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Project Description

The Migrant Teacher Project supports qualified migrant teachers to enter the Irish education system. Through a mixture of CPD Bridging Programmes, advocacy, one-to-one support and research, the project works to challenge the barriers that migrant teachers face with regard to registration with the Irish Teaching Council (registration), securing entry into the teaching workforce (recruitment) and maintaining those positions (retention). The MTP has offers general supports, and has also offered tailored supports for specific cohorts of teachers, such as those who have fled the war in Ukraine.

Funders

Department of Education; Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; European Union (AMIF)

Dates  

2017 - Present

Research Team

Dr Rory Mc Daid (Project Director)

Dr Garret Campbell (Project Lead)

Select Outputs

  • Mc Daid, R. (2023). Migrant teachers in Ireland: An untapped reservoir? In E. Keane, M. Heinz & R. Mc Daid (Eds.), Diversifying the teaching profession: Dimensions, dilemmas and directions for the future. United Kingdom: Routledge, pp. 144-154.
  • Schmidt, C., Terhart, H., Mc Daid, R. & Proyer, M. (2023). Unravelling the nuanced experiences of multilingual internationally educated teachers in bridging programmes: A focus on language. In S. Krause, M. Proyer & G. Kremsner (Eds.), The making of teachers in the age of migration: Critical perspectives on the politics of education for refugees, immigrant and minorities. Bloomsbury Press, pp. 102-118.
  • Mc Daid, R. and Nowlan, E. (2022). Barriers to recognition for migrant teachers in Ireland. European Educational Research Journal 21(2), 247-264.
  • Walsh, T. and Mc Daid, R. (2019). Race discrimination and the management of ethnic diversity at work: The case of elementary teachers in Ireland. In J.Vassilopoulou, O. Kyriakidou, V. Showunmi and J. Brabet, (Eds.) Race discrimination and the management of ethnic diversity at work: European countries perspectives. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 81-105.

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