Abstract
In the present study we analyze the Bologna process as multidimensional, multi-actor and multi-level political initiative. Firstly, we will present the structural and institutional development of the Romanian higher education system prior and post-1989. Secondly, there will be an analysis of the policy agenda and reform aims of the national Bologna process from structural, curricular and actor perspective. In addition, we will show how the issues of quality assurance are related to governance reforms. In our perspective the Bologna process serves as a flexible platform for the international and national policy priorities. The Romanian government attempts to use the Bologna-umbrella for initiating and implementing national comprehensive reforms. Objectives are in most cases not mentioned in the Bologna Declaration, but clearly are essential for the introduction of degree-reform and the formation of so-called European Higher Education Area.
Zusammenfassung
In der vorliegenden Studie wird der Bologna-Prozess als eine mehrdimensionale, mehrstufige, Multiplayer-Initiative analysiert. Erstens wird die strukturelle und institutionelle Entwicklung des rumänischen Hochschulwesens vor und nach 1989 präsentiert. Zweitens werden die rumänischen politischen Absichten und die Reformziele im Zusammenhang mit dem Bologna-Prozess geschildert. Die Verfasserin konzentriert sich dabei vor allem auf die Maßnahmen, die sich auf die Bildungsstruktur, das Curriculum, die Qualitätssicherung und das Management beziehen, bzw. darauf, wie diese miteinander in Zusammenhang stehen. Nach Meinung der Verfasserin bildet der Bologna-Prozess eine flexibel interpretierbare Plattform für die Verwirklichung der internationalen und nationalen politischen Prioritäten. Die rumänische Regierung versucht, den Bologna-Prozess für die Initiierung und die Umsetzung umfassender Reformen zu verwenden. Sie leitet solche Reformen ein, derer Ziele in den meisten Fällen nicht in der Bologna-Erklärung erwähnt werden, welche aber aus ihrer Sicht unerlässlich zum Anschluss an den Europäischen Hochschulraum sind. Mit dem Bologna-Prozess werden also die umfassenden Bildungsreformen legitimiert.
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Szolár, É. (2014). The Bologna Process in Romania. In: Kozma, T., Rébay, M., Óhidy, A., Szolár, É. (eds) The Bologna Process in Central and Eastern Europe. Studien zur international vergleichenden Erziehungswissenschaft. Schwerpunkt Europa - Studies in International Comparative Educational Science. Focus: Europe.. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02333-1_8
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