Education and training board (ETB) schools, previously called Vocational schools, were established in the Republic of Ireland in 1930. At the time of their genesis, these schools were initially prevented from offering students a pathway to upper secondary/university, leading to them being viewed as ‘second-rate’. Drawing on interviews with school personnel (n = 43) across 18 schools and ETB Education/Chief Executive Officers (n = 8), this paper explores participants’ views regarding the perception of ETB schools within the community. Participants in 10 schools believed that a negative perception of ETB schools persists, exacerbated by between-school competition. This perceived negative view is due to (1) ideological differences between the type of education valued versus the offerings of ETBs (2) perceived negative attitudes towards the inclusive/diverse nature of ETBs. Evidence emerged that minorities are becoming ‘ghettoized’ within certain ETBs. Based on the findings, we problematise legislation that supports parental choice, leading to increased segregation and between-school competition.

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对爱尔兰共和国教育和培训委员会 (ETB) 学校的看法：意识形态和包容性问题

教育和培训委员会 (ETB) 学校，以前称为职业学校，于 1930 年在爱尔兰共和国成立。 在其创始之时，这些学校最初被阻止为学生提供升读高中/大学的途径，导致他们被视为“二流”。通过对 18 所学校的学校工作人员（n = 43）和 ETB 教育/首席执行官（n = 8）的访谈，本文探讨了参与者对社区内 ETB 学校看法的看法。10 所学校的参与者认为，对 ETB 学校的负面看法持续存在，并因校际竞争而加剧。这种感知到的负面观点是由于 (1) 所重视的教育类型与 ETB 提供的教育类型之间存在意识形态差异 (2) 对 ETB 的包容性/多样性本质的消极态度。有证据表明，少数族裔在某些 ETB 中正变得“贫民窟”。根据调查结果，我们对支持父母选择的立法提出了问题，导致种族隔离和校际竞争加剧。