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DOI

10.7486/DRI.xp690852k

Title

Interview 55

Equality of Opportunity in Practice: Studies in working, learning and caring

Description

"These interview transcripts were collected as part of the IRC-funded project: Equality of opportunity in practice: studies in working, learning, and caring.
Higher education is a social site experiencing major social change with increasing privatization and commercialization, and one where there is intense and increasing pressure to perform in market terms. This project is focused on an investigation of higher education in Ireland in terms of how equality of opportunity policies are operating in practice in the context of working, caring and learning. We will explore if, and how, the existence of equal opportunities (EO) policies, underpinned by law and EU directives, has an impact on the struggle against the economic and social inequalities across Ireland. We want to know if formal equal opportunities policies, espoused at national and EU level, are achieving the ideals of equality and inclusion they purport to promote.
We focus on higher education as a site of research where one can study working, learning, and caring conterminously, and which is formally expected to promote equality of opportunity both in education and in work terms. The research will address important questions of every-day life specifically with a range of employees in different positions and institutions within the sector of higher education in Ireland. Using interviews with employees at four different higher education institutions in Ireland, we will explore the extent to which equal opportunities policies in the work place impact on people’s lives. "

Creators

Prof. Kathleen Lynch, Dr. Mariya Ivancheva, Dr. Michael O’Flynn, Kathryn Keating

Creation Date

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Published by Digital Repository of Ireland

30/08/2023

Subjects

maleIrishResearch - AHSSUniversityEqualityOpportunityEducation, Higher

Subjects (Places)

UniversityIT/CollegeIreland

Types

text

Interview transcripts

Language

English

Rights

Copyright Prof. Kathleen Lynch, Dr. Mariya Ivancheva, Dr. Michael O’Flynn, Kathryn Keating

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Depositing Organisation

Irish Qualitative Data Archive