Higher Education Policy Convergence and the Bologna Process - A Cross-National Study

Informationen zum Autor Eva Maria Vögtle is a Researcher at the German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research (DZHW), Germany. Klappentext What are the principal drivers of recent higher education reforms? This study investigates whether the soft governance mechanism of transnational communication has evoked cross-national policy harmonization. Results suggest that the Bologna Process has triggered substantial policy harmonization beyond general policy convergence. Zusammenfassung What are the principal drivers of recent higher education reforms? This study investigates whether the soft governance mechanism of transnational communication has evoked cross-national policy harmonization. Results suggest that the Bologna Process has triggered substantial policy harmonization beyond general policy convergence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Bologna Process: Emergence, Goals and Developments 3. Policy Diffusion, Transfer and Convergence 4. Theoretical Framework 5. Research Design 6. Descriptive Analyses of the Dependent Variables 7. Analysis of Causal and Conditioning Factors 8. Conclusion

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1. Introduction 2. The Bologna Process: Emergence, Goals and Developments 3. Policy Diffusion, Transfer and Convergence 4. Theoretical Framework 5. Research Design 6. Descriptive Analyses of the Dependent Variables 7. Analysis of Causal and Conditioning Factors 8. Conclusion

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• Authors: Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Voegtle, E Voegtle, E. Voegtle, Eva Maria Voegtle, Eva Maria Vogtle, Eva Maria Vögtle
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9781137412782
• ISBN: 978-1-137-41278-2
• No. of pages: 229
• Series: Transformations of the State; Transformations of the State
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology of Education, Education, European Politics, Political Science, European Union, Politics & government, Political science & theory, higher education, Social research & statistics, EU (European Union), Higher & further education, tertiary education, Education and state, Central / national / federal government policies, Education Policy, Educational sociology, European Union Politics, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Education and sociology