How the Bologna Reform Influenced Learning Outcomes: Analysis of Perceived Qualifications and Professional Requirements of Environmental Sciences Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Hansmann, Ralph; Jödicke, Almut; Brändle, Urs; Guhl, Doris; Frischknecht, Peter
Titel	How the Bologna Reform Influenced Learning Outcomes: Analysis of Perceived Qualifications and Professional Requirements of Environmental Sciences Graduates
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 44 (2019) 6, S.1004-1022 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hansmann, Ralph)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2017.1405255
Schlagwörter	Outcomes of Education; Environmental Education; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Comparative Analysis; College Graduates; Employment Qualifications; Educational Change; Masters Programs; Sustainability; Educational Quality; Professional Development; Knowledge Level; Program Descriptions; Student Mobility; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Profiles; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Bildungsreform; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Nachhaltigkeit; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Wissensbasis; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Schweiz
Abstract	In the context of the Bologna reform, the Environmental Sciences programme at ETH Zurich was transformed from a Diploma to a Master's degree programme. In a comparative secondary analysis of graduate surveys of the last homogeneous cohort of Diploma graduates (N = 85) and two Master's cohorts after the reform (N = 108), this study investigated the qualifications required by graduates in their professional activities and matched them with the level of qualification acquired at university. It concluded that graduates' general skills meet professional requirements better after the reform. However, for two out of five domain-specific skills (knowledge of legal aspects, interdisciplinary knowledge) ratings of skill acquisition declined significantly. Nonetheless, Master's graduates showed a slight or substantial knowledge and skills advantage for seven of the eight skills of the programme's qualification profile that were addressed in the survey. The basic quality of the sustainability oriented programme has thus been maintained. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01