Voegtle Higher Education Policy Convergence and the Bologna Process

A Cross-National Study
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-41279-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 229 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Transformations of the State

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Voegtle, E.

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

Über Autor(innen)

Eva Maria Vögtle is a Researcher at the German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research (DZHW), Germany.