Jeffers, Gerry
(2016)
Telling Tales – Cruelty and abuse in schooling in Ireland.
Education Research and Perspectives, 43.
pp. 101-136.
ISSN 0311-2543
Abstract
The report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Government of
Ireland, 2009) - the Ryan Report - shocked Ireland and the wider world with
its chilling descriptions of abuse that was systemic, pervasive, chronic,
excessive, arbitrary and endemic. Subsequent debate has, rightly, centred on
the ‘religious’ arena, highlighting the appalling breach of trust in institutions
that were church-run and staffed by members of religious orders. Discussion
of broader educational values and perspectives has been limited. Exploring the
perspectives of writers on schooling, in autobiography, memoir or through
their fiction, can contribute to the educational debates that should arise from
the Ryan Report. This article considers the insights of selected writers. A
strong authoritarianism tradition within Irish schooling is identified as
contributing to cultures of docility and compliance. The relevance of such
issues for current practitioners is also discussed.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
child abuse; Ireland; Ryan Report; schools; education; values; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
7892 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Gerry Jeffers
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| Date Deposited: |
09 Feb 2017 11:30 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Education Research and Perspectives |
| Publisher: |
University of Western Australia |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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