Europeanisation of the German education system

Walkenhorst, Heiko

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“…The European Union has also elevated its own profile in education and research. 13 The Lisbon Strategy, agreed upon by the European Council in 2000, highlights the role of research and development in keeping Europe competitive, aiming to make it "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy." Although the 2010 target rate of 3 percent of GDP for research and development will not be met by most countries, including Germany, such programs have acted as an important benchmark and agent for change.…”

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Higher Education in Germany: Fragmented Change Amid Paradigm Shifts

Welsh¹

2010

German Politics and Society

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After the two German states unified in 1990, the tendency to transplant West German practices to the former East Germany was particularly pronounced in areas where systemic differences and perceived inefficiency met ideological reservations. The higher education system was among them. Comprehensive institutional, policy, and personnel transfer from West to East ensued. Starting in the mid 1990s after many failed initiatives, however, new policies were launched in the unified Germany. Reinforced by feedback from institutional and policy transfer to the East, factors such as Europeanization and globalization empowered newly formed advocacy coalitions to advance a reform agenda. Competition and performance seeded other ideas, prominent among them diversification, internationalization, autonomy, and accountability. Existing institutions and firmly rooted traditions still condition and limit change, and reforming the reforms has become commonplace. Differentiation among Länder and higher education institutions has become more pronounced, adding to the variety of outcomes. In ways unforeseen in 1990, some areas of the German higher education system have seen paradigmatic change, while others have survived relatively unscathed. The recalibration of the system continues, and reform pressure persists.

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Section: International Factorsmentioning

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Higher Education in Germany: Fragmented Change Amid Paradigm Shifts

Welsh¹

2010

German Politics and Society

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“…The Finnish informants tended to link changes in the national educational system throughout the 1990s to changes in the international environment (p. 296). For the Europeanisation process in the German education system, see Walkenhorst (2007); for Italy and France, see Duclaud-Williams (2004).…”

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Top University — Downhill for Humanities? Policing the Future of Higher Education in the Finnish Mainstream Media

Ridell

2008

European Educational Research Journal

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The ongoing structural changes of the university are under heated debate worldwide, including the Nordic countries. In scholarly discussion, however, there has been surprisingly little analysis and critical assessments of the ways the mainstream media especially represent the state and future of university for the general public. By focusing on the ways Finland's largest daily newspaper covered a specific plan to reform the Finnish university system during Spring 2007, this article explores who were given the right to define the university's contemporary state of affairs, name its problems and suggest solutions to them in the national print media's public arena. More specifically, the article is concerned with the kind of actor positions afforded to human sciences and humanist scholars in the media coverage.

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“…Some studies have addressed the internationalization of VET (Smith & Smith, 1999;Tran, 2013), whereas others have examined the international transfer of VET (Euler, 2013;Mewaldt, 2014). Further, some studies have focused on VET in Europe in general (e.g., with country reports provided by the Cedefop), with many of these addressing VET policy in relation to the Lisbon strategy (Ante, 2016;Walkenhorst, 2005). Some review articles have emerged in the past years, indicating a highly complex and fragmented field (Busemeyer & Trampusch, 2011;Li & Pilz, 2021).…”

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Mapping Research on European VET Policy With a Systematic Literature Review Method: A Pilot Study

Scheuch

Bohlinger

Bieß

et al. 2021

IJRVET

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Purpose: A systematic literature review has neglected for years in both national and international vocational educational and training (VET) policy research. Recently, scholarly interest in and the need for such a review has increased rapidly. This review introduces the application of the systematic literature review method, with a focus on research work completed in European VET policy. Approach: To investigate the value and applicability of the systematic literature review method in European VET policy research, we conducted a pilot study following the guidelines and procedures presented by Gessler and Siemer. Findings: First, the process of conducting a literature review and its major methodological steps are described, followed by a descriptive analysis of the sample and characteristics of the studies reviewed. Second, initial insights into the research methodology and the topics that emerged during its application are presented. Altogether, we documented a first attempt to systematize research on European VET policy, including lessons learned from conducting a systematic literature review. Conclusion: The review revealed that although research on international European VET policy research has increased in recent years, hardly any systematization of the current research has been proposed. Instead, most research has been limited to identifying specific country-related factors. By comparison, we propose a systematic approach to reviewing research on European VET policy, being well aware of the strengths and limitations of the proposed method and the results. Thus, this systematic review presents a substantial starting point and research agenda for further studies on this topic.

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Europeanisation of the German education system

Cited by 19 publications

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Higher Education in Germany: Fragmented Change Amid Paradigm Shifts

Higher Education in Germany: Fragmented Change Amid Paradigm Shifts

Top University — Downhill for Humanities? Policing the Future of Higher Education in the Finnish Mainstream Media

Mapping Research on European VET Policy With a Systematic Literature Review Method: A Pilot Study

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