Higher Education in Ireland: Practices, Policies and Possibilities

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Transformation of Higher Education in Ireland, 1945–80....Pages 5-32
A Contemporary History of Irish Higher Education, 1980–2011....Pages 33-54
From Seaweed & Peat to Pills & Very Small Things: Knowledge Production and Higher Education in the Irish Context....Pages 55-85
Bildung and Life-Long Learning: Emancipation and Control....Pages 86-95
Ireland and the Field of Higher Education: A Bourdieusian Perspective....Pages 96-109
Prospects for a Private, Indigenous and For-Profit University in Dublin....Pages 110-122
Measures and Metrics and Academic Labour....Pages 123-145
A Critical Journey Towards Lifelong Learning: Including Non-Traditional Students in University....Pages 146-158
Student Experience and Engagement in Higher Education in Ireland....Pages 159-171
Bologna: Consonance or Dissonance?....Pages 172-185
Changing Curriculum and Assessment Mindsets in Higher Education....Pages 186-197
E-Learning and Higher Education — Hyperbole and Reality....Pages 198-215
Academic Professional Development in Ireland....Pages 216-232
Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning in Irish Higher Education....Pages 233-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-256