Title of Project :
School History and the introduction of Citizenship education in Northern Ireland: the views of History teachers
Project Description :
The aim of this study is to ascertain the views of Northern Ireland’s History teachers on the introduction of a programme of Local and Global Citizenship education and the role of their subject in this. This research represents both a contribution to the surprisingly under-researched field of History education in Northern Ireland and the emerging debate on the relationship between History and Citizenship education. At present, contributions to this latter field have been mainly theoretical in nature. Therefore, this study will inform this debate with empirical data.
A dominant-less dominant mixed-methods research design was adopted. The main element of the study consisted of qualitative interviews with a purposively selected theoretical sample of History teachers. The qualitative element of the study was complemented by quantitative data generated by a postal questionnaire survey of the History teachers in each of Northern Ireland’s post-primary schools. The incorporation of these two research methods resulted in a study that provided both in-depth and broad insights into the phenomenon under investigation.
This research will interest educationalists with an interest in the fields of History and Citizenship education and education in divided societies more generally. In addition, the study will inform the policy makers involved in the ongoing Northern Ireland Curriculum review (of which the introduction of Local and Global Citizenship is one dimension) with the views of practitioners.
The findings from this research will be published in a forthcoming collection of papers on the general theme of education and conflict arising out of the 2004 British Association of International and Comparative Education Conference at the University of Sussex.
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Project Description :
The aim of this study is to ascertain the views of Northern Ireland’s History teachers on the introduction of a programme of Local and Global Citizenship education and the role of their subject in this. This research represents both a contribution to the surprisingly under-researched field of History education in Northern Ireland and the emerging debate on the relationship between History and Citizenship education. At present, contributions to this latter field have been mainly theoretical in nature. Therefore, this study will inform this debate with empirical data.
A dominant-less dominant mixed-methods research design was adopted. The main element of the study consisted of qualitative interviews with a purposively selected theoretical sample of History teachers. The qualitative element of the study was complemented by quantitative data generated by a postal questionnaire survey of the History teachers in each of Northern Ireland’s post-primary schools. The incorporation of these two research methods resulted in a study that provided both in-depth and broad insights into the phenomenon under investigation.
This research will interest educationalists with an interest in the fields of History and Citizenship education and education in divided societies more generally. In addition, the study will inform the policy makers involved in the ongoing Northern Ireland Curriculum review (of which the introduction of Local and Global Citizenship is one dimension) with the views of practitioners.
The findings from this research will be published in a forthcoming collection of papers on the general theme of education and conflict arising out of the 2004 British Association of International and Comparative Education Conference at the University of Sussex.
If you would like to learn more about how we can help further your studies and career opportunities, please contact us.