It All Started in Galway: The Foundations of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)

In this Cois Coiribe article, Prof Tony Hall traces the historic roots of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), from its inaugural ‘First Meeting of Scholars’, held in Galway in April 1976, through to key events and milestones leading to the 50-year commemorative event hosted by University of Galway, bringing the association back to its place of origin. Starting in 1970s Galway, the ESAI would become one of Ireland’s most important organisations for educational research and scholarship, north and south.