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Tag Archives: education
Are MOOCs the future for the Irish Higher Education Sector?
This is an extended version of an opinion piece published in the Irish Examiner Over the last decade or more the language of management has permeated more and more into higher education. For some this is the trump of doom, … Continue reading
Hollowing Out
So, thanks to Pearse Doherty ( although sent on 6 Nov this seems to have only hit my mailbox now…) we now have a clarity on the reduction in staffing from the top levels of Irish universities. In particular, TCD and Maynooth and … Continue reading
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Tagged associate professors, education, environment, HR, irish universities, science, universities
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Public Sector, Private Sector, Public Money, Private Money
I spoke yesterday at the Irish Proshares Association ( a branch of IBEC), along with Jim Power and Constantin Gurdgiev. A gloom of economists indeed.Part of the discussion after our presentation got me thinking of the nature of the “debate” … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, banking, banks, competitveness, economy, education, government, politics, property, public sector
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Its educational chestnut time again….
Peter Drucker stated What Gets Measured Gets Managed and he is right. This is managerial equivalent of looking for your keys where the light is rather than where the keys may be. Want people to do something? Measure it, reward … Continue reading
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Tagged education, politics, shibboleths, top 100 universities, world reputation
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A journal editor seeks your views…
So, I today signed off on the agreement to be the new editor of another Elsevier journal, International Review. Of Financial Analysis (IRFA). It's a pretty decent journal, ranked in the top 40 by a recent study; it was ranked … Continue reading
Its not the points, its the system, thats a problem in the points system
Irish second level school students are now in the early stages of their school-leaving examinations, with oral language and applied science examinations ongoing and the main written exams starting Wednesday 6th with English Paper 1.They take their examination in a relatively good … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, economy, education, education analysts, health, Leaving Cert, mahematics, medical school, points, points race, politics, research, schools in ireland, science, universities
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Jobs, education and industrial inertia
This is a hyperlinked version of a column published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 28 April 2012 Recent research for the USA suggests that not only are many recoveries from crashes etc jobless for a long time, but that … Continue reading
Restrictive Practices in Higher Education in Ireland
The Chairman of the Higher education Authority is no stranger to controversy. His most recent interesting comment came when he commented against the “restrictive work practices” of the third level, stating “There are very restrictive HR practices imposed on our higher … Continue reading
Whats REALLY going on inside higher education
Last week, in The Irish Times, an opinion piece was printed on third level education. Penned by Paul Mooney, sometime President of the National College of Ireland, and now back as a fulltime management consultant. To put it mildly it … Continue reading
