25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries : : Reform and Continuity.

25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries : : Reform and Continuity.

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Superior document:Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education Series
:
Huisman, Jeroen.
TeilnehmendeR:
Smolentseva, Anna.
Froumin, Isak.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.
©2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (494 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Dedication
  • Preface: Challenges and Advantages of Exploring Post-Soviet Higher Education
  • Acknowledgements
  • Postscript
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Transformation of Higher Education Institutional Landscape in Post-Soviet Countries: From Soviet Model to Where?
  • Introduction
  • The Conceptual Approach and Research Design
  • The Point of Departure: Soviet Higher Education System
  • The 25 Years of Changes: Higher Education Reforms and Contexts
  • Marketization
  • Admissions Reform: Introduction of National Standardized Tests
  • Bologna Reforms
  • Internationalization
  • International Assistance
  • Summary of Reforms
  • Landscape Changes
  • The Drivers of the Landscape Changes
  • The Role of Governments
  • Structure of the Book
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Common Legacy: Evolution of the Institutional Landscape of Soviet Higher Education
  • Starting Point: The Higher Education Landscape Before the Revolution
  • In Search of a Perfect Design: From "Utopia" to Real Socialism-1917-1928
  • Tuning the Machine 1928-1940
  • From Development to Stagnation 1940-1991
  • Higher Education in the Republics
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Armenia: Transformational Peculiarities of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Higher Education System
  • Introduction
  • The Soviet Model of Institutional Diversity in Armenia
  • Post-Soviet Transformations
  • HE Landscape in Armenia: Current State of Affairs
  • Bologna Reforms
  • Legal and Regulatory Developments
  • Funding
  • New Admissions Policy
  • Classification and Ranking of HEIs
  • Organisational Interrelationships
  • Classification of HEIs 2014-2015
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Higher Education Transformation, Institutional Diversity and Typology of Higher Education Institutions in Azerbaijan
  • Introduction.
  • Higher Education Since Independence
  • Europeanisation and Internationalisation of Higher Education
  • Governance of Higher Education: Role of the State
  • Higher Education and Research
  • Higher Education Landscape in Azerbaijan
  • Current Institutional Typology
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Belarus: Higher Education Dynamics and Institutional Landscape
  • The HE System Within the Soviet Context
  • Changes in the Higher Education System in Post-­Soviet Belarus: Slow Evolution Under State Control
  • The HE Institutional Landscape in Contemporary Belarus
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Inverted U-shape of Estonian Higher Education: Post-Socialist Liberalism and Postpostsocialist Consolidation
  • Introduction
  • Estonian Higher Education Before the Soviet Period
  • Soviet Period
  • Reforms and Changes from the End of the 1980s
  • Upward Curve: Chaotic Liberalisation
  • Reaching the Turning Point: Expand, Then Regulate
  • Rapid Decline: Reform, Then Consolidate
  • Shrinking but Stable: Compete, Then Sustain, Then Excel?
  • The Story of the Inverted U: Expansion and Vertical Differentiation of Estonian Higher Education
  • Conclusion: Post-Postsocialism Arrived
  • Annex 1
  • Annex 2
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Georgia: Higher Education System Dynamics and Institutional Diversity
  • Higher Education in Georgia at the Time of Independence
  • Framework for Classification of Higher Education Institutional Landscape in Georgia
  • Overview of Socioeconomic and Political Developments
  • Higher Education System Development: An Overview Before 2005
  • Privatisation and Ownership of HEIs
  • Governance of Higher Education
  • Rank and Prestige of Georgian HEIs
  • Disciplinary Diversification of Georgian HE
  • Developments After 2005
  • Accreditation and Quality Assurance
  • Admissions Exams
  • Funding
  • Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 8: Looking at Kazakhstan's Higher Education Landscape: From Transition to Transformation Between 1920 and 2015
  • The Foundations: Kazakhstan's Soviet Higher Education Legacy
  • The Early Years: Higher Education Reform in the 1990s
  • The Privatisation of HE and the Modernisation of HE: The 2000s
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Institutional Strategies of Higher Education Reform in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan: Differentiating to Survive Between State and Market
  • Introduction
  • The Development of Higher Education in the Kirgiz Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Independence and New Patterns of Differentiation and Diversification in Higher Education
