CRISTINA SIN, AMéLIA VEIGA, ALBERTO AMARAL. EUROPEAN POLICYIMPLEMENTATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION ANALYSING THE BOLOGNAPROCESS

摘要

The continuous update on breaking developments has shown us we shouldbe able to have the strength and ability to deal in a timely fashion withemerging issues. And education is no exception. To this discussion, CristinaSin, Amélia Veiga and Alberto Amaral provide, through the book “EuropeanPolicy Implementation and Higher Education Analysing the BolognaProcess”, a critical analysis of the implementation of the Bologna Process,as well as its relationship with the broader policy context. They arguecompellingly that the implementation of the Bologna Process can be seeneither as a “heaven-inspired opportunity to bolster the standing of the ministersof education” or as “the European Commission’s golden opportunity toincrease its creeping competence in this area of national sensitivity”,depending on the perspective from which the project is analysed. They alsobring valuable credentials, as their familiarity with the subject radiates throughtheir vast work experience in the field of accreditation and research in thehigher education area.