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Fleming, Brian; Harford, Judith – History of Education, 2014
A decade of transformation that emerged following a period of inertia and insularity in Irish education, the 1960s is widely regarded by scholars as representing a paradigm shift in education policy. Marked by a more interventionist, strategic policy approach, this period resulted in significant democratisation of education, particularly at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational History, Politics of Education
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O'Donoghue, Tom; Harford, Judith – South African Journal of Education, 2010
There is a great deal of talk about a crisis in teaching across the English-speaking world, about the quality of teachers leaving much to be desired, and about the quality of student outcomes dropping. This, in turn, has resulted in various aspects of teacher preparation coming under severe scrutiny. In general, disquiet has been voiced about the…
Descriptors: Generalization, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness