European policy implementation and higher education : analysing the Bologna process /
This book presents a critical analysis of the implementation of the Bologna Process, its achievements and consequences, as well as its failures and lack of convergence problems. Over the last decade the implementation of the Bologna Process, an ambitious reform of European higher education systems,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Series: | Issues in higher education (New York, N.Y.)
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Policy; Chapter 2: General Issues of€European Policy; Introduction; Delegation Theories; Differentiated Integration in€Europe; Hard Law Versus Soft Law; The Community Method and€Agency Loss; The Open Method of€Coordination; National Action Plans; Benchmarks; Indicators; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 3: European Higher Education Policies; Introduction; European Institutions and€Higher Education; Brief Historical Perspective.
- Jurisprudence and€the€Transfer of€Power to€the€European Court of€JusticeThe Services Directive: The€Erosion of€National Competence in€Higher Education Through Regulation; European Commission's Communications: Discourse as€a€Policy Instrument; The Bologna Process at the€Service of€the€Lisbon Strategy; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 4: Bologna Process Implementation Problems; Introduction; Is Implementation a€Problem?; What is the€Meaning of€Implementation?; The Lisbon Strategy and€the€Adoption of€OMC in€the€Bologna Process; Education Policies: Soft Law and€Coordination Problems.
- ConclusionsNote; References; Chapter 5: Bologna Objectives and€Their Fulfilment; Introduction; Setting the€Bologna Objectives and€the€EHEA; Fulfilling Bologna Objectives and€the€EHEA; Mobility; Employability; Attractiveness; Conclusions; References; Part II: Practice: The Achievement of Bologna Objectives in Portugal; Chapter 6: National Legislation and€Conditions for€Implementation; Introduction; Peculiar Characteristics of€the€Portuguese State; The Historical Context; The Development of€the€Private Sector; The Development of€the€Polytechnics; Recent Developments; Governance and€Autonomy.
- Quality AssuranceThe Bologna Process; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Employability; Introduction; Employability in€Portuguese Higher Education; Higher Education Institutions and€Academics; Institutional Commitment to€Employability; Academics' Commitment to€Employability; Employer Perceptions and€Engagement with€Higher Education; Student Perceptions and€Initiatives; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Mobility; Introduction; Legislative Action; Mobility Overview in€Portugal; Evolution of€Credit Mobility in€Portugal; Perceptions about the€Impact of€the€Bologna Process in€Portugal.
- Administrative StandardisationDegree Convergence and€Curricular (In)flexibility; Mobility Obstacles; Mobility Drivers; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: Attractiveness and€Internationalisation; Introduction; Internationalisation Rationales and€the€Shift of€Higher Education Institutions' Boundaries; Attractiveness as€a€European Political Objective; Attractiveness in€the€Portuguese Context; Engagement with€Attractiveness: Academics and€Students' Perceptions; Conclusions; References; Part III: Final Analysis in a Comparative Perspective.
