European policy implementation and higher education : analysing the Bologna process /: analysing the Bologna process. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cristina Sin, Amélia Veiga, Alberto Amaral.
• Authors: Sin, Cristina; Veiga, Amélia; Amaral, Alberto
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 378.4; Social sciences; Bologna process (European higher education); Higher education and state -- Europe; Educational change -- Europe; Education, Higher -- Europe; Bologna process (European higher education); Education, Higher; Educational change; Higher education and state; Education -- Higher; Education -- Evaluation; Education -- Comparative; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Examinations & assessment; Education; Education and state; Education, Higher; Educational tests and measuremen; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Central government policies; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137504623; 1137504625; 1137504617; 9781137504616
• Related ISBNs: 9781137504616
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 18, 2016).
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