Access And Participation In Irish Higher Education

Author : Ted Fleming
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137569743
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Access and Participation in Irish Higher Education written by Ted Fleming and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the access and participation issues present within Higher Education in Ireland. It examines policy, pedagogy and practices in relation to widening participation and documents the progress and challenges encountered in furthering the ‘access agenda’ over the past two decades. Access has become an integral part of how Higher Education understands itself and how it explains the value of what it does for society as a whole. Improving access to education strengthens social cohesion, lessens inequality, guarantees the future vitality of tertiary institutions and ensures economic competitiveness and flexibility in the era of the “Knowledge Based Economy”. Offering a coherent, critical account of recent developments in Irish Higher Education and the implications for Irish society as a whole, this book is essential for those involved both in researching the field and in Higher Education itself.

Author : John Walsh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137446730
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Higher Education in Ireland, 1922–2016 written by John Walsh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the emergence of the modern higher education sector in the independent Irish state. The author traces its origins from the traditional universities, technical schools and teacher training colleges at the start of the twentieth century, cataloguing its development into the complex, multi-layered and diverse system of the early twenty-first century. Focusing on the socio-political and cultural contexts which shaped the evolution of higher education, the author analyses the interplay between the state, academic institutions and other key institutional actors – notably churches, cultural organizations, employers, trade unions and supranational bodies. This study explores policy, structural and institutional change in Irish higher education, suggesting that the emergence of the modern higher education system in Ireland was influenced by ideologies and trends which owed much to a wider European and international context. The book considers how the exercise of power at local, national and international level impinged on the mission, purpose and values of higher education and on the creation and expansion of a distinctive higher education system. The author also explores a transformation in public and political understandings of the role of higher education, charting the gradual evolution from traditionalist conceptions of the academy as a repository for cultural and religious value formation, to the re-positioning of higher education as a vital factor in the knowledge based economy. This comprehensive volume will appeal to students and scholars of the Irish education system, educators and practitioners in the field, and those interested in higher education in Ireland more generally.

Author : Andrew Loxley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137289880
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Higher Education in Ireland written by Andrew Loxley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides the first in-depth, interdisciplinary and over-arching review of higher education in Ireland, situating higher education within the socio-cultural, political and historical context of the country over the past 40 years and the development of European and national policies.

Author : Patrick Clancy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910393048
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Higher Education written by Patrick Clancy and published by . This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an authoritative account of Irish higher education from a comparative perspective. It reviews the expansion and diversification of the system in the light of global developments, and provides a rigorous comparison of relative participation rates and levels of equity.

Author : John Cullinan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319485539
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Insights on Higher Education Policy in Ireland written by John Cullinan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together research relating to the economics of higher education in Ireland and presents evidence that will help support policy decision making. It provides an analysis of prominent issues within the higher education sector from an economic viewpoint, discussing the relevant theory and offering an empirical analysis. The book examines three broad themes with a specific focus on issues related to undergraduate education: participation and preferences, progression and outcomes, and benefits and financing. Each chapter presents an accessible, non-specialist analysis of the topic of interest, making it relevant to a wider audience. In doing so, the book provides an important addition to our current knowledge and understanding of higher education in Ireland from an economic perspective. Key chapters discuss the factors influencing institution choices, student retention in higher education, and policy debates surrounding student finance. The book will serve as a useful and up-to-date resource for policymakers, researchers, academics and students across a range of disciplines, both in Ireland and internationally.

Author : Ireland. Higher Education Authority
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780904556988
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achieving Equity of Access to Higher Education in Ireland written by Ireland. Higher Education Authority and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wang Chen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351245848
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Actionable Research for Educational Equity and Social Justice written by Wang Chen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actionable Research for Educational Equity and Social Justice advances a unique, engaged approach to promoting educational equity and social justice in higher education across China and beyond. Developed as a joint venture of senior and junior scholars in China and the United States, this book documents Chinese, Latin American, U.S., and European examples of engaged scholarship supporting the development of strategies for expanding educational opportunities for low-income families. Drawing from collaborative research, workshops, and field investigations, chapter authors propose and test new methods and practices for reducing educational inequality and provide examples of successful practices that have improved access for low-income students across the globe.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264014322
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Ireland 2006 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review addresses the full range of higher education issues in Ireland and offers recommendations for action within the framework of the government’s ambitions for the sector.

Author : Tett, Lyn
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447350073
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resisting Neoliberalism in Education written by Tett, Lyn and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neoliberalism is having a detrimental impact on wider social and ethical goals in the field of education. Using an international range of contexts, this book provides practical examples that demonstrate how neoliberalism can be challenged and changed at the local, national and transnational level.

Author : Brooks, Rachel
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447359631
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing the Higher Education Student written by Brooks, Rachel and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe’s 35 million students are understood by key social actors across different nations. The various chapters compare and contrast conceptualisations in six nations, held by policymakers, higher education staff, media and students themselves. With an emphasis on students’ lived experiences, the authors provide new perspectives about how students are understood, and the extent to which European higher education is homogenising. They explore various prominent constructions of students – including as citizens, enthusiastic learners, future workers and objects of criticism.