Brendan Walsh

2020

September

Paedagogica historica

The “Haunting Silence”: autobiographical accounts of secondary teaching in twentieth-century Ireland

Published

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memoir, Ireland, history of teaching

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This article employs five teacher autobiographies in an attempt to examine their contribution to the history of teaching in Ireland. The article argues that such autobiographies provide significant insights into the history of the classroom and often represent subversive and disruptive narratives. As such they represent a valuable but overlooked source.

UK

0030-9230

https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2020.1736103

Dublin City University (DCU)

This publication was supported by the Incorporation Journal Publication Scheme, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dublin City University.