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Welcome to the monthly eNewsletter from the ESRI, one of Europe's leading research centres in the social sciences, and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In this issue you will find details of the special events being held over the coming months to celebrate our anniversary, our latest and forthcoming publications, new projects and news. If you require any further information on the ESRI's activities please visit our website at www.esri.ie, or email admin@esri.ie.
Forthcoming Events
"Budget Perspectives 2011" Conference
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 12/10/2010
Time: 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Economic and Social Research Institute and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies (FFS) are holding the thirteenth "Budget Perspectives" Conference on Tuesday, 12 October 2010. This Conference will examine some of the key economic and public finance issues that need to be considered in framing policy for the forthcoming Budget and the medium term. For details and to book this Conference please visit our website at www.esri.ie or by email to conference@esri.ie.
Conference on "Resource Allocation, Financing and Sustainability in Health Care"
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 19/10/2010.
Time: 08.15 to 16.15.
An integrated health-care system is recognised internationally as optimal in terms of both safety and cost. This conference, with national and international speakers, will discuss challenges for the Irish health-care system in achieving this objective. This event provides an opportunity to discuss the findings of the independent Expert Group on Resource Allocation and Financing in the Health Sector and the research that underpinned the Group's Report. For further details and to book this Conference please visit our website or contact healthconference@esri.ie
ESRI - TCD Conference: Turning Globalisation to National Advantage: Economic Policy Lessons from Ireland’s Experience
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 28/10/2010
Time: 13:30-17:30
This ESRI-TCD Conference is a joint initiative under the recently agreed New Strategic Partnership between the ESRI and TCD. It will discuss research results from two IRCHSS-funded projects focused on effects of globalisation on the Irish economy and related policy responses. For further details and to book this Conference please visit our website.
Policy Seminar - The Use of Indicators and Targets in Social Inclusion Policy
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 03/11/2010
Time: 09:00 - 13:00
The Social Inclusion Division of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Economic and Social Research Institute and UCD Social Science Research Centre are co-hosting this policy seminar which is part of the programme for 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
The seminar will feature inputs from national and international policy makers and experts.
For further details please visit our website.
ESRI Higher Education Policy Conference "Higher Education Policy: Evidence from Ireland and Europe"
Venue: The ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 16/11/2010
Time: To be confirmed.
This half day Conference is one of the special events to mark the Institute's fiftieth birthday. Further details will be available shortly.
Geary Lecture
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Date: 25/11/2010
Time: 16:00
The second Geary Lecture of 2010 will be given by Canice Prendergast, W. Allen Wallis Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Further details will be available nearer the time. Information on the Geary Lecture Series.
"Growing Up in Ireland" Annual Research Conference
Venue: Alexander Hotel, Merrion Sq., Dublin 2
Date: 29/11/2010
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm
The Growing Up in Ireland Study Team invites you to Growing Up in Ireland’s second Annual Research Conference to be held in Dublin on Monday 29th November 2010.
Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children. This Study follows the development of almost 20,000 children – an infant cohort of over 11,000 nine-month-olds and a child cohort of over 8,500 nine-year-olds.
The conference will be opened by Mr. Barry Andrews T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, who will launch the study’s first substantive report from the Infant Cohort. For further details and to book this event please visit our website.
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latest publications
Changing Workplace: A Survey of Employees' Views and Experiences
O'Connell, P. J., Russell, H., Watson, D., Byrne, D., Report for the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, 29/09/10.
Changing Workplace: A Survey of Employers' Views and Experiences
Watson
D., Galway, J., O'Connell, P. J., Russell, H., Report for the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, 29/09/10.
Who's That Sleeping In My Bed? Potential and Actual Utilization of Public and Private In-patient Beds in Irish Acute Public Hospitals
O'Reilly, J., Wiley, M.M., Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, Vol 15 No 4, October 2010.
Cost of Stroke in Ireland: Estimating the Annual Economic Cost of Stroke and TIA in Ireland
Smith, S., Horgan, F. (RCSI), Sexton, E., Cowman, S. (RCSI), Hickey, A. (RCSI), Kelly, P. (DAMC-Mater University Hospital - UCD), McGee, H. (RCSI), Murphy, S. (Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar-RCSI), O'Neill, D. (TCD-AMNCH), Royston, M. (RCSI), Shelley, E. (HSE-RCSI), Wiley, M. M., Dublin: The Irish Heart Foundation, 20/09/10.
Monitoring Poverty Trends in Ireland 2004-2007: Key Issues for Children, People of Working Age and Older People
Russell, H., Maitre, B., Nolan, B. (UCD), ESRI Research Series 17, Dublin: ESRI, September 2010.
Consumer Sentiment Index
Latest Consumer Sentiment Index report.
"Determinants of Water Connection Type and Ownership of Water-Using Appliances in Ireland"
Lyons, S., O'Doherty, J., Tol, R. S. J., Water Resources Management, Vol. 24, No. 12, 2010, pp.2853-2867, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-010-9583-2, Published online 15 April 2010.
