TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract This chapter describes the nature of higher education funding and student support in the Republic of Ireland. Ireland represents an interesting case-study because of the abolition of student fees in the mid-1990s and the way in which the current crisis in higher education (HE) funding has prompted debate about the appropriate way to fund the sector. The chapter begins by providing a brief outline of the structure of Irish HE and the funding regime before examining HE admissions processes and the kinds of supports available to students. The chapter concludes by looking at trends in participation and the current debate about the future direction of funding.
SN  - 978-1-78754-651-6, 978-1-78754-654-7/
DO  - 10.1108/978-1-78754-651-620181007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78754-651-620181007
AU  - Smyth Emer
ED  - Sheila Riddell
ED  - Sarah Minty
ED  - Elisabet Weedon
ED  - Susan Whittaker
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Widening Access to Higher Education: Balancing Supply and Demand in Ireland
T2  - Higher Education Funding and Access in International Perspective
T3  - Great Debates in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 121
EP  - 142
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -