The Hunt Report and Higher Education Policy in the Republic of Ireland: "An International Solution to an Irish Problem?"

Autor/inn/en	Walsh, John; Loxley, Andrew
Titel	The Hunt Report and Higher Education Policy in the Republic of Ireland: "An International Solution to an Irish Problem?"
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 40 (2015) 6, S.1128-1145 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.881350
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Economy; Educational History; Public Service; Educational Trends; Policy Analysis; Educational Change; Labor Market; Global Approach; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Public services; Öffentlicher Sozialdienst; Bildungsentwicklung; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsreform; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Globales Denken; Irland
Abstract	The "National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030" in the Republic of Ireland (universally known as the Hunt Report) represents the latest and most assertive attempt by the Irish state to re-construct higher education in accordance with economic utilitarian objectives. This paper sets out to analyse the historical context, key themes and theoretical underpinnings of the report, locating it within a European and international context shaped by a dominant "knowledge based economy" paradigm. This study draws upon broad narratives of public service reform to offer an initial theoretical insight into contemporary higher education policies in Ireland. The report reflects long-term trends in Irish higher education policy, which promote a reorientation of higher education to serve economic objectives. We argue that the Hunt Report is much more a synthesis of existing policies and previous expert group reports than a manifesto for radical transformation of Irish higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01