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II. Higher Education, Higher Education Policy (Higher Education Law, Higher Education Organisation, Personnel Structure, Student Body, Educational Assistance, Higher Education Statistics)
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author BRÄNDLE, Tobias
Title Only a matter of education policy ideals? : German professors' perception of the Bologna Process / Tobias Brändle
Publication year 2016
Source/Footnote In: Higher education quarterly. - 70 (2016) 4, S. 354 - 383
Inventory number 44597
Keywords Bologna-Prozess ; Hochschullehrer : allgemein ; Hochschule und Staat : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Abstract Recently, it has been discussed how actors at universities perceive the Bologna Process. However, there is a lack of understanding about the determinants influencing attitudes towards the reform. In particular, the relation between education policy ideals and perceptions of the Bologna Process has gone unobserved. Based on a survey at three universities in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, this article shows that a congruence of education policy ideals with the goals of the Bologna Process leads to a more positive perception of the reform. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models show that these findings are stable when controlled for socio-demographic characteristics, changes of everyday work and involvement in the implementation of the Bologna Process. Thus, it is worthwhile to take into account the education policy ideals of involved actors when analysing perceptions of educational reforms. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)