Addressing Educational Disadvantage in Northern Ireland 1921-2021: A History of Squandered Opportunities?

Autor/in	Purdy, Noel
Titel	Addressing Educational Disadvantage in Northern Ireland 1921-2021: A History of Squandered Opportunities?
Quelle	In: Irish Educational Studies, 41 (2022) 3, S.457-471 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0332-3315
DOI	10.1080/03323315.2022.2085762
Schlagwörter	Educational History; Educational Legislation; Foreign Countries; Educationally Disadvantaged; Educational Theories; Conflict; Protestants; Catholics; Cultural Differences; Political Attitudes; Public Officials; National Curriculum; Educational Policy; Political Power; Ethics; Educational Planning; Reports; Underachievement; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Religious Factors; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ausland; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Konflikt; Protestantism; Protestantismus; Katholik; Kultureller Unterschied; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Macht; Ethik; Bildungsplanung; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Bildungsreform
Abstract	A century after partition, this article presents a critical reflection on efforts to address educational disadvantage in Northern Ireland using a Foucauldian genealogical theoretical framework. Beset by religious, political and cultural divisions from the very formation of the state in 1921, the article charts the history of opportunities heralded and then lost, including the initially ambitious though arguably naïve vision of the first Minister of Education, Lord Londonderry; the post-war egalitarian promise of the 1947 Education Act; and the introduction of the common Northern Ireland Curriculum in 1989. It is argued that, historically, education and in particular addressing educational disadvantage has not been a key policy priority for successive governments in Northern Ireland, whose attention has instead too often focused on political power struggles. Set against such a context of political instability and intransigence, the article critically examines the latest and perhaps most promising of all opportunities presented by the publication of "A Fair Start," the final report and action plan of the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement in Northern Ireland, established under the terms of the "New Decade, New Approach" political settlement of January 2020 and published in June 2021. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01