ERIC Number: EJ885438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Apr
Pages: 10
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Blueprint for Bologna: University of Prishtina and the European Union
Epp, Juanita Ross; Epp, Walter
Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, v41 n2 p161-170 Apr 2010
Countries hoping to demonstrate an adequate educational infrastructure need a national framework that meets Bologna requirements, a national accreditation agency which sets out the approved framework, and national accreditation processes by which individual institutions can be measured against the standards set by the national accreditation agency. For many countries, the national framework remains to be articulated, the accreditation processes are non-existent, and individual institutions have no means by which to assess their internal readiness for accreditation scrutiny. While the status of Kosovo as a separate entity remains unresolved, the institutions within the potential country struggle to meet the infrastructure conditions necessary for inclusion in the European Union. Ironically, the Faculty of Education at the University of Prishtina is in a remarkably advantageous position if it were to overcome the current political bickering and start the preparations required for meeting the education infrastructure criteria. This paper articulates that advantage by laying out the process by which this could be realized--with optimistic disregard for the political uncertainties that mitigate against its realization. It also provides a summary of the tasks that would need to be undertaken as part of this process.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions), Standards, Schools of Education, Evaluation Criteria, College Administration, Educational Change, Politics of Education, College Environment, Educational Development, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kosovo
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