An Irish perspective on education for all who value teaching
Episodes
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
In this first part of a two-interview series with Professor Áine Hyland, she talks about her early school experiences and how she came to be involved in setting up the Dalkey School Project National School.
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Presented and produced by Sen Delaney.
This week I bring you the second part of my interview with Dr. Antonia McManus about the legacies of Irish ministers for education. It marks the publication of Irish Education: The Ministerial Legacy 1919-1999 written by Antonia McManus and published by The History Press Ireland.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney
The guest on this week's programme was educational historian Antonia McManus. She appeared on the programme to mark the publication by The History Press Ireland of her book Irish Education: The Ministerial Legacy, 1919-1999. On this part of the interview Antonia McManus describes how the dominant education policy for the first four decades of the new state was the promotion of the Irish language and how four ministers for education rather than just one helped bring about free second level education. The second part of the interview will be on next week's programme.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Andy Burke, formerly of St. Patrick's College, who discusses his education work in various countries and much more. You can read some of Andy's ideas here.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
The guest on this week's programme is the educator Andy Burke. He taught philosophy of education and history of education for many years in St. Patrick's College and he currently advises policymakers on educational initiatives in several countries.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2015
Wednesday Mar 25, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Frank Furedi, where he discusses authority in teaching.
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Wednesday Mar 18, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
The guest on this week's
programme is sociologist and commentator Professor Frank Furedi who
discusses matters such as play, circle time, parental involvement in
education, and multiple intelligences. This is the first of a two-part
interview with Frank Furedi.
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I spoke to Dr. Kevin Williams who recently retired as
Senior Lecturer from Mater Dei Institute of Education.
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I am joined by Dr. Mary Fleming, Head of the School of Education at NUI Galway, to review 2014 and to look ahead to 2015 from an education perspective. NUI Galway was involved in the production of the eighth Education Matters Yearbook, which was launched by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, earlier this month.
Wednesday Nov 26, 2014
Wednesday Nov 26, 2014
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme my guest was Professor Elizabeth Wood, from the University of Sheffield. She was in Ireland as a guest of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. She presented a keynote address at their conference on 24 November titled Early Mathematics is Surprisingly and Cognitively Fundamental.