150 years of science education in Irish secondary schools
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Date
2025
Authors
Hyland, Áine
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International Council of Associations for Science Education
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Abstract
This paper provides an overview of science education in Irish secondary schools over the past 150 years. It describes how the science curriculum developed over the decades as scientific discoveries were made. Until the middle of the 20th century the secondary school curriculum was biased in favour of the humanities but since the 1960s, science and technology have played a central role in Irish secondary education.
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Ireland , Science education , Secondary school , Science curriculum
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Hyland, Á. (2025) '150 years of science education in Irish secondary schools' [forthcoming], ICASE International Bulletin for Science Education.
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© 2025, the Author.