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Contesting the Limond Thesis on British Influence in Irish Education since 1922: A Comparative Perspective
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O'Donoghue, Tom; Harford, Judith – Comparative Education, 2012
This paper is a response to David Limond's exposition, "[An] historical culture ... rapidly, universally, and thoroughly restored"? British influence on Irish education since 1922, which appeared in "Comparative Education", Vol. 46, No. 4, November 2010, pp. 449-462. Limond's overall thesis is that "a post-colonial…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Middle Class, Catholics, Comparative Education
An Expansion of a Scholar's Social Justice Perspective: A Meeting at the Crossroads
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Reed, Latish C. – Journal of School Leadership, 2008
Using a life notes methodology (Bell-Scott, 1994; Dillard, 2000, 2006; Simmons, 2007), I use personal narratives to describe my epistemological influences on my approach to educational practice, research, and the preparation of school leaders. Second, I share personal accounts of how my social justice lens expanded to be inclusive of lesbian, gay,…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Personal Narratives, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training
Shaping the Educational Imagination: Class, Culture and the Contradictions of the Dominant Ideology.
Shapiro, H. Svi – Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1982
Educational theory and practice are examined in the context of the system of values, beliefs, and moral and aesthetic judgments that are representative of society. "Aristocratic,""bourgeois," and "radical" views and influences on educational theory and practice are also discussed. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change