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Kicking the Can down the Road? Educational Solutions to the Challenges of Divided Societies: A Northern Ireland Case Study
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Roulston, Stephen; Hansson, Ulf – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
There is considerable literature concerning the impact of education in divided societies. Some seek to defend separate schools, often for different faith groups, while others stress the benefits of school integration on social cohesiveness. Contact theory has been employed in efforts in many countries to address social discord. Northern Ireland is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Educational Practices, Social Integration
Education in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement: Kabuki Theatre Meets "Danse Macabre"
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Gardner, John – Oxford Review of Education, 2016
The Good Friday Agreement (1998) between the UK and Irish governments, and most of the political parties in Northern Ireland, heralded a significant step forward in securing peace and stability for this troubled region of the British Isles. From the new-found stability, the previous fits and starts of education reform were replaced by a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Treaties, Educational Discrimination
Textbook Religion and Lived Religion: A Comparison of the Christian Faith as Expressed in Textbooks and by Young Church Members
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Vestøl, Jon Magne – Religious Education, 2016
Drawing on perspectives from sociocultural theory, this article investigates how Christian denominations are represented in Norwegian textbooks of religious education and by young believers. The main finding is that textbooks and young adherents present religion in substantially different ways. While textbooks relate religion to global and…
Descriptors: Christianity, Textbooks, Religious Education, Foreign Countries
Redefining High Performance in Northern Ireland: Deeper Learning and Twenty-First Century Skills Meet High Stakes Accountability
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Nehring, James H.; Szczesiul, Stacy – Journal of Educational Change, 2015
This study examined four secondary schools in Northern Ireland serving a significant percentage of low income families: two schools from the "Maintained" (de-facto Catholic) sector, one school from the "Controlled" (de-facto Protestant) sector, and one school from the "Integrated" (mixed faith) sector. The objective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Secondary Schools, Thinking Skills
Higher Education in the Philippines. Bulletin, 1961, No. 29. OE-14065. [Foreword - Chapter V]
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Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, War
Higher Education in the Philippines. Bulletin, 1961, No. 29. OE-14065. [Chapter VI - Appendices]
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Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Educational History, War, Politics of Education, Economic Factors