Catholic Third World Agency Trócaire recently joined forces with an Irish University to launch a new policy initiative entitled Education for a Just World.
The initiative by Trócaire and the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (CHRCE), which is based at Saint Patrick’s University in Drumcondra in Dublin, is a partnership that aims to build on the collaboration that has taken place between the CHRCE and Trócaire and bring together the expertise in global education of both partners.
According to Trócaire, “The partnership aims to promote and enhance education for global justice in the primary education sector by research, developing materials and supporting the professional development of both teachers and pre-school educators.”
Speaking at the launch the Deputy Head of Trócaire Eamon Meehan said, “Trócaire brings a strong development education focus to the partnership with its particular knowledge of issues as experienced in the countries where we run programmes. Saint Patrick's College brings educational expertise from a whole range of disciplines within the college. Trócaire also recognises the particular commitment of the college to human rights issues with its centre for Human Rights Education and Citizenship and the added dimension it brings to the partnership.” The President of Saint Patrick's College, Professor Pauric Travers also revealed that, “although the partnership was only officially launched this week it has already carried out significant research into young children's engagement with global justice issues and it is near to completing its first educational resource.”
The resource, a story sack, builds on the research and provides support for exploring global justice in early childhood educational settings.
This resource is due to be launched in April.
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