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Supporting Professionalism In Educational Development In Irish Higher Education, Muireann Okeeffe Dec 2012

Supporting Professionalism In Educational Development In Irish Higher Education, Muireann Okeeffe

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Higher education, in Ireland and globally, is undergoing profound change influenced by a variety of factors. In conjunction with these changes many initiatives to improve teaching and learning and the quality of graduates in higher education have been introduced in recent years. The changes and expansions in the sector has enabled growth of new roles in higher education described as ‘third space’ professionals by Whitchurch (2008).

This paper describes the struggle of those in third space professions, such as academic development, to establish a professional identity in higher education. The benefits of these contemporary roles to higher education are …


The Effects Of Rankings On Student Choices And Institutional Selection, Ellen Hazelkorn Jan 2012

The Effects Of Rankings On Student Choices And Institutional Selection, Ellen Hazelkorn

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Everyone Wants To Be Like Harvard – Or Do They? Cherishing All Missions Equally, Ellen Hazelkorn Jan 2012

Everyone Wants To Be Like Harvard – Or Do They? Cherishing All Missions Equally, Ellen Hazelkorn

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