Seán Farren
Biographic Data
| ID | 5123598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seán Farren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seán |
| FAMILY NAME | Farren |
| SIGNATURE | FARREN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Teacher Preparation in Northern Ireland
This book addresses the history of teacher preparation in Northern Ireland, paying particular attention to the distinctive political and religious influences in the country and how these have impacted teacher education.
Education for democratic citizenship in Malawian secondary schools
In countries that embraced democracy after the fall of communism, education became a particular focus for policy change, particularly within their citizenship programmes. Schools that had been used to inculcate obedience to and unfailing support for authoritarian regimes were now being required to adopt citizenship programmes incorporating democratic values. This paper reports a study in Malawi that explored the school as a location where democra…
Denominationally Integrated Education in Northern Ireland—Panacea or Civil Right
The relatively rapid spread of multi-denominational or religiously integrated schools in Northern Ireland over the past decade invites consideration as to their development, historically as well as in the contemporary context. Reviewing this development and, in particular, focusing on the background to the current successful phase, this chapter poses the question whether integrated education is more than the realisation of a civil right for those…
Knowledge about language
Recent proposals to make Knowledge about Language (KAL) an integral part of the teaching of English in Britain and Northern Ireland are discussed. The debate on KAL is traced from the Bullock Report, published in 1975, which effectively ended the teaching of traditional grammar, through a number of subsequent reports in the 1980s, which tried in various ways to reintroduce some kind of substitute for grammar, and finally to the 1990 Programmes of…
A lost opportunity
1992). A lost opportunity: education and community in Northern Ireland 1947‐1960. History of Education: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 71-82
Culture, curriculum and educational policy in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland is undergoing its most extensive reform since the late 1940s. For the first time ever the whole curriculum is being subjected to a degree of prescription by the Department of Education which is affecting all subjects in the most profound ways. A significant focus of interest is the manner in which the curriculum is being planned as a means of promoting a greater knowledge and understanding of Northern Ireland's diffe…
Secondary English in the common curriculum in Northern Ireland
The paper examines the position of English in the new Common Curriculum for Northern Ireland schools. The curriculum recognises six principal curricular areas, of which English, or mother tongue, is the first, and lists six educational themes (mutual understanding, cultural heritage, information technology, economic awareness, health, and careers education) that must be pursued in each area. It also specifies national assessment at the ages of 8,…
Education for democratic citizenship in Malawian secondary schools
In countries that embraced democracy after the fall of communism, education became a particular focus for policy change, particularly within their citizenship programmes. Schools that had been used to inculcate obedience to and unfailing support for authoritarian regimes were now being required to adopt citizenship programmes incorporating democratic values. This paper reports a study in Malawi that explored the school as a location where democra…
Culture, curriculum and educational policy in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland is undergoing its most extensive reform since the late 1940s. For the first time ever the whole curriculum is being subjected to a degree of prescription by the Department of Education which is affecting all subjects in the most profound ways. A significant focus of interest is the manner in which the curriculum is being planned as a means of promoting a greater knowledge and understanding of Northern Ireland's diffe…
Denominationally Integrated Education in Northern Ireland—Panacea or Civil Right
The relatively rapid spread of multi-denominational or religiously integrated schools in Northern Ireland over the past decade invites consideration as to their development, historically as well as in the contemporary context. Reviewing this development and, in particular, focusing on the background to the current successful phase, this chapter poses the question whether integrated education is more than the realisation of a civil right for those…
Culture, curriculum and educational policy in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland is undergoing its most extensive reform since the late 1940s. For the first time ever the whole curriculum is being subjected to a degree of prescription by the Department of Education which is affecting all subjects in the most profound ways. A significant focus of interest is the manner in which the curriculum is being planned as a means of promoting a greater knowledge and understanding of Northern Ireland's diffe…
Secondary English in the common curriculum in Northern Ireland
The paper examines the position of English in the new Common Curriculum for Northern Ireland schools. The curriculum recognises six principal curricular areas, of which English, or mother tongue, is the first, and lists six educational themes (mutual understanding, cultural heritage, information technology, economic awareness, health, and careers education) that must be pursued in each area. It also specifies national assessment at the ages of 8,…
Knowledge about language
Recent proposals to make Knowledge about Language (KAL) an integral part of the teaching of English in Britain and Northern Ireland are discussed. The debate on KAL is traced from the Bullock Report, published in 1975, which effectively ended the teaching of traditional grammar, through a number of subsequent reports in the 1980s, which tried in various ways to reintroduce some kind of substitute for grammar, and finally to the 1990 Programmes of…
A lost opportunity
1992). A lost opportunity: education and community in Northern Ireland 1947‐1960. History of Education: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 71-82
Denominationally Integrated Education in Northern Ireland—Panacea or Civil Right
The relatively rapid spread of multi-denominational or religiously integrated schools in Northern Ireland over the past decade invites consideration as to their development, historically as well as in the contemporary context. Reviewing this development and, in particular, focusing on the background to the current successful phase, this chapter poses the question whether integrated education is more than the realisation of a civil right for those…
Education for democratic citizenship in Malawian secondary schools
In countries that embraced democracy after the fall of communism, education became a particular focus for policy change, particularly within their citizenship programmes. Schools that had been used to inculcate obedience to and unfailing support for authoritarian regimes were now being required to adopt citizenship programmes incorporating democratic values. This paper reports a study in Malawi that explored the school as a location where democra…
Teacher Preparation in Northern Ireland
This book addresses the history of teacher preparation in Northern Ireland, paying particular attention to the distinctive political and religious influences in the country and how these have impacted teacher education.
Sociology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Irish and British Studies (4 works) · Northern ireland (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)