Registry
Module Specifications
Archived Version 2011 - 2012
| Module Title |
History of Education in Ireland
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| Module Code |
ES519
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School |
78
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Brendan Walsh | Office Number | CA122 |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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| Compatibles |
None
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| Incompatibles |
None
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Description
To introduce students to the development of education at primary and post-primary levels in Ireland.
To highlight patterns of development, engagement and provision in relation to the various parties involved in provision since the inception of the primary system.
To encourage students to engage with the various philosophical issues pertaining to schooling as a historically and contemporaneously contested territory.
To raise student awareness of recent issues arsing in educational policy in relation to teaching, curriculum and the teaching body.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Articulate a broad, yet engaged and knowledgeable, understanding of the development of education in Ireland since the inception of the primary system in the nineteenth-century.
Develop and defend rational and well argued positions on educational issues and controversies particularly those pertaining to the positions, roles and responsibilities of interested parties within the educational community.
Articulate a cogent position on the nature of the conflicting and complimentary influences acting on educational provision.
Arrive at an understanding of the relationship between the nature and purposes of education and the wider imperatives and inputs of other agencies.
Develop an understanding of the contemporaneous position of the teaching body in relation to the above.
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| Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
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Hours |
Description |
| Total Workload: 0 |
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities
The role of historical discourse in educational enquiryThe development of the education system in IrelandSocial, economic, political, pedagogical and religious issues in EducationThe nature and purpose of the educational endeavour at primary and post-primary levelThe influences and impact of wider social agencies acting upon the aboveThe position of school children, parents and society generally in relation to provisionThe position of teachers and
management
within schools.The historical role of the churches in education in IrelandEducational Legislation and PolicyThe changing nature of the educational landscape
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| Assessment Breakdown | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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| Reassessment Requirement |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component |
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Indicative Reading List
- NA: 0, Hogan, P. (1995) The Custody and Courtship of Experience: Western Philosophical Perspective (Dublin: Columba). Norman, J. (2003) Ethos and Education in Ireland (New York: Peter Lang). Coolahan, J. (1991) Irish Education: History and Structure (Dublin: I,
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Other Resources
None
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Programme or List of Programmes
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