R J Cormack

Biographic Data

ID1500452
NAMER J Cormack
GIVEN NAMESR J
FAMILY NAMECormack
SIGNATURECORMACK R J
AFFILIATIONSSenior Lecturer in Sociology, Queen’s University of Belfast and Research, Associate Policy Research Institute
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS32
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1984
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX4

  • Higher Education Participation in Northern Ireland

    Open AccessR J Cormack, Robert Cormack et al.ARTICLEHigher Education Quarterly1997Cited by: 8

    Higher education participation in Northern Ireland is higher than England and Wales and second only to Scotland. This paper charts the progress of participation and examines its social characteristics. Uniquely within the UK, approximately one‐third of Northern Ireland entrants come from working class backgrounds. Catholic and female participation has also increased significantly but the participation of mature entrants is lower than in the rest …

  • Religion, Equity and Education in Northern Ireland

    Open AccessTony Gallagher, A M Gallagher et al.ARTICLEBritish Educational Research…1994Cited by: 4References: 2

    For some years concern has been expressed about the lower qualifications of leavers from Catholic schools in Northern Ireland in comparison with leavers from Protestant schools. The paper outlines research carried out for the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights on possible contributory factors to this attainment gap. The research highlighted the effects of different funding arrangements for Catholic schools and a shortage of grammar scho…

  • Fair Employment

    R D Osborne, R J CormackARTICLEPolicy & Politics1989Cited by: 8

    Far reaching proposals for the reform of fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland include annual compulsory monitoring by employers and a form of ‘contract compliance’. This paper examines the origins of fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, identifies the factors prompting the reform and highlights the importance of Canadian policy in shaping the new proposals. The paper concludes by noting the need for a careful evaluation of …

  • Education and Policy in Northern Ireland

    H M Knox, R D Osborne et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Educational…1988Cited by: 12

  • Class, sex, religion and destination

    R D Osborne, R J Cormack et al.ARTICLEStudies in Higher Education1984

    This paper discusses participation in higher education of Northern Ireland undergraduates using data collected in 1980 for all Northern Ireland entrants in 1973 and 1979. Participation is examined in terms of social class, sex, religious affiliation and the study destinations of entrants. Detailed analysis of ‘A ̊s level entrance qualifications is undertaken in terms of the social characteristics of entrants examining total scores, mean scores an…