Thomas O’Donoghue
Biographic Data
| ID | 10766617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas O’Donoghue |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Donoghue |
| SIGNATURE | O’DONOGHUE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Soil policy principles and a policymaking framework using the soil security concept
There is a growing demand for more soil-centric policies to ensure sustainable land management and soil security. The concept of soil security enhances our understanding of soil multifunctionality as a comprehensive framework for soil protection. Utilising the soil security concept in policymaking can substantially improve the consistency and harmonisation of regional and global policies related to soil security. This paper reviews the fundamenta…
Breaking the mould
Curriculum has become a core element of universities' competitive positioning, internationally and nationally. This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of policy processes and outcomes associated with 'radical' university curriculum reforms that resulted in divergence from institutions' own historical patterns and national conventions and traditions. The empirical investigations draw on a policy trajectory conceptual framework and focus on how…
Investigating the potential of cultural-historical activity theory for studying specific transitions in the history of education
In recent years, and particularly with the emergence of cultural history, historians of education have begun to adopt a wide variety of theoretical approaches to their scholarship. Notwithstanding this, cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) remains underutilised in the field of history of education, despite being employed widely in other domains of education research. This paper illustrates the way in which CHAT offers a valuable framework f…
A Study of the Secondary School History Curriculum in Chile from Colonial Times to the Present
"The focus of this book is on the secondary school history curriculum in Chile from colonial times to the present. By way of background, attention is paid to the development of the history curriculum in the three countries which have most influenced educational developments in Chile, namely, England, the United States of America and Spain. The academic literature on the history curriculum throughout the English-speaking and Latin-speaking world, …
Breaking the mould
Curriculum has become a core element of universities' competitive positioning, internationally and nationally. This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of policy processes and outcomes associated with 'radical' university curriculum reforms that resulted in divergence from institutions' own historical patterns and national conventions and traditions. The empirical investigations draw on a policy trajectory conceptual framework and focus on how…
A Study of the Secondary School History Curriculum in Chile from Colonial Times to the Present
"The focus of this book is on the secondary school history curriculum in Chile from colonial times to the present. By way of background, attention is paid to the development of the history curriculum in the three countries which have most influenced educational developments in Chile, namely, England, the United States of America and Spain. The academic literature on the history curriculum throughout the English-speaking and Latin-speaking world, …
Investigating the potential of cultural-historical activity theory for studying specific transitions in the history of education
In recent years, and particularly with the emergence of cultural history, historians of education have begun to adopt a wide variety of theoretical approaches to their scholarship. Notwithstanding this, cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) remains underutilised in the field of history of education, despite being employed widely in other domains of education research. This paper illustrates the way in which CHAT offers a valuable framework f…
Breaking the mould
Curriculum has become a core element of universities' competitive positioning, internationally and nationally. This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of policy processes and outcomes associated with 'radical' university curriculum reforms that resulted in divergence from institutions' own historical patterns and national conventions and traditions. The empirical investigations draw on a policy trajectory conceptual framework and focus on how…
Soil policy principles and a policymaking framework using the soil security concept
There is a growing demand for more soil-centric policies to ensure sustainable land management and soil security. The concept of soil security enhances our understanding of soil multifunctionality as a comprehensive framework for soil protection. Utilising the soil security concept in policymaking can substantially improve the consistency and harmonisation of regional and global policies related to soil security. This paper reviews the fundamenta…
Sociology (3 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Economics (1 work)