Brian Fleming
Biographic Data
| ID | 5151094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Fleming |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleming |
| SIGNATURE | FLEMING B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2129-0292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perspectives on education policy-making in Ireland, 1990–2025
Teacher supply in Ireland
The last several years have seen an escalation in calls for an adequate response at governmental level to the reality of a teacher supply crisis in Ireland. This article traces the evolution of the crisis, providing important socio-historical context and analysis. It argues that while the issue of a steady supply of teachers has been a feature of the evolving complexion of the Irish educational landscape for decades, the problem has become more p…
The Deis programme as a policy aimed at combating educational disadvantage
Existing research in the area of educational disadvantage in the Irish context is located either within the historiography of policy in the area or in contemporary macro analysis of dominant trends. The existing canon of research tells us that prolonged periods of unemployment and poorer health outcomes are features of early school leavers, that the educational experience of young people are reflected in their future life trajectories, and that i…
Years of Inequality
2022 marks one hundred years since the foundation of the Irish State, and thus an appropriate time in which to reflect on how educational policy has shaped the nation over the course of a century. This article examines one hundred years of education policy through an equality lens, asking how the concept of educational equality has been understood, fostered and mediated. Framing policy implementation across three defined periods, 1922–1959, 1960–…
Piety and Privilege
Reviewed by: Piety and Privilege: Catholic Secondary Schooling in Ireland and the Theocratic State, 1922–1967 by Tom O’Donoghue and Judith Harford Brian Fleming (bio) Piety and Privilege: Catholic Secondary Schooling in Ireland and the Theocratic State, 1922–1967, Tom O’Donoghue and Judith Harford (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), 256 pages. A major feature of Irish education in the last two centuries has been the dominant position of the …
Reflecting on 100 years of educational policy in Ireland
The year 2022, one hundred years since the foundation of the State, provides an opportunity to reflect on the development of policy in relation to educational equality over the course of the last century, including promises made and opportunities lost. This article looks back at one hundred years of education policy through an equality lens, asking whether or not the state has delivered on promises made and whether or not commitments to fostering…
Irish Education and Catholic Emancipation, 1791–1831
Irish educational policy in the 1960s
A decade of transformation that emerged following a period of inertia and insularity in Irish education, the 1960s is widely regarded by scholars as representing a paradigm shift in education policy. Marked by a more interventionist, strategic policy approach, this period resulted in significant democratisation of education, particularly at post-primary level. Based on an analysis of key primary sources, many of which are here examined for the fi…
Irish educational policy in the 1960s
A decade of transformation that emerged following a period of inertia and insularity in Irish education, the 1960s is widely regarded by scholars as representing a paradigm shift in education policy. Marked by a more interventionist, strategic policy approach, this period resulted in significant democratisation of education, particularly at post-primary level. Based on an analysis of key primary sources, many of which are here examined for the fi…
Irish educational policy in the 1960s
A decade of transformation that emerged following a period of inertia and insularity in Irish education, the 1960s is widely regarded by scholars as representing a paradigm shift in education policy. Marked by a more interventionist, strategic policy approach, this period resulted in significant democratisation of education, particularly at post-primary level. Based on an analysis of key primary sources, many of which are here examined for the fi…
Irish Education and Catholic Emancipation, 1791–1831
Piety and Privilege
Reviewed by: Piety and Privilege: Catholic Secondary Schooling in Ireland and the Theocratic State, 1922–1967 by Tom O’Donoghue and Judith Harford Brian Fleming (bio) Piety and Privilege: Catholic Secondary Schooling in Ireland and the Theocratic State, 1922–1967, Tom O’Donoghue and Judith Harford (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), 256 pages. A major feature of Irish education in the last two centuries has been the dominant position of the …
Reflecting on 100 years of educational policy in Ireland
The year 2022, one hundred years since the foundation of the State, provides an opportunity to reflect on the development of policy in relation to educational equality over the course of the last century, including promises made and opportunities lost. This article looks back at one hundred years of education policy through an equality lens, asking whether or not the state has delivered on promises made and whether or not commitments to fostering…
The Deis programme as a policy aimed at combating educational disadvantage
Existing research in the area of educational disadvantage in the Irish context is located either within the historiography of policy in the area or in contemporary macro analysis of dominant trends. The existing canon of research tells us that prolonged periods of unemployment and poorer health outcomes are features of early school leavers, that the educational experience of young people are reflected in their future life trajectories, and that i…
Years of Inequality
2022 marks one hundred years since the foundation of the Irish State, and thus an appropriate time in which to reflect on how educational policy has shaped the nation over the course of a century. This article examines one hundred years of education policy through an equality lens, asking how the concept of educational equality has been understood, fostered and mediated. Framing policy implementation across three defined periods, 1922–1959, 1960–…
Teacher supply in Ireland
The last several years have seen an escalation in calls for an adequate response at governmental level to the reality of a teacher supply crisis in Ireland. This article traces the evolution of the crisis, providing important socio-historical context and analysis. It argues that while the issue of a steady supply of teachers has been a feature of the evolving complexion of the Irish educational landscape for decades, the problem has become more p…
Perspectives on education policy-making in Ireland, 1990–2025
Irish (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Irish and British Studies (5 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Higher education (3 works)