Higher Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe: Convergence Towards a Common Model?

ISBN-13: 9780230291393 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 233 str.

Michael Dobbins

Opis

A political science perspective on higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Examines the impact of historical institutions and transnational networking on institutions of higher education and assesses whether Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania are converging towards a common model of market-based governance.

Spis treści

Introduction Historical Developments and Current Challenges Convergence in higher education governance? Higher Education Reform in the Czech Republic Higher Education Reform in Romania  Higher Education Reform in Bulgaria Higher Education Reform in Poland Comparative Conclusions

O autorze

MICHAEL DOBBINS Senior Researcher at the University of Konstanz, Germany. He is also a Lecturer and external collaborator with the Collaborative Research Centre 'Transformations of the State' at the University of Bremen, Germany. He has published many articles on higher education policy, European Union politics and post-communist issues.  His research interests are higher education policy, European Union politics, environmental politics and post-communist studies.