Most children at both primary and secondary level said they learned less at home when schools were closed earlier this year, and parents seemed in broad agreement that home-schooling didn't work. The findings are part of a major new study by researchers in NUI Galway, and we heard from now by Dr Elaine Keane, School of education, NUIG, Senior lecturer who’s one of co-authors of the report. 

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