‘Authentic dialogue’ needed amid heated debates on Catholic education
Prof. Cora O’Farrell, Director of the Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, DCU Institute of Education, Dr David Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Education and Raymond Friel OBE, Former CEO of Plymouth CAST, a multi-academy trust of 36 Catholic schools based in the UK and CEO of Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) at the launch of the ‘Conversations from the Classroom’ podcast.
Discussions in Ireland about Catholic education often occur between two people with deep-rooted ideals who are not listening to one another – this dilemma does not lead to the vital “shared understanding” a Dublin City University (DCU) academic is striving for in his new podcast. Dr David Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Religious Education in Dublin…