"Running the Gauntlet": The Bologna Process in Greece

Autor/in	Mattheou, Dimitrios
Titel	"Running the Gauntlet": The Bologna Process in Greece
Quelle	In: European Education, 43 (2011) 3, S.70-84 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-4934
DOI	10.2753/EUE1056-4934430305
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Scientific Research; Employment Qualifications; Foreign Countries; International Cooperation; Epistemology; Student Rights; Political Influences; Educational Administration; Incidence; Ideology; Political Attitudes; Public Officials; Economic Factors; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ausland; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Erkenntnistheorie; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Vorkommen; Ideologie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Griechenland
Abstract	Greece has not been among the signatory countries that rushed enthusiastically into the implementation of the Bologna process; it has only gradually and grudgingly managed to adopt some of its provisions over the past decade. This paper sheds light on the forces and factors that have put obstacles in its way, including: (1) the epistemological traditions of the Greek academy, insisting on the intrinsic value of scientific research irrespective of the practical application of its findings and on the detachment of scientific knowledge from vocational qualifications; (2) the longstanding politicization of students who have been busy defending their vested rights in the management of university affairs to allow them to get involved in a process that could allegedly only dispute their prerogatives; (3) the prevalence in public discourse of a conservative ideology, bringing together an odd mixture of leftism, populism, statism, demagogy, and triviality that paralyzed irresolute and short-sighted politicians and made certain social sectors--always suspicious of the gifts of the "European Danaos"--skeptical; and (4) the sociopolitical upheaval triggered by the present economic crisis in the country. (As Provided).
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