Horgan, Geraldine (2001) Analysis of INSET Policy and Provision for Second Level Teachers in the Nineties. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
In-service education for teachers (INSET) is necessary to support them in their careers
and to achieve the goals of educational reform. This research explores and analyses the
policy developed by the Department of Education on INSET and its implementation
for teachers in second level schools in the nineties. Policy analysis requires that the
changing societal context o f the policy process be considered.
The research methodology included desk research and interview. The former involved
the study and interpretation of published and unpublished primary and secondary
sources. Informal interviews were conducted with people in key roles in the
Department and in the Support Services. Based on the review of the literature a
framework was devised of the best national and international practice for INSET, and
the provision in Ireland during the nineties was analysed with reference to that
framework.
The research findings describe and discuss the extensive policy process during the
nineties. The process was participative and consultative, moving educational policy
formation from the preserve of a small number of decision makers to a more inclusive
broad partnership model.
The research findings show a wide range of models of INSET and a multiplicity of
providers. Progression in the development of INSET models is also evident with the
Support Service model staffed mainly by seconded teachers, designing and providing
INSET both school based and out of school. There have been a number of models of
extended courses, of third level courses and of joint initiatives between schools and
third level colleges. Funding for INSET increased thirteen fold by 2000 from a very
small base in 1990. Some of the structures recommended in the White Paper have
been established, and these are described. While policy is articulated for INSET, there
is still the need for strategic planning, guided by best practice, to ensure that INSET
extends personal education and professional competence, through improved
understanding of educational principles and techniques.
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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Keywords: | INSET; Second Level Teachers; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
Item ID: | 5292 |
Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2014 09:17 |
URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/5292 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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