References
- Department of Education . Statistical Reports, 1971 No. 72 1981/82 , Dublin : The Stationery Office . no figures are yet available beyond the school year 1981/82, but judging by the number of schools built annually in the decade 1971 ‐ 1981, it would seem fair to assume that the total figure for the whole period between 1971 and the present has now topped the 500 mark
- Office of Public Works . 1974 . “National Schools. Planning Data” . 2 Dublin : booklet issued by the Office of Public Works . revised 1978,
- Department of Education . 1980 . Teagasc Comh‐oibritheach in Achair Rannphairtiochta , Co‐operative Teaching in Shared Areas 28 30 Department of Education on Shared Areas . unpublished report of a survey conducted by the
- Department of Education . 1971 . The Primary School Curriculum: Teachers’ Handbook, Part 1 , 16 Dublin : Browne and Nolan . it is noted that one of the major obstacles to the successful implementation of the new programme was “The traditional‐type school building with its small classrooms and cumbersome furniture”
- Department of Education . 1969 . All Our Children , 14 Dublin : Department of Education .
- Office of Public Works . 1973 . “National School Furniture” . Oibre , 10 August : 12
- Office of Public Works . 1978 . “National Schools. Design Notes” . 1 Dublin : booklet issued by the Office of Public Works .
- Department of Education . 1976 . Co‐operative Teaching in Irish Primary Schools . Booklet of Proceedings of a Seminar held . January 1976 . pp. 10
- 8 Ibid., p. 74.