Unpacking the complexities and challenges of education in Northern Ireland
Stimulating debate with Ulster University’s Transforming Education project
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Stephen Roulston, Dr
Honorary research fellow at Ulster University
Dr Stephen Roulston is an honorary research fellow in the School of Education at Ulster University, formerly a lecturer in initial teacher education. A teacher of Geography and Geology for many years, he joined Ulster University in 2009. While writing on many aspects of education, his main research interests are in education in a divided society, which was the focus of his PhD thesis in 1991. A senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2014, he was the project lead for the Transforming Education project in Northern Ireland from 2018.
Stephen Roulston's contributions
Journeys beyond the divide: duplication, sustainability and choice in Northern Ireland’s education system
In an old Irish joke, a ‘city-slicker’ lost in the countryside asking for directions is advised, ‘If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.’ This mirrors the complicated tale of the...
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Assessment at 11? Questioning the impact of academic selection in Northern Ireland
Imagine undergoing a high stakes education assessment at the age of 11, and that result dictating many of the options available to you for the rest of your life. The detrimental impact of academic...
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Reimagining a system for education in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland education has just had an Independent Review . It remarked that: ‘Northern Ireland could significantly benefit if unnecessary fragmentation or duplication, where they exist,...
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Editorial – Unpacking the complexities and challenges of education in Northern Ireland: stimulating debate with Ulster University’s Transforming Education project
The rationale for how education operates is often contentious. There are varying views about academic selection, politicians disparage some degrees while lauding others, private schools’...
Continue reading blog postTransforming education, one paper at a time
There is a tendency to become habituated to our surroundings – we stop noticing features of the world around us. This has happened in Northern Ireland with regards to our divided social...
Continue reading blog postA closer look at the Future Schools Toolkit
The proliferation of schools, management bodies and sectoral support organisations reflects the socio-cultural and political history of division in Northern Irish society. However, as recognised...
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