About

Roland Tormey 

I am a teacher education lecturer in the University of Limerick who is interested in issues of globalisation, equality and diversity as they relate to education in Ireland and more generally.  I also work in curriculum development.  See: www.ubuntu.ie

 

A selection of my publications

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (2009) Politics and Society, Senior Cycle Education, Draft Syllabus for Consultation.  Dublin: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. 

Tormey, R. and D. Henchy (2008) ‘Re-imagining the traditional lecture: an action research approach to teaching student teachers to ‘do’ philosophy’, Teaching in Higher Education. Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 303-314.

Tormey, R., M. Liddy, H. Maguire, A. McCloat (2008) ‘Working in the action/research nexus for Education for Sustainable Development: Two case studies from Ireland’ International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 428 – 440.

Tormey, R. (2007) ‘Education and Poverty’ in M. Cousins (ed.) Welfare Policy and Poverty.  Dublin: Institute of Public Administration and Combat Poverty Agency (pp. 169 – 200).

Tormey, R. (2006) ‘The construction of national identity through primary school history’, British Journal of Sociology of Education. Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 311-324.

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (2006) Intercultural Education in the Post-primary School.  Dublin: NCCA.  (available on http://www.ncca.ie/uploadedfiles/publications/Interc%20Guide_Eng.pdf)