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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title History of Education in Ireland
Module Code ES519
School School of Education Studies
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Brendan Walsh
Semester 2: Brendan Walsh
Autumn: Brendan Walsh
Module TeacherBrendan Walsh
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
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.

Learning Outcomes



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type 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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
The role of historical discourse in educational enquiry.
The development of the education system in Ireland.

Social, economic, political, pedagogical and religious issues in Education.
The nature and purpose of the educational endeavour at primary and post-primary level.

The influences and impact of wider social agencies acting upon the above.
The position of school children, parents and society generally in relation to provision.

The position of teachers andmanagement within schools..
The historical role of the churches in education in Ireland.

Educational Legislation and Policy.
The changing nature of the educational landscape.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
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
This module is category 1
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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None
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GDEDGraduate Diploma in Education
Timetable this semester: Timetable for ES519
Date of Last Revision29-OCT-08
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