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Trust schools and the politics of persuasion and the mobilisation of interest
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-06-21)
This paper sets out the theoretical and methodological approach of a study of the politics of persuasion and the mobilisation of interest in relation to the Trust schools initiative in England. Drawing on the discourse ...
The making of Irish-speaking Ireland: The cultural politics of belonging, diversity and power
(2012)
This paper is about linguistic justice issues in the post-colonial context of an Irish-speaking
region in the south-west of Ireland, drawing on a study of political mobilization around the
Irish-medium education policy ...
The Contradictions of Policy and Practice: Creativity in Higher Education
(London Review of Education (Taylor & Francis), 2012-07)
Whilst much of the rhetoric of current educational policy champions creativity and innovation, structural reforms and new management practices in higher education run counter to the known conditions under which creativity ...
An ethical commitment: responsibility, cosmopolitanism and care in the internationalised university
(Routledge, 2013-10)
The internationalization of higher education has decisively moved from being a scholarly tradition of mobility across borders to an almost purely economic concern. This is a trend that is most pronounced in countries such ...
The Galway Symposium on Design for Learning: curriculum and assessment in higher education (Review Essay)
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-06-14)
The higher education (HE) system in Ireland, in common with many systems around the world, is facing a period of uncertainty. In the current economic climate, the seven universities in Ireland - plus the approximately 20 ...
Creativity in Education: challenging the assumptions
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-06-25)
The creative process is mysterious, intriguing and elusive. The above quote from celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami evokes an other-wordliness, a dream-like state, an escape from reality that many other creative ...
Forum Critical Thinking: Symposium on the Future of Universities: Introduction
(Sage, 2010)
This introduction is for a special forum with contributions from the Galway Symposium on Critical Thinking: the Future of Universities.