Higher Education in Ireland

Tom Farrelly, Institute of Technology Tralee, IrelandTed Fleming, National University of Ireland Maynooth, IrelandMichael Grenfell, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandFrank McMahon, Dublin Institute of Technology, IrelandDavid Limond, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandDamian Murchan, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandAnne Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology, IrelandCarmel O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandCiara O'Farrell, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

• 1. The Transformation of Higher Education in Ireland, 1945-80; John Walsh 2. A Contemporary History of Irish Higher Education, 1980-2011; John Walsh 3. From Seaweed and Peat to Pills and Very Small Things: Knowledge Production and Higher Education in the Irish Context; Andrew Loxley 4. Bildung and Life-Long Learning: Emancipation and Control; Aidan Seery 5. Ireland and the Field of Higher Education: A Bourdieusian Perspective; Michael Grenfell 6. Prospects for a Private, Indigenous and For-Profit University in Dublin; David Limond 7. Measures and Metrics and Academic Labour; Andrew Loxley 8. A Critical Journey Towards Lifelong Learning: Including Non-Traditional Students in University; Ted Fleming and Fergal Finnegan 9. Student Experience and Engagement in Higher Education in Ireland; Anne Murphy 10. Bologna: Consonance or Dissonance?; Frank McMahon 11. Changing Curriculum and Assessment Mindsets in Higher Education; Damien Murchan 12. E-Learning and Higher Education: Hyperbole and Reality; Tom Farrelly 13. Academic Professional Development in Ireland; Carmel O'Sullivan 14. Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning in Irish Higher Education; Ciara O'Farrell