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Research Statement
My main research interest over my career has focused on the role of education in divided societies, although I have also carried out some significant work on aspects of equality and inclusion through education. Most of this work has been carried out in Northern Ireland, although I have been invited by international organisations to work in the Middle East (United States Institute of Peace) and South East Europe (Council of Europe, British Council and various UN agencies). Given my leadership roles within Queens over recent years (2005-2010 Head of the School of Education; 2010-continuing, Pro Vice Chancellor) I have consolidated my research activity and now mainly focus on work on shared education. This represents an innovative approach to addressing issues related to ethnic and religious dfferences in education in Northern Ireland and has received very significant funding support from Atlantic Philanthropies and the Internaiotnal Fund for Ireland. The shared education approach arises from a critique of previous approaches within education to addressing community relations and has developed a practical alternative aimed at achieving systemic change through the promotion of collaborative networks of schools in which pupils and teachers take classes across a number of schools. Over a period of four years we have supported 24 networks of mainly post-primary schools and in the most recent year over 5,000 pupils took over 3,000 regular classes in neighbouring schools of a different denominaitonal tradition. Most of my activity related to this project in recent years has focused on advocacy for shared education as a policy imperative and this has achieved some considerable success: shared education was adopted as an explicit policy commitment in the manifestoes of four of the five main political parties in the 2011 NI Assembly election and a commitment to shared education goals was included in the Executive's Programme for Government. In addition, we have received interest in bringing the model of shared education to Macedonia, Malaysia and Israel, with a collaborative project in Israel already in receipt of some funding support from the British Council. Given all this interest and attention, the shared education initiative has the potential for a 4* impact statement for the 2014 REF.
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Projects 2004 2019
R1080SES: Network for Education in Divided Societies: Development Award AH/T005491/1
Gallagher, A., Duffy, G., Hughes, J., Purdue, O. & Turner, R.
03/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
R1836NBE: The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NIL) to 2020
Shuttleworth, I., Gallagher, A., Maguire, A., McVicar, D. & Moriarty, J.
13/02/2018 → …
Project: Research
R1110EDU: Extending the NILS: Making a Full Link to the 1991 Census
Shuttleworth, I. & Gallagher, A.
01/08/2012 → …
Project: Research
R2789EDU: Una: A Global Learning Initiative on Children and Ethnic Diversity (Phase III)
01/08/2011 → …
Project: Research
Research Output 1993 2019
Education in conflict-affected areas: Final report
Gallagher, A., Robinson, G., Hughes, J. & Connolly, D., 10 Apr 2019, London: British Council. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Enbedding engagement: the example of Queen's University Belfast
Gallagher, A., 01 May 2019, The local mission of higher education: principles and practice. Bergan, S., Harkavy, I. & Munck, R. (eds.). Dublin: Glasnevin Publishing, p. 52-61 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Exploring the teaching of divided histories in conflict-effected societies sharing experiences and learning between Northern Ireland and Lebanon
Gallagher, A., Duffy, G., Robinson, G. & Akar, B., 14 Apr 2019. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Professor Tony Gallagher
Gallagher, A., 25 Jan 2019, Top of the Class@ How should we be judging our schools?. A. UK. (ed.). Banbury: Adoption UK, p. 13-13 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Can we make our campuses more diverse and inclusive? Lessons from the United Kingdom
Gallagher, A., 01 May 2018, Higher education for diversity, social inclusion and community - A democratic imperative (Council of Europe Higher Education Series No. 22), . Bergan, S. & Harkavy, I. (eds.). 1 ed. Strasbourg: Strasbourg: Council of Europe/ Conseil de l’Europe, Vol. 22. p. 87-102 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Prizes
Activities 2006 2019
Queen's University Belfast as an Anchor Institution
Tony Gallagher (Advisor)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
In Between: visions from contested cities: Thinking Ahead, Educating the Next Generations
Tony Gallagher (Advisor)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Education in Europe: identify, divison, cohesion
Tony Gallagher (Advisor)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Report of the General Rapporteur
Tony Gallagher (Advisor)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Education, Equity and the Economy
Tony Gallagher (Advisor)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Impact
Promoting Respect for Ethnic Diversity in Preschool Children
Paul Connolly (Participant), Berni Kelly (Participant), Tony Gallagher (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact
Shared Education: Building Positive Intergroup Relations in Divided Societies
Tony Gallagher (Participant), Joanne Hughes (Participant), Karen Carlisle (Participant), Caitlin Donnelly (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Societial Impact
Thesis
An Investigation into the Potential Role of a Virtual Learning Environment for Visually Impaired Adults
Author: Lynch, P., Sep 2008Supervisor: Gallagher, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
A Social Network Analysis of Interschool Collaboration: Staff Relationships in a Shared Education Partnership
Author: Robinson, G., Jun 2016Supervisor: Gallagher, A. (Supervisor) & McAneney, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
SENCOs’ Understanding of Dyslexia: Implications for the Identification of, and Support for Children with Dyslexia in Northern Ireland Primary Schools
Author: Collins, M. A., Sep 2006Supervisor: Gallagher, A. (Supervisor) & Winter, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Shared Education in Northern Ireland: A Qualitative Study of Intergroup Contact
Author: Loader, R., Jun 2015Supervisor: Hughes, J. (Supervisor) & Gallagher, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Social deprivation in Northern Ireland's rural schools: principals' perceptions of the effects on pupils
Author: Stinson, D. J., May 2011Supervisor: Gallagher, A. (Supervisor) & Milliken, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy