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Gordon Macintyre was Regional Director of The Open University in Northern Ireland from 1972 until 1992. He negotiated in 1973 with the Prison Education and Training Service of the Northern Ireland Office and the Officers Commanding the Special Category prisoner groups in the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison for access to Open University courses. During the late 1980s he tutored the course Education for Adults with students in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison. In his role as Regional Director he conducted graduation ceremonies in the prisons.
Gordon Macintyre was Regional Director of The Open University in Northern Ireland from 1972 until 1992. He negotiated in 1973 with the Prison Education and Training Service of the Northern Ireland Office and the Officers Commanding the Special Category prisoner groups in the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison for access to Open University courses. During the late 1980s he tutored the course Education for Adults with students in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison. In his role as Regional Director he conducted graduation ceremonies in the prisons.
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| Title: | A request for help |
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| Description: | Gordon Macintyre the first Regional Director of The Open University in Northern Ireland explains an approach from the Northern Ireland Office to The Open University for help with education provision. He describes how this led to his meeting in Long Kesh (the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) in 1973 with the Commanding Officers of the Provisional IRA the Official IRA the UVF and UDA who all testified to the need for education within their ranks. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Contributor: | Gordon MacIntyre |
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| Master programe code and title: | Gordon MacIntyre Interview |
| Master programme production number: | 059_T_01 |
| Available to public: | yes |
