Recordings of teachers and pupils from primary schools, discussing shared education (Northern Ireland)

Video and sound recordings of pupils and teachers, discussing shared education participation in Northern Ireland. Schools were a mixture of controlled and maintained. Dataset will be of extreme interest for those undertaking research in the following fields: Education (primary, shared education, integration). The dataset is connected to the related thesis: This thesis explores primary school pupils’ experiences of intergroup contact through participation in shared education in Northern Ireland. Shared education involves collaboration between cross-community schools to deliver joint classes and lessons. A central objective of this collaboration is to improve community relations by presenting frequent and consistent opportunities for children and young people from Catholic, Protestant and other backgrounds to meet. In view of this objective, this study considers primary school children’s experiences of shared education, focusing on how pupils interpret their own roles, develop friendships and relationships with cross-community peers, and the extent to which they have agency and voice throughout the process. Dataset is currently embargoed until 31 July 2042