  • The Bologna Process: An External Driver of Diversification in Kyrgyz Higher Education
  • Forces and Factors of Vertical Differentiation
  • The National Scholarship Test for University Admission
  • Commodification and Marketization: The Influence of Competition on Student Enrollments
  • The Higher Education Landscape in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Latvia: A Historical Analysis of Transformation and Diversification of the Higher Education System
  • The Soviet Higher Education Landscape in Latvia
  • Transformation of the Higher Education Sector Since 1990
  • Private Higher Education Institutions
  • Student Enrolment
  • Legislation Regarding the Higher Education System
  • Language of Instruction and Internationalisation
  • Factors of Diversification
  • Typology of Higher Education Institutions in Latvia
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Lithuanian Higher Education: Between Path Dependence and Change
  • Introduction
  • Emergence of the Higher Education System in Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Higher Education Before 1940
  • Lithuanian Higher Education During the Soviet Period (1940-1941 and 1944-1990)
  • Lithuanian Higher Education in 1990.
  • Policy Developments and Other Factors Influencing Structural Change in Lithuanian Higher Education After 1990
  • Years 1990-2000: Regained Autonomy and Sporadic Expansion
  • Years 2001-2009: The Main System Expansion and EU Accession
  • After 2009: Increasing Competition, Demographic Decline and Internationalization
  • The Higher Education Landscape in Contemporary Lithuania
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Moldova: Institutions Under Stress-The Past, the Present and the Future of Moldova's Higher Education System
  • Introduction
  • The Republic of Moldova
  • Higher Education in the MSSR
  • Transformation of the Higher Education System in the Republic of Moldova
  • Structure, Change and Continuity of the Higher Education System in Moldova
  • Degree Structure
  • Classification of HEIs
  • Admission to Higher Education
  • The Development of the Public and Private HE Sector
  • Differentiation of HEIs Based on Research Activity
  • International Cooperation
  • Typology of HEIs in the Republic of Moldova in 2015
  • Forces Affecting the Development of the HES in Moldova
  • Political Will to Break with the Soviet Past and Orientation Towards Romanian and European Models
  • Demands for New Skills (e.g. in Business, Economics, Political Science) and Shifting Employment Prospects
  • Maintained Public Funding for Education
  • Demography, Stricter Admission Requirements and Attractive Alternatives Lead to Declining Student Numbers
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 13: Russia: The Institutional Landscape of Russian Higher Education
  • Introduction
  • The Higher Education Landscape in Soviet Russia
  • Major Changes in Higher Education Under New Conditions
  • Shift in Demand for Educational Fields
  • Massification
  • Private Sector and Cost-Sharing
  • Higher Education Governance and Reforms
  • Governance Structure
  • Higher Education and Science.
  • Bologna Process
  • Admission: National State Examination
  • Normative Types of HEIs in Russia
  • Leading University Programmes
  • Post-massification: Quality and Performance
  • Current Higher Education System Landscape in Russia
  • Approach, Sample and Data
  • Empirical Results
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Higher Education in Tajikistan: Institutional Landscape and Key Policy Developments
  • The Soviet Legacy and a System of Higher Education at the Time of Independence
  • Changes in the Higher Education Landscape: Rise of the Universities
  • "Branching-In," "Branching-Out" and the Growth of Institutes in a Changing Landscape
  • University Status and University Autonomy: The Case of Tajik National University
  • Key Education Policy Issues and Challenges
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Websites (2015) of the Universities
  • Chapter 15: The Transformation of Higher Education in Turkmenistan: Continuity and Change
  • Introduction
  • Soviet Era Education
  • First Years of Independence: Closing "Borders"
  • From 2007 to the Present: From Isolation to Participation?
  • Current Institutional Landscape in Higher Education
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Electronic Sources
  • Chapter 16: Ukraine: Higher Education Reforms and Dynamics of the Institutional Landscape
  • Introduction
  • Brief Historical Overview of the Pre-Soviet HE System in Ukraine1
  • Ukrainian Higher Education System Between 1940 and 1990
  • Changes in the HE System Since Ukraine's Independence: Policy, Practice and Agency
  • Nation and State Building
  • Comparison and Critique
  • Catch-Up Europeanisation
  • The Law on Higher Education (2014) and the Most Recent Changes in the Institutional Landscape
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 17: Uzbekistan: Higher Education Reforms and the Changing Landscape Since Independence
  • Introduction.
  • Uzbekistan's General Approach to Economic Reforms.

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