C/EC/49. Irish Education Law: Constitutionality of Home Schooling

The paper examines the legal aspects of home schooling in Ireland reviewing the Education Welfare Act 2000 and considering the parents' right to choose the type of school for their child. Arguments for and against home schooling are presented with references to academic sources and the practices encountered in Ireland.

C/EC/46. Teaching visually impaired child

The paper examines the issues of educational inclusion of visually impaired children in the primary classroom setting regardless of ability, ethnicity, special needs or learning support. An overview is presented of respective teaching methods, learning strategies, inclusion regulations and procedures within UK educational establishments.

C/EC/47. Critically analyse the roles of the teacher of visually impaired (VI), children and the VI support service in enabling access to, and inclusion within, Primary educational settings.

The paper examines the issues of educational inclusion of visually impaired children in the primary classroom setting regardless of ability, ethnicity, special needs or learning support. An overview is presented of respective teaching methods, learning strategies, inclusion regulations and procedures within UK educational establishments.

S/EC/68. No Child Left Behind

The paper addresses the issues of education in the USA examining the initiative of the Bush administration to establish national standards in education by passing the No Child Left Behind Act. The impact of the Act is assessed discussing different opinions about federal interference in education.

C/EC/45. Educational inclusion in classroom setting

The paper examines educational inclusion of ability, ethnicity, special needs, learning support in the classroom setting considering pedagogical methods, learning strategies, inclusion regulations and procedures used in UK compulsory educational establishments.

C/B/1081. The government is proposing a substantial increase in the role of private sector organizations in education. To what extent do you think that this is an appropriate extension in corporate social responsibility?

The paper examines the causes of the education system decline in the UK discussing the government proposal to increase investment in education from private organisations. The interdependence between society and business is discussed with the emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) comparing British education system with that of the USA and China.

C/EC/36. Education for citizenship: how should schools and colleges teach morality and produce good citizens?

The paper examines the methods of preparing children for citizenship looking at the UK pedagogical system. The pros and cons of teaching religious education, citizenship education, personal, social, moral and health education are discussed with references to Scotland, Ireland, etc. It is argued whether practice as well as theory should be included in the curriculum of the school or college.

C/EC/31. Funding and Post-Compulsory Education and training

The paper examines the reforms in post-16, post-compulsory education analyzing how they have reflected the New Labour's ideas about social justice and social inclusion. The Government's (1999) White Paper "Learning to Succeed" is discussed showing that the costs of further education affect individuals from poorer social backgrounds harder than those from richer and higher social backgrounds.

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