ERIC Number: EJ1041990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Rebooting Irish Higher Education: Policy Challenges for Challenging Times
Hazelkorn, Ellen
Studies in Higher Education, v39 n8 p1343-1354 2014
The 2008 global financial crisis cast a long shadow over Ireland's higher education and research system. The IMF said Ireland experienced an "unprecedented economic correction", while Ireland's National Economic and Social Development Office said Ireland was beset by five different crises: a banking crisis, a fiscal crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis and a reputational crisis. Despite a return to growth, these circumstances provide the best explanation for the policy choices being undertaken as key actors struggle to sustain the publicly funded mass system, and reassert the country's position as a globally competitive knowledge society attractive to mobile capital and skilled labour. Whatever the outcome, it is unlikely that public funding for higher education will return to levels previously enjoyed. This paper examines the background and policy challenges confronting the government and higher education, and discusses the role of higher education researchers in helping shape options.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Role, Higher Education, Researchers, Economic Climate, Educational Finance, Economic Development, Knowledge Economy, Financial Exigency, Competition, Reputation, Social Problems, Sustainability, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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