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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
Eva Maria Vögtle is a Researcher at the German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research (DZHW), Germany.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 229 ● ISBN 9781137412799 ● File size 1.3 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3360099 ● Copy protection Social DRM