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Under the unique situation of direct rule within Northern Ireland, educational control in the Province is exercised by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and through him by the Minister of... State responsible. This programme examines the tensions which arise under this system of, on the one hand centralised control, and on the other local educational input in the forms of local Library Boards. Mary Gothins, Staff Tutor in the North West region of the Open University interviewed the Minister of State responsible at the time the programme was made, Lord Melchett, and later talked with Jack Magee, a. member of the South Eastern Education and Library Board, and David Allen, Secretary of the Ulster Teachers Union.
Under the unique situation of direct rule within Northern Ireland, educational control in the Province is exercised by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and through him by the Minister of... State responsible. This programme examines the tensions which arise under this system of, on the one hand centralised control, and on the other local educational input in the forms of local Library Boards. Mary Gothins, Staff Tutor in the North West region of the Open University interviewed the Minister of State responsible at the time the programme was made, Lord Melchett, and later talked with Jack Magee, a. member of the South Eastern Education and Library Board, and David Allen, Secretary of the Ulster Teachers Union.
| Module code and title: | E222, The control of education in Britain |
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| Item code: | E222; 04; 1979 |
| Recording date: | 1979-02-12 |
| First transmission date: | 09-04-1979 |
| Published: | 1979 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:38 |
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| Producer: | Ken Little |
| Contributors: | David Allen; Mary Gethins; Jack Magee |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Library Boards; Northern Ireland |
| Master spool number: | BLN07950H742 |
| Production number: | BLN07950H742 |
| Available to public: | no |
