Fellow’s Profile
Rachel Ashe
Fellow’s Profile
Rachel Ashe
Politically Speaking? Shared Language Education in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Understanding how integrated language education assists with reconciliation in post-conflict societies and helps unite local communities
Countries
Fellowship year
2023
Supported by
Locality
Northern Ireland
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Biography
I am Research and Policy Officer and a councillor for the Alliance Party.
The purpose of my Fellowship is to research integrated language education in post-conflict societies to learn how this can assist reconciliation in the respective local communities. I will research best practice and how teaching languages considered representative of the 'other' has the potential to bring societies together to encourage reconciliation and mutual understanding.
During my employment as a researcher in the field of education, I developed an interest in how integrated education has the potential to bring children from different communities together, to be curious and learn about local cultural differences.
I hope my Fellowship will help contribute to reduced polarisation in communities. I also hope it will encourage understanding and acceptance of the different identities and shared heritages in Northern Ireland.
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Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.