‘You, Me and Diversity’

25th and 26th November

Conference Programme

Friday 25th November 2011
Time / Activity
15.00 – 16.00 / Registration
16.00 – 16.30 / Welcome and Introductions
- Aoife Titley, DICE Programme Manager
- Dr. Pauric Travers, President St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
- Therese Hegarty, Froebel College of Education
16.30- 17.30 / Keynote Address
‘Education between Ethics and Religion’
Dr. Jones Irwin, St. Patrick’s College of Education
17.30-18.00 / Coffee Break /Poster Session
‘Delivering Citizenship Education to Educators’
John Lalor and Justin Rami, Dublin City University
‘Traveller Narratives’
Representatives of the Cavan Traveller Primary Healthcare Group
18.00-19.30 / Parallel Workshop Sessions
‘Ireland’s Trade with Africa’
Conall O’Caoimh, Value Added in Africa
‘Addressing Homophobia in the Irish Education System’
Rebecca Murphy, BeLonG To Youth Services
‘Imaging Diversity and Global Perspectives in the Primary School’
Lizzie Downes, The Bigger Picture
‘Puppets, Play and Perceptions – Strategies for Exploring the Wider World with Young Children’
Rowan Oberman, St. Patrick’s College
‘Just Human: Examining Privilege in Education for Diversity’
Vicky Donnelly and Hannah McGinley, Galway One World Centre and Galway Traveller Movement
19.30-20.30 / Conference Reception
- Launch of 'Learning to read the world? Teaching and Learning about Global Citizenship and International Development in Post-Primary Schools’ A research report by Audrey Bryan and Meliosa Bracken. Funded by Irish Aid.
- Launch of ‘Actionable Postcolonial Theory in Education’. Professor Vanessa Andreotti de Oliveira, Palgrave and Macmillan
20.30 / Conference Dinner
Saturday 26thNovember 2011
Time / Activity
9.00 - 9.45 / Registration
9.45 - 11.15 / Parallel Workshop Sessions
‘French, Mali and Tourism: Developing Progression in Development and Intercultural Understanding’
Sharon Tanner, Devon Development Education
‘Diversity and Equality in Early Childhood Education and Care’
Colette Murray and Ann Halligan, Pavee Point, EDENN and Pre-School Education Initiative for Children from Minority Groups.
‘Towards Diversity and Inclusion – Experiences of the Yellow Flag Programme at Third Level’
Fiona Joyce and Yellow Flag Diversity Committee, Froebel College of Education.
‘Understanding Third Culture Children’
Livingstone Thompson, Living Cultural Solutions.
‘Exploring the root cause of and ways of tackling prejudice towards the Traveller Community’
Deirdre O’Rourke and Sandra Ryan, Mary Immaculate College and Aoife Titley, DICE.
11.15 – 11.45 / Coffee Break
11.45 - 1.15 / Parallel Paper Sessions
  • ‘Listening to young people’s voices - Helping the education system to value diversity’
Deirdre O’Rourke and Dr. Maurice Harmon, Mary Immaculate College with
Dr.Orla McCormack and Dr. Eimear Enright, University of Limerick.
  • ‘Children’s lived experience of being citizens in their primary school’
Fiona O’Shea, Froebel College of Education and Roehampton University London
  • ‘My language: Pride in the skin I’m in’
Dr. Rory McDaid and Barbara O’Toole, Marino Institute of Education and Lorraine Connaughton,Scoil Mhuire, Roscommon
  • ‘Parents speak with many voices – The complexity of diversity in parental involvement in their children’s education in Ireland’
Leah O’Toole, Marino Institute of Education.
  • ‘Getting an Education: How Travellers’ knowledge and experience shape their engagement with the system’
Colette Murray, Pavee Point and Equality and Diversity Early Childhood National Network (EDENN).
  • ‘Learning from Student Teachers’ Experiences and Responses to Diversity in the Classroom’ Brian Ruane, St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra.

  • ‘You, Me and Religious Diversity’
Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Grenham and Dr. Patricia Kieran, Mary Immaculate College.
  • ‘The Experiences of Muslim students in the Irish Education System’
Ali Selim, Islamic Cultural Centre.
  • ‘The Experiences of a Selection of Non-Catholic Families of Irish Catholic Primary Schools from a Human Rights Perspective’
Fiona Connelly, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
  • ‘Now who’s an Ugly Duckling? Using Traditional Stories to Examine Drama in Education as a Medium to Explore Difference and Diversity in the Irish Primary Classroom’
Tríona Stokes, Froebel College of Education.
  • ‘You, Me and Diversity – The potential of picture books for teaching development and intercultural education’
Dr. Anne Dolan, Mary Immaculate College.
  • ‘Defining and Incorporating an African Perspective – Implications for the practice of Development Education in the formal sector’
Dr.Caroline Murphy, Commissioned research from the Africa Centre.
  • ‘Critical Multicultural Education in Action – an Analysis of Policy and Practice at Rushgreen E.T.N.S.’
Anne Marie Kavanagh, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.
  • ‘The impact of Section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act on the personal and professional lives of primary school teachers, particularly lesbian, gay and bisexual teachers’
Sally Sheils, Principal North Dublin National School Project.
  • ‘A Response to Diversity – Irish Primary Teachers’ Motivations for Human Rights Education’
Rowan Oberman, St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra.
  • ‘Teaching about Equality across the Curriculum’
Rosalind Duke and Ruby Morrow, Church of Ireland College of Education.
  • ‘Embedding ‘diversity’ in undergraduate geography for future educators’
Dr.Ruth McManus and Dr. Gerry O’Reilly, St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra.
  • ‘Global Partnerships as Sites for Mutual Learning – Journeys into transformation?’
Dr.Fran Martin, University of Exeter.
1.15 – 2.00 / Lunch
2.00 – 2.15 / Introduction from Irish Aid
2.15 – 3.15 / Keynote Address
‘Ethical Globalism in Education’
Professor Vanessa Andreotti de Oliveira, University of Oulu, Finland.
3.15 – 4.00 / Plenary Session
‘Diversity – Where to now?’
Therese Hegarty (Froebel College of Education) and Máirín Wilson (Church of Ireland College of Education).