Constructed world culture instruments for European Higher Education Area global diffusion

Eta, EA and Kushnir, I ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-7208, 2024. Constructed world culture instruments for European Higher Education Area global diffusion. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. ISSN 0305-7925

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Abstract

Global educational reforms and policy trends suggest a growing convergence in educational systems worldwide, often attributed to the culturally embedded nature of nation-states and world-society models. However, in this article, we argue that these explanations are insufficient to fully account for the global diffusion of certain policies, as they often overlook the influential role of powerful actors in global policy dissemination. We analyse the European Bologna Process (BP) as a global case, highlighting instruments devised by the EHEA actors to actively promote BP reforms and philosophies worldwide. Drawing on World Culture Theory and analysing 25 BP documents, we argue that education policy diffusion occurs because of a well-coordinated structure and established instruments by policy actors for global policy dissemination.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Creators:	Eta, E.A. and Kushnir, I.
Publisher:	Informa UK Limited
Date:	19 February 2024
ISSN:	0305-7925
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/03057925.2024.2314020 DOI 1868236 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education on 19/02/2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2024.2314020
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Institute of Education
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	01 Mar 2024 11:45
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2024 11:45
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50995

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