Podcast 410, Education Historian, Dr. Thomas Walsh (5-12-20)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's podcast Education Historian Dr. Thomas Walsh applies a historical perspective to analyse cotemporary policy and practice in curriculum, early childhood education and more. Among the topics we discuss are: The career trajectory that brought him to working in the Education Department of Maynooth University. Working in the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education Influence of nationalism and Catholicism on the curriculum of the 1920s The Commission on Manual and Practical Instruction and its influence on the 1900 curriculum Removing subjects to focus on the Irish language in the 1920s Becoming interested in the study of curriculum and curriculum change over most of a century Influence of John Coolahan on Tom’s work How a historical perspective on curriculum enriches our understanding of curriculum today The Stanley Letter from 1831. The importance of context in curriculum development Policy as text and policy as discourse (Ball). Curriculum implementation – dance between policy and practice Influences on curriculum change in Ireland – timing and context affect the influences Immigrant, internationally educated teachers and controlling who can become a teacher Migrant Teacher Project and Turn to Teaching Project (Maynooth) Team teaching: when it happens; what needs to happen for it to be successful? Planning for team teaching. Policy and practice in relation to team teaching Resources for team teaching (PDST and Maynooth websites) Early Childhood Education in Ireland today Legacy of Professor John Coolahan. He featured on two episodes of Inside Education, here and here. School placement: from supervisor to placement tutor. What’s in a name change? Gert Biesta article, Resisting the seduction of the global measurement industry: notes on the social psychology of PISA and book, The Beautiful Risk of Education.