The Irish education system has experienced dramatic changes in the last few decades. Education plays a major role in Ireland today, with the growing importance of good education credentials to obtain high skills and competitive jobs. We have seen change in the areas of technology, increased marketisation of education, different types of education, Ethnicities, religions role, women's equality, class and so forth. These changes have brought many benefits and enhanced education standards in this country …showed first 75 words of 1417 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1417 total…is essential to further our knowledge and skill. We can only strive to create equality in all areas of education in the midst of this development, while educations role in our future cannot be underestimated. References: Macionis, John J. and Plummer, Ken, 2002, Sociology: A Global Introduction. New <Tab/>Jersey: Prentice-Hall. The Irish Times Tovey, Hilary and Share, Perry, (2000), A Sociology of Ireland. Dublin: Gill and <Tab/>Macmillan