Higher education policies in central and eastern Europe

Titel: Higher education policies in central and eastern Europe : convergence towards a common model? / Michael Dobbins (senior researcher and lecturer, University of Konstanz and University of Bremen, Germany)
Verfasser:
Veröffentlicht: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2011]
Umfang: xvii, 233 Seiten ; 22x14x2 cm
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Transformations of the state
RVK-Notation:
ISBN: 9780230291393 ; 0230291392
Lokale Klassifikation: 31 15 F ; 31 15 B ; 31 15 E ; 31 7 S ; 32 15 F ; 23 15 F
  • List of Tables
  • p. ix
  • List of Illustrations
  • p. xi
  • List of Abbreviations
  • p. xii
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • p. xiii
  • Preface
  • p. xv
  • Acknowledgements
  • p. xvi
  • 1
  • Introduction
  • p. 1
  • The approach of the book
  • p. 7
  • Structure of the book
  • p. 10
  • 2
  • Historical Developments and Current Challenges
  • p. 13
  • Origins of the European university
  • p. 14
  • Central and eastern European universities
  • p. 18
  • The Bologna Process
  • p. 22
  • 3
  • Convergence in Higher Education Governance?
  • p. 30
  • Defining higher education governance
  • p. 33
  • A theoretical framework for explaining higher education convergence
  • p. 49
  • Potential convergence scenarios
  • p. 53
  • 4
  • Higher Education Reform in the Czech Republic
  • p. 63
  • The historical context
  • p. 63
  • Establishment of a new post-communist system of governance and legislation
  • p. 65
  • Conclusions for the pre-Bologna phase
  • p. 76
  • Changes in governance patterns in the Bologna phase
  • p. 78
  • Cumulative results - The Czech Republic
  • p. 81
  • 5
  • Higher Education Reform in Romania
  • p. 90
  • The historical context
  • p. 90
  • Establishment of a new post-communist system of governance and legislation
  • p. 94
  • Conclusions for the pre-Bologna phase
  • p. 104
  • Changes in governance patterns in the Bologna phase
  • p. 105
  • Cumulative results - Romania
  • p. 109
  • 6
  • Higher Education Reform in Bulgaria
  • p. 119
  • The historical context
  • p. 119
  • Establishment of a new post-communist system of governance and legislation
  • p. 123
  • Conclusions for the pre-Bologna phase
  • p. 130
  • Changes in governance patterns in the Bologna phase
  • p. 131
  • Cumulative results for Bulgaria
  • p. 140
  • Conclusions - Bulgaria
  • p. 148
  • 7
  • Higher Education Reform in Poland
  • p. 150
  • The historical context
  • p. 150
  • Establishment of a new post-communist system of governance and legislation
  • p. 155
  • Changes in governance patterns in the Bologna phase
  • p. 162
  • Cumulative results - Poland
  • p. 170
  • Conclusions - Poland
  • p. 175
  • 8
  • Comparative Conclusions
  • p. 180
  • Assessing the four convergence scenarios
  • p. 185
  • Analysing the impact of the Bologna Process on higher education governance
  • p. 193
  • Final thoughts
  • p. 200
  • Appendix on Interviewed Experts
  • p. 201
  • Notes
  • p. 206
  • Literature References
  • p. 213
  • Index
  • p. 229