Globalization and Change in Higher Education

Examines reforms in higher education policy from a political economy perspective
Analyses trends of reform and policy implementation across a range of EU member states, with in depth analysis of policy reform in Portugal and Spain
Explores these changes in relation to broader trends in economic development, globalization, and Europeanization

Auteur

Beverly Barrett is Lecturer at the Cameron School of Business at the University of St. Thomas, USA. Her research focuses on regional integration, international trade, governance, and higher education policy. She was Visiting Faculty in International Business at UDLAP (Universidad de las Américas Puebla), a US-accredited university in Mexico. Prior to this she was Visiting Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Global Studies at the Bauer College of Business and at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.

Contenu
Chapter 1. Institutions and Ideas: The Political, Economic, and Social Context for the Bologna Process.- Chapter 2. Historical Institutionalism and Change in Higher Education.- Chapter 3. The Dual Roles of Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge Economy.- Chapter 4. The Context for Higher Education Attainment: A Quantitative Assessment.- Chapter 5. Portugal: Political Economy Explanations for Centralized Reforms.- Chapter 6. The Stakeholders in Internationalization in Portugal.- Chapter 7. Spain: Political Economy Explanations for Decentralized Reforms.- Chapter 8. The Stakeholders in Internationalization in Spain.- Chapter 9. Lessons for the Future of the Bologna Process and the Internationalization of Higher Education.