Baketa, Nikola (2016) Comparative analysis of the higher education policy changes at the public universities in Croatia from 2001 until 2013. PhD thesis, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet političkih znanosti.
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IN ENGLISH: The focus of the thesis is on the policy changes at the public universities in Croatia in 2001-2013 time period. The topic is approached from historical institutionalism theoretical framework and managed through specific policy change model. The main goal is to explain the policy change in six sub-policies (structure and curriculum, mobility, quality assurance, social dimension, enrollment policy and tuition fees policy) at seven public universities in Croatia after the introduction of the Bologna Process. The model of policy change takes into account institutional framework of the higher education system and policy-actors’ characteristics (strategic interests, beliefs and capacities) in order to explain the process of policy change. Also, the goal is to improve the policy change model in order to make it applicable on other levels of higher education policy and in other public policies. Methodology includes process tracing, directed content analysis (strategic documents of universities, universities’ minutes, Rectors’ Conference minutes, newspaper interviews) and semi-structured interviews. Results indicate that particularly worrisome was the institutional organization. Namely, even when there were suitable actors’ characteristics, it was not possible to conduct changes since the institutional non-integration was disabling bringing and conducting of decisions that would enable the policy change.Also, mere existence of an integrated structure did not prove to be a sufficient condition for change and it was necessary to fulfill the condition of compatibility of actors’ characteristics with surrounding contexts (European and national). On the other hand, the example of the UNIRI revealed that the strive to establish integration, insisting on functional integration on the level of the University, the decreased influence of constituent units and compatibility of actors’ characteristics with surrounding contexts ensured foundation for changes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Komparativna analiza promjena politika visokog obrazovanja na javnim sveučilištima u Hrvatskoj od 2001. do 2013. godine. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Policy change, higher education, Croatia, university, integration, policy actors (promjena politika, visoko obrazovanje, Hrvatska, sveučilište, integracija, akteri javnih politika) |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) L Education > L Education (General) |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2025 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2025 10:03 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1213 |
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