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Programme 196, Multicultural Education (19-11-14)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

This week I hear about a new book by an Irish author which aimes to promote awareness of multicultural matters through picture books. The book is written by  Dr. Anne Dolan of Mary Immaculate College and the title is You, Me and Diversity: Picture books for teaching development and intercultural education.

I also spoke to Dr. Clea Schmidt from the University of Manitoba and Dr. Antoinette Gagné of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Sorry about the sound quality in some parts of this programme. I am using some new recording equipment and it's taking me a while to come to terms with it. Hopefully things will improve soon! Seán

Programme 195, The Teaching Council - Pt 2 (12-11-14)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's programme, you can hear the second part of my interview with Tomás Ó Ruairc, the Director of the Teaching Council. On this week's programme he spoke about Droichead, registration with the Teaching Council, fitness to teach, teacher supply, and more.

Programme 194, Steiner Education and The Teaching Council (6-11-14)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

On this week's programme I spoke to Lindsay Myers, the organiser of a conference on "The Art of Education in Steiner Waldorf National Schools" about Steiner Education. Lindsay Myers is also involved with Galway Steiner School.

I also brought you the first of a two-part interview with Tomás Ó Ruairc, the Director of the Teaching Council. On this week's programme he spoke about the Féilte event, about Continuing Professional Development, and about research and teaching.

Podcast 189, Catholic Schools in the United States (6-7-14)

Most primary schools in Ireland are under the patronage of the Catholic Church. However, outside Ireland, state supported primary schools that are Catholic are the exception. In order to find learn about the position and history of Catholic schools in the United States, I spoke to Dr. Christian Dallavis who is Senior Director of Leadership programmes for the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame.

Programme 174, An Economics View of Education from Eric Hanushek (5-5-13)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney For this interview I met up with Professor Eric Hanushek from Stanford University and spoke to him about important issues in education - such as class size, international test results, and teacher pay - from an economics perspective. The interview took place at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Programme 171, Education in and to Avoid Prison (14-4-13)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme former governor of Mountjoy Prison, John Lonergan, discusses what the education system could do to help keep people out of prison and  he discusses education within prisons. This programme coincides with the screening of the television documentary on RTÉ 1, John Lonergan's Circus.

Programme 168, Sociologist Stephen Ball on Education Policy (24-3-13)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme, Professor Stephen Ball from the Institute of Education at the University of London talks about how he uses the discipline of sociology, and in particular the work of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu to study education policy. He was in Ireland as a guest of the Vere Foster Trust and the Institution of Educational Research in Ireland and you can listen to his address here.

Programme 155, Deborah Ball on Teacher Education, Mathematics Education and U.S. Education (9-12-12)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme Professor Deborah Loewenberg Ball, who is Dean of the School of Education at the University of Michigan and Director of Teaching Works talks about her research on teacher education. She also shares her impression of Irish education and tells us what the current hot topics are in U.S. education. She was in Ireland as a guest of the Marino Institute of Education and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. You can watch a podcast of her talks to Irish educators here.

Programme 148, Colum Kenny on Need for Educational Reform (21-10-12)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this programme, Professor Colum Kenny from DCU's School of Communications talks about the need for our education system to be more responsive to the needs of young people.

Programme 138, Lisa Delpit on Educating Minority Learners (6-5-12)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney On this week's programme, Professor Lisa Delpit from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and author of Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations for Other People's Children talks about her thoughts on raising expectations for students of colour in the United States in light of how they may help Irish educators think about educating traveller children, children from disadvantaged areas, and children whose parents were not born in Ireland.