liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil libh as an gcuireadh chugam le bheith in bhur dteannta ag an gcomhdháil bhliantúil agaibh, anseo i Loch Garman …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 8 April]
“The Government has established an expert group, chaired by Peter Cassells, which is ‘to identify and consider the issues relating to the long-term sustainable funding of higher education in Ireland and to identify options for change’ …” (more)
[Frances Ruane, Irish Times, 12 March]
“A culture of ‘low expectations’ and a limited supply of appropriate training courses have been identified as key barriers to people with intellectual disabilities entering further education …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 1 March]
“The ‘great recession’ had a major impact on Ireland’s young people. A new study from the ESRI said that while the country’s unemployment rate increased from 4.6% in 2006 to 15% in 2012, the youth unemployment rate increased from 9.9% to 33% …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 5 February]
“The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has started the search for a successor to its current director, Prof Frances Ruane, whose term finishes at the end of the year …” (more)
[Grainne Rothery, Business and Leadership, 13 January]
“Education in Ireland has many advantages that will help us to recognise and introduce the changes necessary as we approach the third decade of the 21st century. To begin with, we have a culture of learning and a respect for education. Our teachers are well trained and are among the best-paid in Europe …” (more)
[Ruairi Quinn, Irish Times, 2 December]
“More than half of next year’s Leaving Certificate students are feeling unprepared to complete the CAO application form for college entry …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 24 November]
“The latest review to consider student fees — set up by Ruairi Quinn weeks before leaving Government — was a political delaying tactic, the former minister’s top policy adviser confirmed. It was denied in the summer that ex-education minister Mr Quinn’s setting up of an expert group on higher education funding was a way of avoiding unpopular decisions …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 10 November]
“The ESRI is highlighting the importance of social supports and access to education in the lives of people with disabilities in Ireland. New research by the institute shows participation by people with disabilities in the workforce is low in Ireland when compared with other European countries …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 16 September]
