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Prof Tony Gallagher

BSc MSc PhD
Professor of Education
Pro-Vice Chancellor
Elected Academician of the Academy of Social Science (2008)
International Fellow, Facing History and Ourselves

School of Education
Queen's University
Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 5220
Email: am.gallagher@qub.ac.uk

Tony Gallagher joined Queen’s as a Lecturer in Education in 1992 and was later appointed to a Readership in 1995 and a Chair in 1999. In 2005 he was appointed Head of the School of Education. His main research interest lies in the role of education in societies marked by ethnic conflict, although he is also interested more generally in issues related to equality and social inclusion in education. Most of his research has been carried out in Northern Ireland, although he has also worked in the Middle East, with Israeli and Palestinian educators, and in South East Europe. He has acted as a consultant for many government departments, non-governmental public bodies, voluntary and community organizations, and a range of international organizations. His current main work involves the exploration of effective methods of school collaboration to raise standards and promote new relationships across denominational divisions in Northern Ireland.

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    In this video Tony Gallagher discusses the value of the Facing History and Ourselves approach in Northern Ireland, where teaching history without partisanship is a big challenge. Facing History's method of exploring difficult historical events gives teachers the tools to help young people think about history and the present in different ways. Further information on Facing History and Ourselves can be found here.


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    • Tony Gallagher explains Value Facing History - here
    • Tony Gallagher outlines challanges for schools in Northern Ireland - here
    • Tony Gallagher discusses Educating for Human Dignity - here
    • Tony Gallagher on the Challenges of Teaching History in Societies Emerging from Violent Conflict - audio here