"EU Climate Change Policy 2013-2020: Using the Clean Development Mechanism More Effectively in the Non-ETS Sector"
Gorecki, P. K., Lyons, S., Tol, R. S. J., Energy Policy, http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.08.033, Published online 9 September 2010.
"Immigration and School Composition in Ireland"
Byrne, D., McGinnity, F., Smyth, E., Darmody, M., Irish Educational Studies, Vol. 29 No. 3, September 2010, pp.271-288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2010.498567, Published online 1 September 2010.
"More Intra-Region Direct Investment through Economic Integration? Modelling the Experience of the EU’s Single Market"
Haller, S., Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2010; pp.427-456, Seoul: The Center for International Economics, Sejong University.
Nationwide (UK) Ireland Savings Index
A new monthly report (electronic) produced jointly by the ESRI and Nationwide (UK) Ireland.
"Single-sex Education: What Does Research Tell Us?"
Smyth, E., Revue Française de Pédagogie, No. 171, April/May/June 2010, pp.47-55, Lyon: Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique, Publication, 20/09/10.
The Determinants of Mode of Transport to Work in the Greater Dublin Area"
Commins, N., Nolan, A., Transport Policy, http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.08.009, Published online 16 September 2010.
"The Impact of Wage Bargaining Regime on Firm-Level Competitiveness and Wage Inequality: The Case of Ireland"
McGuinness, S., Kelly, E., O'Connell, P. J., Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society, Vol. 49, No. 4, October 2010, pp.593-615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.2010.00618.x, Published online 2 September 2010.
ESRI Working Papers
To view the latest ESRI Working Papers please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles by ESRI staff
To view the latest Newspaper/Magazine Articles by ESRI staff please visit our website at www.esri.ie.
ESRI Research Bulletin
To view the ESRI Research Bulletin articles visit our website at www.esri.ie/bulletin
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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
(Please note that the publication dates of forthcoming publications may change. Please check the ESRI web site at www.esri.ie).
Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2010
Barrett, A., Kearney, I., Conefrey, T., O'Sullivan, C., ESRI Forecasting Series, October 2010.
"Managing Capital Flows: Experiences from Central and Eastern Europe"
Lamberte, M. (ed.), Managing Capital Flows in Asia: Search for a Framework, Von Hagen, J. (University of Bonn), Siedschlag, I.
'Non-progression among Higher Education New Entrants: a multivariate analysis', Selina McCoy and Delma Byrne, Chapter 6 in V. Patterson, O. Mooney, M. O'Connor, A. Chantler, 'A Study of Progression in Irish Higher Education', Dublin: HEA, 28 October 2010.
‘Higher education expansion and differentiation in the Republic of Ireland’, Selina McCoy and Emer Smyth, Higher Education (Springer). 10 October 2010
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NEW PROJECTS
Continuous Professional Development among Primary Teachers
Joanne Banks and Emer Smyth
The uptake of formal and informal learning opportunities for teachers has been the subject of much debate in education research internationally. Moreover, attracting, retaining and developing teachers across the professional life-cycle have become policy priorities in many countries. Studies show that professional development is essential for improved instructional practices, pedagogy and student outcomes. The period since the 1990s has seen a significant expansion in the provision of continuous professional development for teachers in Ireland and research studies have pointed to its value for teacher practice and curriculum implementation. However, little is known about the take-up of continuous professional development across teachers and schools and there is an absence of data on the extent to which teachers participate in continuous professional development courses. This study funded by the Teaching Council, draws upon the Growing Up in Ireland study to examine the factors influencing teacher participation in continuous professional development by analysing teacher and school-level data.
Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress among Primary School Teachers and
School Principals in Ireland
Merike Darmody and Emer Smyth
The extent to which teachers are satisfied with their jobs and working conditions is likely to have significant consequences for the retention of teachers within the profession, for their approach to teaching, for the creation of collegial relations within a school, and for student outcomes. Dissatisfaction may lead to occupational stress and teacher burnout. The issue of the processes shaping job satisfaction and stress among teachers has received little attention in the Irish context, especially in recent years. Research on this topic is especially relevant in a context where teacher workloads may be changing as a result of a number of factors, including the mainstreaming of pupils with special educational needs and the increase in class sizes resulting from recent expenditure cuts. This study funded by the Teaching Council, draws upon the Growing Up in Ireland study to examine the factors influencing job satisfaction and occupational stress among a large sample of primary teachers and principals in Ireland.
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OTHER NEWS
New President Laurence Crowley
Laurence Crowley was elected President of the Institute at the Annual General Meeting on 21 September 2010, replacing Professor Brendan Walsh. Mr Crowley has been a member of the ESRI Council and Chairman of the ESRI Audit Committee since 2007. More.
New Central Bank Board member
Professor John FitzGerald has been appointed as a director of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority
of Ireland.
Public Lecture: Research and Policy Making
Professor Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI, gave a public lecture entitled "Research and Policy Making" at the Royal Irish Academy on 22/09/2010. More.
European Network on Transitions in Youth Conference 2010 Venue
The 18th annual workshop of the European Research Network on Transitions in Youth took place at the ESRI on the 9-11th September 2010.
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