Looking Back from Europe:ICT and Church-based Education in Northern Ireland

R Austin, W Hunter

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    Abstract

    Newfoundland and Ireland share an ethnic and cultural heritage as well as a history of British administration. One reflection of this shared background is the similarity in the role of religious denominations in school management. This paper reviews elements of these common backgrounds, describes initiatives currently under way in Ireland and Northern Ireland to use ICT to bring children from different religious traditions together in online educational projects, and raises questions about the extent to which lessons learned in either Newfoundland or Ireland might serve to inform practice in both jurisdictions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationUnknown Host Publication
    EditorsG Galway, D Dibbon
    Place of PublicationSt John's Newfoundland
    PublisherMemorial University
    Pages155-162
    Number of pages1
    ISBN (Print)978-0-88901-406-0
    Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Oct 2008
    EventSymposium 2008: Post-Confederation Educational reform: From Rhetoric to Reality - St John's Newfoundland
    Duration: 1 Oct 2008 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceSymposium 2008: Post-Confederation Educational reform: From Rhetoric to Reality
    Period1/10/08 → …

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