Policy Diffusion and Transfer of the Bologna Process in Africa's National, Sub-Regional and Regional Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Eta, Elizabeth Agbor; Mngo, Zachary Y.
Titel	Policy Diffusion and Transfer of the Bologna Process in Africa's National, Sub-Regional and Regional Contexts
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 20 (2021) 1, S.59-82 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eta, Elizabeth Agbor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904120951061
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Educational Change; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Economic Factors; Political Influences; Policy Analysis; Student Mobility; Information Technology; Foreign Countries; Technology Transfer; Higher Education; Study Abroad; Foreign Policy; Universities; Africa; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Ökonomischer Faktor; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politikfeldanalyse; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Informationstechnologie; Ausland; Technologietransfer; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Außenpolitik; University; Universität; Afrika; Europa
Abstract	This article traces the process of diffusion and transfer of the European Bologna Process reforms in Africa's national, sub-regional and regional contexts and examines factors that drive these processes. Considering that African countries are not official signatories but are aligning their systems of education to the BP, and in the absence of a coordinated effort and the use of digital technology to produce and present data that documents and maps out progress, tracing the diffusion process in this context is challenging, which is the reason for limited research in this area. Based on a review of existing literature, this article argues that in Africa, the dissemination and transfer of BP-related reforms started as individual projects by national governments as early as 2000 before metamorphosing into sub-regional and regional initiatives. The article identifies economic, political and discursive factors as well as the selective and silent processes that shaped Bologna transfer at these different levels in Africa. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01