Primary Teachers’ Professional Training in the System of Postgraduate Education in the Light of Differentiating Teaching: Irish Experience

• Authors: Kateryna Gotsuliak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Different information sources, namely National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 (Ireland), Introduction to Primary School Curriculum (1999), (Ireland), Primary Professional Development Service - Differentiation in Action, Ireland’s official postgraduate study website, the Strategic Plan 2012-2016 of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick University), have been studied. The mission of primary education in the light of differentiating teaching has been indicated. Main aspects of differentiating teaching have been highlighted. The correspondence between differentiating teaching foundations and primary school curriculum has been proved. Irish experience in professional training of future primary teachers in the system of postgraduate education in the light of differentiating teaching has been analyzed. Due to theoretical analysis of Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) (PME) postgraduate course’s aims the priority tasks of future primary teachers have been defined. Peculiarities of the postgraduate course of the Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick have been justified. Positive aspects of Irish experience in postgraduate education system, in particular professional training of primary teachers, have been defined. Perspectives for the Ukrainian postgraduate system as for professional training of primary teachers have been outlined.

Keywords

EN

professional training; primary teacher; primary school; primary school curriculum; postgraduate education; differentiating teaching; Irish experience

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Comparative Professional Pedagogy
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 92-97

Dates

published

2015-03-01

online

2015-03-13

Contributors

author

Kateryna Gotsuliak

• Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine

References

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• 2. Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Free Spirit Publishing, p. 164.
• 3. Ireland’s Official Postgraduate Study Website. (2015). Retrieved 14.02.2015 from : http://www.mic.ul.ie/presidentsoffice/Documents/Strategic%20Plan%2020122016.pdf
• 4. Marry Immaculate College, University of Limerick. (2015). Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching). Retrieved 13.02.2015 from : http://www.mic.ul.ie/postgradstudies/prospectivestudents/Pages/GraduateDiplomainEducation.aspx.
• 5. Marry Immaculate College, University of Limerick. (2012). Strategic Plan 2012-2016 of Marry Immaculate College. Retrieved 14.02.2015 from http://www.mic.ul.ie/presidentsoffice/Documents/Strategic%20Plan%202012-2016.pdf.
• 6. National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030. (2011). Report of the Strategy Group. Dublin : Department of Education and Skills, p. 130. Retrieved 15.02.2015 from : http://www.cit.ie/contentfiles/DES_Higher_Ed_Main_Report.pdf.
• 7. Primary Professional Development Service - Differentiation in Action (2015). Retrieved 15.02.2015 from : http://www.pdst.ie/sites/default/files/Session%202%20%20Differentiation%20Resource%20_0_0.pdf.
• 8. The Teaching Council (2012). Report on the Gaeltacht Placement Working Group to the Teaching Council. Retrieved 14.02.2014 from : http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/_fileupload/Teacher%20Education/Gaeltacht%20Placement/GaeltachtPlacementen.pdf.

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/rpp-2015-0027