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European Policy Implementation and Higher Education

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This chapter makes a presentation of the objectives of the book, which aim at developing a critical analysis of the fulfilment of the major objectives of the Bologna Process, including enhanced employability and the relevance of first cycle degrees in the labour market, increased attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area, and increased mobility. The initial part of the book discusses the nature of higher education policy and the difficulties of policy implementation in Europe and how these affect the implementation of Bologna. The second part of the book examines the implementation of the Bologna Process in Portugal as a case study. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of several European countries.

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Sin, C., Veiga, A., Amaral, A. (2016). Introduction. In: European Policy Implementation and Higher Education. Issues in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50462-3_1

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