Azerbaijan and European Higher Education Area: Students' Involvement in Bologna Reforms

Autor/inn/en	Mammadova, Lala; Valiyev, Anar
Titel	Azerbaijan and European Higher Education Area: Students' Involvement in Bologna Reforms
Quelle	In: Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 5 (2020) 4, S.1083-1121 (39 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2564-7261
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Educational Change; Universities; College Students; Academic Degrees; Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; Student Mobility; Student Participation; International Cooperation; Educational Strategies; Educational Finance; Barriers; Inclusion; Access to Education; National Standards; Azerbaijan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; University; Universität; Collegestudent; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Lehrstrategie; Bildungsfonds; Inklusion; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Aserbaidschan
Abstract	This study explores the progress of the 14-year old Bologna reform in major Azerbaijani public universities. The focus of the study was to investigate the level of student involvement in the transformation process of the European Higher Education Area. The data for the research were collected from a survey conducted among 2,400 bachelor's and master's students, as well as through semi-structured interviews with university administrators and experts. The study mainly examines the key elements of Bologna process -- degree structure, quality assurance, mobility, and social dimension. The study found that despite the remarkable progress in the development of higher education system in the country, much work still needs to be done at the institutional level to involve students in all stages of the reform process. Huge discrepancies and shortages are observed with respect to the role of students in the quality assurance process both at the external and internal level. In terms of the internationalization of institutions, formal strategies and targets, as well as sufficient funding, are not yet fully existent in higher education institutions. Meanwhile, students in the chosen universities are either unaware of student support services or unsatisfied with the provision of those services. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	EARDA Turkish Educational Administration Research & Development Association. Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education, Izmir, Turkey 35150. e-mail: eyedderinfo@gmail.com; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/real
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01