The book will be launched by Ruairí Quinn, Former Minister for Education and Skills.
Date | Tuesday February 1st 2022
Time | 5.00pm
Via Zoom
This book explores how curriculum reform is interconnected with national policy, local practice and wider society. Curriculum change is increasingly associated with efforts to better the lives of citizens and provide a competitive edge to national prosperity. Over time, educational policies and practices worldwide have undergone unprecedented convergence, in the quest for so-called 21st century skills. This book offers a case study of curriculum change within the Irish education system, focusing on antecedents, processes and outcomes of policymakers’ efforts to evoke fundamental curriculum realignment at lower post-primary level.
Policy priorities within Irish post-primary education reflect priorities internationally. These include addressing disadvantage and inclusion; ensuring quality in education; making learning and assessment relevant to modern life and students’ needs; embedding technology-enhanced teaching and learning; and developing teacher and school capacity. This edited volume explores efforts to realise many of these priorities through fundamental reform of the Junior Cycle and the challenges, both anticipated and unanticipated, in enacting reform. The collection of chapters offers a fascinating case study of curriculum reform, developed around an amalgam of policy priorities in Ireland and set against a backdrop of fluctuating economic fortunes and concerns about academic standards and educational equity. The issues discussed resonate with priorities in many education systems internationally and have wider relevance, beyond Ireland, for any system undertaking education reform at scale.
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Curriculum Change within Policy and Practice: Reforming Second-Level Education in Ireland