Browsing by Author "Lynch, Kathleen"
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An analysis of some presuppositions underlying the concepts of meritocracy and ability as presented in Greaney and Kellaghan study
Lynch, Kathleen (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1985)Two key concepts in Greaney and Kellaghan's book are those of meritocracy and ability. This paper sets out to present a critical evaluation of the major sociological and educational presuppositions on which these are based. ... -
Autonomy, Capability, Subsidiarity as Key to a Social Ethics for Sustainability
Lynch, Kathleen (Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Discipline of Religions and Theology, 2019)This thesis brings Amartya Sen'ss capability approach into dialogue with commitments in theological ethics to the autonomy and dignity of the human person in society, and to the integrity of creation. It applies the ... -
Dominant ideologies in Irish educational-thought - consensualism, essentialism and meritocratic individualism
Lynch, Kathleen (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1987)Through the analysis of the works of Irish (the analysis is confined to the Republic of Ireland) educationalists (over the last 30 years) three prominent ideological paradigms are evident in the literature. The first of ... -
Equality studies, the academy and the role of research in emancipatory social change
Lynch, Kathleen (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1999)If people are structurally excluded from democratic engagement with research practice, they are precluded from assessing its validity in an informed manner. They are effectively disenfranchised from controlling the ...