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Academic Professional Development in Ireland

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The rapid pace of change in higher education (HE) has seen significant increases in student numbers, greater diversity in the student body and in their prior educational experiences, greater pressure on resources and a requirement for institutions to generate income, improved flexibility in modes of study and delivery, and external demands for improved quality and standards. A further challenge facing academic staff in higher educa- tion is the expectation that students must be prepared for the world of work and to make a contribution to the local community (Fry, Kette ridge and Marshall, 2003). It is no longer assumed that students ‘pick up information’ by a process of osmosis: by virtue of the fact that they are present in a lecture theatre or seminar room. Rightly or wrongly, lecturers are increasingly called upon to be accountable for the success of their students, and good teaching skills are seen as intrinsic to assisting students learn. Academics now have contractual obligations to pursue excellence in a number of areas, including teaching, research, professional standing and administrative management (Karagiannis, 2009).

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  1. Division of Continuous Professional Development and of the Professional Diploma in Education, School of Education, TCD, Ireland

    Carmel O’Sullivan (Co-ordinator)

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  1. School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    Andrew Loxley , Aidan Seery (Director of Research) & John Walsh (Ussher Lecturer in Higher Education),  (Director of Research) &  (Ussher Lecturer in Higher Education)

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O’Sullivan, C. (2014). Academic Professional Development in Ireland. In: Loxley, A., Seery, A., Walsh, J. (eds) Higher Education in Ireland. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137289889_14

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