Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions
This webinar will explore some of the main themes, issues and insights outlined in a new book, ‘Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions’, published by Bloomsbury Press and freely available by Open Access from October 17th 2024.
Reflecting critically on important aspects of the history of global education in Ireland, some of the authors of the book’s 28 chapters will address key developments in GE in Ireland in the last fifty years. This webinar (and the book) will be of particular interest to international scholars, educators and policy makers who want to learn from the challenges and successes of promoting GE in the Irish context. In particular, the webinar will reflect on policy development and civil society / government relationships, on what has worked well in supporting the integration of GE into school curricula, and on some of the efforts to ensure critical approaches to GE in community and higher education contexts.
Contributors
- Mella Cusack, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (Ireland) and author of Chapter 18: ‘Global Education and Curriculum Developments in Ireland’
- Eilish Dillon, Maynooth University Department of International Development, co-editor and author of chapters including the Introduction and Conclusion
- Bernie Grummel, Maynooth University Department of Adult and Community Education and author of Chapter 8: ‘Freirean Influences on the Evolution of Global Education in Community Development and Higher Education in Ireland’
- Liam Wegimont, Global Education Network Europe (GENE) and author of Chapter 12: ‘Global Education in Europe: Policy Trajectories’
Format
This event, to be held at 13:00 GMT on the 12 November, will last around 90 minutes and will be hosted via Zoom. Please register via Zoom using the button below. This session will be Chaired by ANGEL Co-Chair Professor Massimiliano Tarozzi (University of Bologna).
The ANGEL Webinar Series
This event is part of a series of online events run by the Academic Network for Global Education & Learning. The series is aimed at Global Education professionals, as well as anyone with an interest in research in the fields of Development Education, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Peace, and Intercultural Education. This event, along with the other activities of the ANGEL network, is co-funded by the European Union.*
* The establishment of this network and website has been made possible with funding support from the European Commission. The activities and publications of the network are the responsibilities of the organisers, the Development Education Research Centre, and can in no way be seen as reflecting the views of the European Commission.