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Adapting to Diversity: Irish schools and newcomer students (Primary and Second Level School Principals, 2009) Adapting to Diversity: Irish schools and newcomer students (Primary and Second Level School Principals, 2009) doi:10.7929/ISSDA/JHMUAW0001-00 Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) ISSDAIrish Social Science Data Archive 2010 Social SciencesEducationEducational admissionSocial integrationImmigrantsPrimary schoolsSecondary schoolsEducational intergrationAcademic achievementEducational provisionEducational resourcesLanguage support Compulsory and pre-school educationEquality, inequality and social exclusionMinorities Funded by the Department of Education and Science (now the Department of Education), and conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute, this study represents the first large-scale national research conducted on school experiences regarding provision for newcomer students. It draws on a national survey of primary and second-level school principals, complementing this information with detailed case-studies of schools with varying proportions of newcomers.<br> The main objectives of the study are:<br> <ul> <li>To analyse the distribution of newcomers across schools and the characteristics of schools with different proportions of newcomers;</li> <li>To document the current mode of provision for language support, the perceived language needs of newcomer students, and the issues involved in addressing their needs;</li> <li>To examine the perceived suitability of the existing curriculum and teaching materials for educating a diverse student population;</li> <li>To document the social supports put in place by schools for newcomers and the perceived adequacy of such supports in fostering social integration;</li> <li>To examine the implications of the study findings for future policy development.</li> 2007-032007-09 Ireland Organization School principals in primary and secondary schools in Ireland Survey data All secondary school principles. <br> A sample of 1,200 primary principals selected to be representative of all primary schools in size, location and disadvantaged (DEIS) status. Self-administered questionnaire: Paper ISSDA may only supply data for use in the EEA and adequacy decision countries. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The data citation may be in the form on the dataset page or in the form required by the publication. https://issda.ucd.ie/oai doi:10.7929/ISSDA/JHMUAW 2025-12-11T02:00:00Z ddi:codebook:2_5