The role of academic developers in transforming Bologna regulations to a national and institutional context
(2014) In International Journal for Academic Development 19(1). p.12-25- Abstract
- Academic developers (ADs) often participate in the implementation of programs or reforms within higher education. Sometimes they agree with these and sometimes they disagree. This paper discusses possible agentic positions during an authentic policy implementation, i.e. the National Qualification Framework within a Norwegian university.
Through reflexive interpretation, and by applying concepts from ’discursive institutionalism’ the process of implementation from the national level to the University departments, is described and analyzed. The actions and arguments of the ADs involved in the process are presented and their educational rationale is described. The ADs’ agency is discussed through educational and political... (More) - Academic developers (ADs) often participate in the implementation of programs or reforms within higher education. Sometimes they agree with these and sometimes they disagree. This paper discusses possible agentic positions during an authentic policy implementation, i.e. the National Qualification Framework within a Norwegian university.
Through reflexive interpretation, and by applying concepts from ’discursive institutionalism’ the process of implementation from the national level to the University departments, is described and analyzed. The actions and arguments of the ADs involved in the process are presented and their educational rationale is described. The ADs’ agency is discussed through educational and political science concepts and in light of power and of a tension between two competing world views: professional accountability and professional responsibility. Finally, we reflect upon the advantages with a collaborative and international investigation of AD’s professional s practices. (Less)
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- Handal, Gunnar ; Lycke, Kirsten ; Mårtensson, Katarina LU ; Skodvin, Arne ; Solbrekke, Tone and Roxå, Torgny LU
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- publishing date
- 2014-01-28
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- categories
- Higher Education
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- International Journal for Academic Development
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 12 - 25
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:84893404018
- ISSN
- 1470-1324
- DOI
- 10.1080/1360144X.2013.849254
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- English
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- yes
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- 986c4424-5e09-41c8-9947-d6944c14a90a (old id 3514520)
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