Reformation or Transformation? Policy Reform in Ireland’s Higher Education System

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Abstract

Recent developments in policy analysis promote the use of blended or fused frameworks in order to capture the complexity of contemporary policy processes. Such an approach is particularly relevant to the complex higher education policy sphere. Having identified the appropriateness and conceptual and practical utility of such models, this article proposes a model linking the streams, stages and AFC approaches in an institutional frame. The framework is then applied in an analysis of higher education policy reform during the last 20 years in Ireland. The article pinpoints the benefits and challenges of creating and applying such frameworks of analysis and highlights their relevance to the education sector and their potential for the policy studies community.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-177
Number of pages19
JournalHigher Education Policy
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • framework for analysis
  • Ireland
  • nested model
  • reform
  • transformation

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