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Primary 6-12 Refresher Course
Publication: The Alcove: Newsletter of the Australian AMI Alumni Association, no. 6
Date: Jun 2001
Pages: 5–6
Montessori method of education - Study and teaching, Montessori method of education - Teacher training, Teacher training
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Abstract/Notes: Summary of presentations by Greg MacDonald.
Language: English
Article
“Authoritative Evidence” or Personal Ideology? Rev. Professor Timothy Corcoran and the Primary School Curriculum in Ireland in the 1920s
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: History of Education
Date: Apr 25, 2024
Pages: 1–20
Europe, Ireland, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Northern Europe
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Abstract/Notes: By the time political independence was achieved in the 1920s in Ireland, its national education system over the previous century had been underpinned by imperial ideology and values. In the early 1920s, curriculum planning was influenced by the post-revolutionary and post-war context and, unsurprisingly, placed an emphasis on building nationhood and a distinct Irish identity for the Irish Free State. Central to this curriculum planning was Rev. Professor Timothy Corcoran who acted as an external advisor to the 1922 and 1926 conferences that developed primary curriculum policy. This article explores and assesses the influence, impact and legacy of Corcoran through an analysis of his prolific writings as they related to the primary school curriculum. The analysis reveals that Corcoran’s thinking, more than that of any other stakeholder in the era, was uniquely influential in determining the philosophy, content and pedagogies prevalent in primary schools in Ireland until the 1970s.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/0046760X.2024.2337898
ISSN: 0046-760X