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No artificial limits : Ireland's regional technical colleges / Richard Thorn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dublin : Institute of Public Administration ♭2018Description: 245 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781910393208 (pbk.) :
  • 9781910393208 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.415 THO
LOC classification:
  • LA669.63
Contents:
1: The 1960s: 'nothing happens out of a blue sky. You approach development through gradualness' 2: The 1970s: 'the problem faced by the Government ... whether to ... develop the existing binary system or to initiate ... a fully comprehensive system of higher education' 3: The 1980s: 'We stress that each Governing Body should be established in its own right ... so that they can perform executive tasks and perform actions in law' 4: The 1990s: 'The Committee recommends Regional Institutes of Technology as a new title for the RTCs' 5.The 2000s: 'We are particularly impressed by the extent to which the institutes see themselves as different from the universities 6.The 2010s: 'traumatised group of HEIs' Appendix 1: Notes on the Irish political system Appendix 2: Timeline of significant events for the Regional Technical Colleges
Summary: The history of Ireland's regional technical colleges (institutes of technology). This book will appeal to those who have come from, or have been associated with, the regional technical colleges and who are interested in the richness of the story of their colleges. It is hoped also that the book will appeal to those interested in education and policy development.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 378.415 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219864
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 378.415 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219865
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 378.415 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219866

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1: The 1960s: 'nothing happens out of a blue sky. You approach development through gradualness' 2: The 1970s: 'the problem faced by the Government ... whether to ... develop the existing binary system or to initiate ... a fully comprehensive system of higher education' 3: The 1980s: 'We stress that each Governing Body should be established in its own right ... so that they can perform executive tasks and perform actions in law' 4: The 1990s: 'The Committee recommends Regional Institutes of Technology as a new title for the RTCs' 5.The 2000s: 'We are particularly impressed by the extent to which the institutes see themselves as different from the universities 6.The 2010s: 'traumatised group of HEIs' Appendix 1: Notes on the Irish political system Appendix 2: Timeline of significant events for the Regional Technical Colleges

The history of Ireland's regional technical colleges (institutes of technology). This book will appeal to those who have come from, or have been associated with, the regional technical colleges and who are interested in the richness of the story of their colleges. It is hoped also that the book will appeal to those interested in education and policy development.

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