The impact of the Bologna Process on academic staff in Ukraine

Academic staff in Ukraine face a convergence of institutional and professional pressures precipitated by a national economic crisis, projected declines in enrolment and dramatic changes to institutional procedures as institutions implement the Bologna Process. This article examines the extent to whi...

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Main Author: Shaw, Marta A.
Other Authors: Chapman, David W., L. Rumyantseva, Nataliya
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2011
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Academic staff in Ukraine face a convergence of institutional and professional pressures precipitated by a national economic crisis, projected declines in enrolment and dramatic changes to institutional procedures as institutions implement the Bologna Process. This article examines the extent to which these pressures are reshaping the way academic staff engage in their day-to-day work, their careers and their role in their university. Findings indicate that faculty are caught in a confluence of conflicting demands that elicits adaptive coping strategies and threatens to undermine national efforts to modernise Ukraine's higher education system
Physical Description:21 p. 16 x 23cm