Abstract
The chapter is in four parts. First, the general background is outlined. Second, four major propositions are detailed regarding how the Church pursued its interests through the secondary school curriculum. Third, an historical explanation for this situation is proposed. Finally, an overview of the major changes which have taken place in the secondary school curriculum in Ireland since 1962 is presented, with particular reference to changes which have taken place in the influence of the Church. The secondary school curriculum for the privileged minority reflected a concurrence between the interests of both Church and successive governments in a number of ways. The Catholic Headmasters' Association (CHA) and the Christian Brothers were the only Catholic managerial bodies consulted by the Department of Education for most of the period under consideration, with the CHA being seen 'as the major voice representing the educational views of Catholic secondary schools'.
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