Negotiating Subject Hierarchies Neo-Liberal Influences on the Comprehensive Curriculum in Ireland

This article critically examines the relationship between recent educational policy and the advancement of second-level subject hierarchies in Ireland. The paradox of promoting an individual subject by means of the matriculation system, while also calling for a broad and balanced curriculum, is ques...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational policy (Los Altos, Calif.) Jg. 30; H. 5; S. 721 - 739
Hauptverfasser: Lynch, Raymond, McGarr, Oliver
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Schlagworte:
Boundaries
Curricula
Curriculum
Curriculum Development
Education policy
Educational Policy
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Hierarchies
Ideology
Intellectual Disciplines
Ireland
Liberalism
Mathematics Education
Modernism
Neoliberalism
Policy Analysis
Secondary schools
Vertical Organization
Vocational education
Ireland
subject hierarchy
subject boundaries
educational policy
comprehensive curriculum
ISSN:0895-9048, 1552-3896
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Zusammenfassung:This article critically examines the relationship between recent educational policy and the advancement of second-level subject hierarchies in Ireland. The paradox of promoting an individual subject by means of the matriculation system, while also calling for a broad and balanced curriculum, is questioned. The apparent retreat from a commitment to comprehensive education is discussed with respect to a neo-liberal agenda in education and a modernist-vocational ideology of curriculum development. The article concludes with a discussion on the place of subject-based curricula and a call for more balanced debate around educational policy, which may result in the promotion of subject boundaries.
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ISSN:0895-9048
1552-3896
DOI:10.1177/0895904814550077