Education policy in Ireland since 1922 / Brendan Walsh, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walsh, Brendan (Brendan John), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Ireland--History.

Education and state.

Ireland.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Summary:

This book examines educational policy at primary, secondary and university level in Ireland from the foundation of the State to the present day. Primarily an attempt to set policy within a historical context, the book draws together compelling research on the evolution of key changes in topics as diverse as the use of corporal punishment, the evolution of skills policy in post-primary settings and the development of the universities in the post-1922 period. The book includes detailed analysis of more recent policy initiatives and changes in, initial teacher education, curriculum change, and special and inclusive education and will be of interest to those working in the various fields, students and the general public. It presents detailed discussions of change in the Irish education system, demonstrating how policy initiatives, particularly since the early 1990s, have brought about significant transformation at all levels. In doing so, the book also demonstrates that the origin of change often lay in earlier developments, particularly those of the mid-1960s. Policy development is closely linked to external factors and influences and chapters on academic selection and teachers recollections of policy, for example, set developments within the wider historical context employing the views and recollections of teachers so that the influence of change on day-to-day practice is revealed. Brendan Walsh is Associate Professor of Education at the School of Policy and Practice, Dublin City University. His primary research interests are the history of education, policy and initial teacher education, and he has published widely on these topics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Notes on Contributors

List of Figures

List of Tables

1: Introduction

Reference

2: Primary Curriculum Policy Development in Ireland 1922-1999: From Partisanship to Partnership

Introduction

Development of Curricula in the 1920s

The First National Programme Conference (1922)

The Second National Programme Conference (1926)

Rev. Professor Timothy Corcoran SJ

Revised Programme of Instruction (1934) and Revised Programme for Infants (1948)

Summary of the 1922/1926 Curriculum Development Process

Development of the 'New' Curriculum (1971)

Piloting the Working Document 1969-1971

Summary of the 1971 Curriculum Development Process

Development of the 'Revised' Curriculum (1999)

Organisational Structures

Development Process for the 1999 Curriculum

Summary of the 1999 Revised Curriculum Development Process

Conclusion

References

3: Curriculum in Context: Evolution of Irish Curriculum Policy and Practice

Part One

Curriculum Policy Developments

Curriculum Reform

Part Two: Curriculum in Context

Anti-Intellectual Bias

Influence on Curriculum

Focus on Human Capital

Influence on Curriculum

Summary

Part Three: Evolution of Curriculum Policy and Culture

Curriculum Policy

Hybrid Curriculum Culture

4: Denominationalism, Secularism, and Multiculturalism in Irish Policy and Media Discourse on Public School Education

From Independence to the 1960s: The Establishment of Church Control

The Beginning of State Intervention

From the 1970s to the 1990s

Religious Instruction in the National Curriculum

Boards of Management

Rule 68 and the Ethos of the School

From the 2000s to the Present: Parental Choice

International Human Rights Norms

The Majority as 'Victim' or 'Socially Vulnerable'

5: Two Roads Diverged: Policy Shifts in Second-Level Religious Education 1998-2020

The State's Understanding of Teaching Religion Prior to the Education Act (1998)

The State's Understanding of Religious Instruction

Circular Letters 0013/2018 and 0062/2018

The Emergence of the Use of the Term Religious Education

Whither Religious Education? The Weafer and Hanley Report

The Trajectory Toward State Provision of Religious Education

A Syllabus for Junior Certificate Religious Education

A Syllabus for Leaving Certificate Religious Education

Leaving Certificate Applied: Draft Syllabus for Religious Education

A Curriculum Framework for Senior Cycle Religious Education

The Introduction of Junior Cycle Religious Education

Looking Ahead: Senior Cycle Review

Teaching Council Requirements

6: Post-Primary In-career Teacher Professional Development in Ireland

Introduction

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version:

Print version: Education policy in Ireland since 1922

ISBN:

9783030917753

3030917754

OCLC:

1311568923

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