Time to think...

Time to Think: Open University journeys in British and Irish prisons during the years of conflict 1972-2000 is a unique oral history archive. The collection contains interviews on the educational journeys of Loyalist and Republican ex-prisoners, Open University staff who tutored in the prisons or were involved in administration of study from the Belfast Office, prison education staff and Open University students who worked in the prisons. It also includes reflective interviews with OU staff and the Time to Think team about gathering interviews and building the archive, alongside audio clips, course materials, films and other artefacts.

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First name Last name Role Summary
preview image JoyClarkWorked in prisonJoy Clark taught in schools in Armagh until 1975 when she was appointed by the Northern Ireland...
preview image JohnFrielWorked in prisonJohn Friel grew up and went to school in Derry before training for the priesthood. After ordination...
preview image PrisonGovernor AWorked in prisonPrison Governor A spent fourteen years working in Industry as a Manager. He joined the Northern...
preview image MargaretGrayWorked in prisonMargaret Gray was appointed by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in 1973 as the first full-time...
preview image BarbaraHartWorked in prisonBarbara Hart is from Portland Oregon and gained her PhD from Trinity College Dublin. She researched...
preview image PamelaHazelWorked in prisonPamela Hazel was appointed in 1975 by the Northern Ireland Office as a teacher working in the...
preview image DominicHenryWorked in prisonDominic Henry joined the Northern Ireland Prison Service as a Basic Education teacher in 1975 in...
preview image HarryHughesWorked in prisonHarry Hughes was one of the first intake of students to study with The Open University in 1971 and...
preview image GeoffMooreWorked in prisonGeoff Moore taught in Cairnmartin Secondary School in Belfast until his appointment as Art and...
preview image EleanorMulliganWorked in prisonEleanor Mulligan is from Belfast. She was a nurse in hospitals in Belfast prior to working as an...
preview image AustinTreacyWorked in prisonAustin Treacy joined the Northern Ireland Prison Service in 1977. He was a Prison Officer in...
preview image KevinWarnerWorked in prisonKevin Warner's professional background is in teaching. During the 1970s he taught both in schools...
preview image RonnieWhiteWorked in prisonRonnie White is from Belfast and left Knockbreda High School in 1973 with five O Levels and one A...
preview image SheelaghWilsonWorked in prisonSheelagh Wilson was a part-time teacher of Basic Education in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long...
preview image SeanWynneWorked in prisonSean Wynne taught in the secondary education sector in the Midlands of Ireland studied for a...