Episodes
Thursday Dec 23, 2010
Programme 76, Irish PISA Results, (19-12-10)
Thursday Dec 23, 2010
Thursday Dec 23, 2010
In this programme a panel of experts discusses the recently released results from PISA which showed a decline from 2000 to 2009 in the performance of Irish 15-year-olds students in reading and mathematical literacy. The experts are Dr. Jude Cosgrove, a research associate at the Educational Research Centre and a co-author of the Irish report on PISA; Professor Seán Ó Riain, professor of sociology at NUI Maynooth; Dr. Eithne Kennedy, a teacher educator in literacy in St. Patrick's College, Dublin and Jackie O' Callaghan, the Public Relations Officer of the National Parents' Council - Second Level.
Tuesday Dec 21, 2010
Programme 75, Visual Arts Education, & News (12-12-10)
Tuesday Dec 21, 2010
Tuesday Dec 21, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney News report and analysis by Barry Hennessy The guest on this week's programme was Dr. Michael Flannery who is a senior lecturer with responsibility for the visual arts in Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. The news includes Barry Hennessy's analysis of the 2009 PISA results and the Government's education budget for 2011.
Monday Dec 20, 2010
Programme 74, Northside Partnership & Non-Fiction Writing (5-12-10)
Monday Dec 20, 2010
Monday Dec 20, 2010
The guests on this week's programme were Noel Kelly who is on the management team of the Northside Partnership and non-fiction author David Shenk whose books include The Genius in All of Us, The Forgetting, Data Smog and The Immortal Game.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2010
Programme 73, Excellence in Teaching 2 & News (28-11-10)
Tuesday Dec 07, 2010
Tuesday Dec 07, 2010
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. News report by Barry Hennessy The featured guest on this programme was Professor Sylvia Draper, from Trinity College Dublin. She received an award for excellence in teaching from NAIRTL in 2008.