E-Scéal 132: Commercialism in Primary Schools
- Published: 25 October 2007
IPPN is supporting a one-day conference on commercialism in Irish education in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 17th November 2007. "Education: Whose Business is it Anyway?" will feature speakers from all areas of Irish education with the keynote address being given by Prof Alex Molnar of Arizona State University.
Many in the educational community are concerned about the effects of supermarket voucher schemes in primary schools, junk food vending machines in PPP secondary schools and an increasing dependency on corporate funding in Higher Education. This conference will highlight the dangers for education in following a commercial agenda and explore positive responses from educators, parents and students to this trend.
To better understand principals' experiences and perspectives on this issue, we would ask you to complete our short on-line survey - click here to visit our survey
To register for this conference please visit www.commercialfreeeducation.com
Is sinne le meas,
Larry Fleming | Seán Cottrell
President | Director
