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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