IPS Autumn Conference, The Philosophy of Education, Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Saturday 25 October, 2008
IPS Autumn Conference, The Philosophy of Education, Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Saturday 25 October, 2008
Recent discussion on the development of Irish society has returned again and again to the importance of education as a key element in this process. Alongside the self-congratulatory attribution of the “Celtic Tiger” to the quality of our educational system are those voices which raise doubts as to certain ethical aspects of this development, in which economic development seems to have been prioritised at the expense of all else, and the instrumentalisation of education in the service of this project. It is hoped that this conference will raise the question of the nature and ethics of education, the responsibilities of educators in relation to the society to which they contribute, the role of each level of education in this process, including the role played by research at University level, and the fundamental reasons for engaging in it. Is it simply a matter of creating a “knowledge economy”? It is hoped that some of the issues raised in What price the university ? : perspectives on the meaning and value of higher education from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth edited by Thomas A. F. Kelly [2006] will be revisited in a broader context.
Venue: Mary Immaculate College Limerick
Under the auspices of The Irish Philosophical Society
and Mary Immaculate College: Department of Philosophy and Philosophy of Education
SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
Venue: Room 206 Mary Immaculate College
SESSION 1 : INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES
09.00-09.20 Brendan Walsh Introduction
09.20-09.50 Angelo Bottone “The Influence of Cicero on Newman’s Idea of a Liberal Education.”
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10.00-11.00 Richard Pring “The Management of Education: Did Orwell Get It Right?”
11.00-11.15 COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 3: PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES
11.15-11.45 Fiachra Long “The Role of Theory in Education”
11.45-12.15 Frank Flanagan “Say ‘Thank you’ to Granny: Politeness as the Key to Moral Growth”
12.15-12.45 Cyril McDonnell “The Causal Link between Teaching and Learning: Some Metaphysical and Ethical Considerations”.
12.45-2.00 LUNCH
SESSION 4: PROFESSIONAL (ETHICAL) FORMATION
2.00-2.30 Padraig Murphy “The Strategies and Tactics of Second Level School Engagement with Genetic Engineering: a ‘Practice Theory’ Approach”
2.30-3.00 Martin Dyer “Medical Ethics and Medical Training: The Supplementary Role of the Literary Text in the Teaching of Core Concepts.”
3.00-3.30 Kevin Williams “A Defence of Education for Work”
3.30-3.45 COFFEE
SESSION 5: THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
3.45-4.15 Paddy Quinn “Paulo Freire and Educational Transformation”
4.15-4.45 Kaye Cederman “Education in 21st Century Ireland: a Renewable Course?”
4.45-5.15 Jones Irwin “Re-Politicising Education – Interpreting Jean Francois Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition in a Contemporary Irish Context”