Programme 333, Ciarán Sugrue on Child-Centred Education, Leadership & Research (20-6-18)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

This week I am joined by University College Dublin School of Education Professor, Ciaran Sugrue, to discuss child-centred education, school leadership and educational research in Ireland. Among the topics we discuss are:

• Children-centred education
• Lack of mobility for teachers
• Privileging good relations in school
• Unmasking school leadership
• Continuous professional development – changes over the last two decades
• Despite Ireland's size, how schools vary a lot
• The value of teachers collaborating on projects
• His tenure as editor of Irish Educational Studies
• His thoughts about educational research in Ireland