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Smart schools = smart economy: intelligence equation or text-speak policy. An examination of the influence of the concept of the knowledge economy on the framing of Irish government policy for ICT in schools

Costello, Eamon ORCID: 0000-0002-2775-6006 (2012) Smart schools = smart economy: intelligence equation or text-speak policy. An examination of the influence of the concept of the knowledge economy on the framing of Irish government policy for ICT in schools. Trinity Education Papers, 1 (1). pp. 72-93.

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Abstract

This paper uses one recent significant document of State Educational policy in Ireland to explore the ideological underpinnings of a wider phenomenon known as the knowledge economy (and here also the smart economy). This paper situates Irish policy within the ideological milieu of the knowledge economy, drawing on a body of education research literature that shows how policy may be shaped by ideology. The knowledge economy is mapped in broad terms via its language to educational theorists such as Foucault and Althusser. From them we may trace its power (or knowledge-power) and its wide spread, such as via policy borrowing. Lastly the role of money and spending in knowledge economy policy making is examined and reasons offered why non-monetary solutions are not proffered by policy makers.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Ireland; Education policy
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Educational technology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Oscail
Publisher:School of Education, Trinity College Dublin
Copyright Information:© 2012 School of Education, Trinity College Dublin
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:20948
Deposited On:08 Dec 2015 11:53 by Fran Callaghan . Last Modified 08 Nov 2018 09:58

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