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 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 EleanorMulliganWorked in prisonEleanor Mulligan is from Belfast. She was a nurse in hospitals in Belfast prior to working as an...
preview image SheelaghWilsonWorked in prisonSheelagh Wilson was a part-time teacher of Basic Education in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long...