The training of teachers in Ireland from 1811 to the present day

Abstract

This thesis outlines the chief developments in the training of teachers in Ireland from 1811 to the present day. The work of the first large scale agency, the Kildare Place Society, is discussed and it is shown how the State had to take over most of the work of teacher training. The Commissioners of National Education were made responsible for the training of National School Teachers and their work is treated in detail. Attention is paid to the training of Monitors and :Pupil-Teachers, the Model Schools, the Commissioner's Training College and the schemes of further training. The work of other but smaller bodies engaged in training is considered and the first part ends with an account of the criticisms of the Commissioner's work contained principally in the Powis Report of l870.

Part II is principally devoted to the Training Colleges under local management and to the training of teachers for Secondary Schools, but the training of specialist teachers is also dealt with. Part III deals with developments after 1921 in Eire and Northern Ireland and ends with a consideration of some questions as to the training of teachers arising out of the events t hat have been described. This section reviews briefly what has gone before and makes some suggestions as to the future. The thesis ends with six appendices showing t he regulations obtaining between 1848 and 1869 as to the training of Monitors, Pupil-Teachers and Teachers and a Bibliography.

NOTE:
The references in the text and foot-notes are to the editions available locally. Many of the Government Reports are printed in different editions, some in one volume and some in more than one.

Date of Award	1955
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Queen's University Belfast
Supervisor	Henry Knox (Supervisor)