Inside Education On 103.2 Dublin City Fm

Presented and Produced by Seán Delaney Theme tune by David Vesey This week my guest on the programme is Leadership expert Professor Andy Hargreaves. Andy Hargreaves is Research Professor at Boston College, Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University, Professor at the University of Stavanger, and Honorary Professor at Swansea University.  Over the course of our 42-minute conversation, we covered a wide range of topics, including the following: The effect of wealth inequality on people in many countries and the implications for education Negative effects the international test PISA has had on education systems and why the focus on such results is changing in some countries How the focus has now moved to matters such as identity and belonging Three things have happened which have led to a revised agenda for schools to respond to: Existing methods and strategies have become exhausted in seeking additional marginal gains on international tests People sta