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Article: Science Education in the Republic of Ireland and the 'Celtic Tiger'*/La enseñanza de las ciencias en la República de Irlanda

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January 1, 2001
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In the last 20 years, particularly in the last 10 years, Ireland has been transformed from a country dependent on agriculture and tourism to a high-tech economy with one of the highest growth rates in Europe, with strong ICT and chemical industries. The birth and growth of the 'Celtic tiger' has depended on a highly-educated, young English-speaking workforce. Ireland has one of the youngest populations in Europe with a high proportion of the population in full-time education. The development of science-based industries depends on a good foundation of science education at second and primary levels. Despite the economic success the state of science education is quite worrying, with ...

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