Contemporary Ireland is undergoing a radical shift in its sense of national identity, as the traditional narratives that shaped its past have come under intense scrutiny. The essays gathered here investigate the impact of different forms of education on Irish culture, society, politics, religion and economic success. While education for the knowledge economy has been prioritized across funding agendas, this book focuses on exploring education as a transformative enterprise that supports the personal and intellectual development of the learner.

CONTENTS: Thomas G. Grenham: Education as Transformative and the Future of Irish Society - Transformation and Leadership - Eileen Houlahan: Transformative Learning and Jack Mezirow - Denis Robinson: Leadership and the Inner Life - Dee McKiernan: The Purpose of Higher Education in Counselling Psychology and Supervision: What Are We Teaching? What Are We Learning? - Andrew O'Regan: Transformative Leadership in Irish Voluntary Organizations: Lessons from the Field - Catherine Breathnach: Irish Third-Level Education: The Challenge of Transformational Learning, a Case Study - Transformation and Justice - Sheena Hyland: Small Group Learning: Reflections on a Pedagogic «Gold Standard» - Ciarán Ó Mathúna: Adult Learners Returning to Higher Education: Implications for Education Providers - Gary Keogh: Leading Ethical Education: Teaching How to Think, Not What to Think - Mary Ivers: Education: Building Confidence, Changing Identities and Creating Possibilities for Flourishing - Eugene Curran: A Method in Search of a Model: Examining the Relationship between the Thought of Maria Montessori and Bernard Lonergan, Applied to Adult Education - Gráinne Doherty: Catholic Social Thought: A Pedagogical Model for Justice-Based Education - Transformation and Service - Cora Lambert: Community-Based Service Learning at All Hallows College: A Case Study - Marjorie Fitzpatrick: Mentoring as a Transforming Tool in «Holistic» Education at Third Level - Thomas G. Grenham: Educating for Tolerance: Learning about, from and within Diverse Religions and Beliefs in the Irish Primary School, a Strategy for Transformation - Siobhán Larkin: The Centrality of Adult Faith Development for the Future of the Catholic Church in Ireland.