Reflections on the Local and global Citizenship Programmes in Northern Ireland

Alan McCully

Reflections on the Local and global Citizenship Programmes in Northern Ireland

Alan McCully

Social Work and Social Policy Research

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Abstract

The chapter provides an overview of education in the related fields of community relations and citizenship across the period of the Northern Ireland conflict and the decade after the Good Friday Agreement. It identifies continuity and change in curriculum policy, and assesses both strengths and concerns regarding the Northern Ireland Local and Global Citizenship programme.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Education for Citizenship and Diversity in Irish Contexts
Editors	Una O'Connor, Gerry Jeffers
Publisher	Institute of Public Administration
Pages	1-10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-904541-77-6
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2008

Bibliographical note

Reference text: Arlow M. (1999) ‘Citizenship education in a contested society’ The Development Education Journal, 6:1

Arlow M. (2004) Citizenship Education in a divided Society: the case of Northern Ireland In: S.Towel and A. Harley (eds), Education, Conflict and Social Cohesion (Geneva, International Bureau of Education, UNESCO) pp. 255-314

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) (2006) Local and Global Citizenship at Key Stage 3: Preliminary Evaluation Findings, Belfast, CCEA

DENI (1999), Towards a Culture of Tolerance: Education for Diversity, Report of the Working group on the Strategic Promotion of Education for Mutual Understanding, DENI. Bangor.

DENI (2000) Report of a Survey of Provision for Education for Mutual Understanding (EMU) in Post-Primary Schools, Education and Training Inspectorate, DENI, Bangor.

Gallagher A.M. (2004) Education in Divided Societies, Basingstoke, Palgrave-MacMillan

Harland J., Moor H., Kinder K. and Ashworth M. (2000) Is the Curriculum Working? The key Stage Three Phase of the Northern Ireland Cohort Study, London, NFER

Henderson H. (2005) Exploring the relationship between citizenship and community relations in the context of education in Northern Ireland, MSc Dissertation, University of Ulster, Unpublished.

Lockyer A. (2003) ‘Introduction and Review’, A. Lockyer, B. Crick and J. Annette, Education for Democratic Citizenship: Issues of Theory and Practice, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot.

McCully A. (2006) ‘Practitioner perceptions of their role in facilitating the handling of controversial issues in contested societies: a Northern Irish experience’, Educational Review, 58:1

McEvoy, L. (2007) ‘Beneath the Rhetoric: Policy Approximation and Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland Education’, Citizenship and Social Justice 2(2) pp.135-158

Office of the First Minister / Deputy First Minister (2004) A Shared Future: Consultation, Executive Summary, http://www.asharedfutureni.gov.uk/exsummary.htm

Office of the First Minister / Deputy First Minister (2005) A Shared Future, Community Relations Unit, OFM/DFM, Belfast.

Richardson N. (1992) Roots if not wings! Where did EMU come from? , Belfast, Churches Peace Education Centre.

Robinson A. (1983) The Schools Cultural Studies Project: a contribution to peace in Northern Ireland, NUU, Coleraine.

Smith A. ( 1997 ) ‘The Future of EMU’, Internal paper, UNESCO Centre, School of Education, University of Ulster

Smith A. (2003) ‘Citizenship Education in Northern Ireland: beyond national identity?’, Cambridge Journal of Education, 33:1

Smith A. and Robinson A. (1996) Education for Mutual Understanding: The Initial Statutory Years, UU, Coleraine.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Northern Ireland
Citizenship Education
Community Relations

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Reflections on the Local and global Citizenship Programmes in Northern Ireland

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