scholarly journals Politics and Demographics in Poland

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Kwiek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Polish Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

The article discusses the impact of changing demographics on the future of private higher education in Poland in the context of ongoing higher education reforms. After two decades of massive demand-absorbing growth, Polish higher education is expected to enroll 30-40% less students in 2022 due to demographic decline already felt throughout the system. Consequences for the private sector and policy options for the state are discussed.

scholarly journals Changing Public-Private Dynamics in Polish Higher Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 18-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Kwiek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Polish Higher Education

The public–private dynamics in systematically contracting Polish higher education has been changing rapidly. In the global context of the increasing reliance on cost-sharing mechanisms and the private sector growth, the Polish system seems to be moving in the opposite direction as our data show. The Polish trend of higher education de-privatization (in funding and enrolments) goes against the global trend of its privatization. The Polish case shows how fragile private higher education is when its dominating demand-absorbing subsector is confronted with a double challenge of changing demographics and massive public financing in the public sector.

scholarly journals The Lithuanian Case of Higher Education Reforms in Europe

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudvika Leisyte
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
The State ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
The Bologna Process

The Bologna process has spurred higher education reforms in various European countries. Higher education reforms in Lithuania took place rather incrementally and represented an interaction between two strong powers—the state and the academic oligarchy. In the 1990s, the structural changes at the forefront of the Bologna-related reforms in Lithuania, but higher education reforms have remained stagnant in Lithuania. It is too early to draw conclusions about the success of the reforms, but the involvement of various stakeholders and the vision of broad reforms increase hopes for prospects of a more radical change of the Lithuanian higher education landscape.

scholarly journals Organization Versus Profession? Teaching in the context of higher education reforms from a Sociology of Professions Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-408
Author(s):  
Melike Janßen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Academic Teaching ◽  
Sociology Of Professions ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper addresses the impact of higher education reforms on academic teaching and the concrete implications of the new academic teaching requirements for the professional practice of professors. It explores how labour market requirements change the university from the point of view of professors and how they deal with these changes. The paper draws on 64 interviews with professors from Germany, which were conducted as part of a qualitative study on the consequences of performance evaluation procedures at German universities.

scholarly journals On the state and prospects of higher hydrometeorological education in Ukraine: lessons and suggestions

2017 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
S. M. Stepanenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The State ◽  
World Meteorological Organization ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Training Of Personnel ◽  
Training Specialists

The article analyzes the changes that took place in the higher school of Ukraine over the past 25 years in terms of their impact on the system of training specialists with higher education in hydrometeorological specialties. Three stages of the higher education reforms and their impact on the training of personnel for the hydrometeorological service of Ukraine are singled out. The priority measures are proposed, which will enable the operational departments of the hydrometeorological service to be provided by specialists who meet the modern requirements of the World Meteorological Organization.

scholarly journals Private Universities in a Public Framework: The Italian Experience

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
The State ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Italian Experience ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
State Higher Education

Private higher education has been in the periphery in western Europe. In Italy, since the 20th century, nonstate - private sector of higher education has expanded because of financial pressure on the state higher education budget. Private universities are largely governed by the national regulatory framework since they are self-funded mostly from tuition, but also receive small contributions from the state budget. They have less financial accountability than public institutions. Reputation varies at each institution. Despite the recent significant expansion, and a of private sector remains peripheral.

scholarly journals Extending Access, Choice, and the Reign of the Market: Higher Education Reforms in British Columbia, 1989-2004

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-38
Author(s):  
John D. Dennison ◽  
Hans G. Schuetze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
The Public ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
University Colleges ◽  
The Right

British Columbia has implemented two significant higher education reforms in the last 15 years. The first was an Access for All policy, and in particular, the creation of a new breed of institution—university colleges—and recognition of the right of colleges and institutes to confer "applied" degrees. The second reform, more recent and potentially with wider effect, is the decision to allow and, in fact, encourage the emergence of a private higher education sector to complement and to compete with the public sector. Although both reforms had the declared objective of enhancing accessibility and choice by expanding opportunities to study for degrees, the more recent one, now being implemented, had the further objective of opening higher education to market forces.

scholarly journals Chaos Theory and the Neoliberal English-Based Dimension of the Polish Higher Education Reforms 2018/2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Odrowaz-Coates
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Chaos Theory ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Age Cohorts ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Polish Higher Education

This article draws on chaos theory to critically analyse the recent higher education reforms that have been taking place in Poland. The argument launched in this article aims to show that the reforms are based primarily on neoliberal foundations and to expose the linguistic dominance of the English language in neoliberal settings. The English language appears to be a strong tool of neoliberal power, used to empower or to marginalise local academics. The divisive power of English exploited by reformists creates a growing fissure between age cohorts, disciplines and academics representing diverse social backgrounds. The tension and uncertainty brought about by the reforms have increased the anxiety and competition between scholars, undermining solidarity and compromising joint agency. The long-term results of entering the neoliberal “rat race”, which is strongly reliant on English language skills, are yet unknown.

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