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Evolving Privatization in Eastern and Central European Higher Education
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Levy, Daniel – European Education, 2014
With the fall of communism in 1989, Eastern and Central Europe would quickly become part of an already strong global tide of privatization in higher education. Nowhere else did private higher education rise so suddenly or strongly from virtual nonexistence to a major regional presence. A fresh database allows us to analyze the extent and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Privatization, Higher Education, Educational Change
University Studies as a Side Job: Causes and Consequences of Massive Student Employment in Estonia
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Beerkens, Maarja; Magi, Eve; Lill, Liis – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
Student employment is increasingly common in many countries. Compared to earlier decades, not only more students work but they also work longer hours. Among European countries Estonia is one of the clear "leaders" in student employment. This study uses survey data from 2,496 students in Estonian public and private universities to examine…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Student Attitudes, Universities, Private Colleges
Implementation of the Bologna Objectives in a Sample of European Private Higher Education Institutions: Outcomes of a Survey
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Vlasceanu, Lazar; Voicu, Bogdan – Higher Education in Europe, 2006
This paper presents the main results of a recent survey of private higher education institutions from twelve selected European countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia) [in the framework of the UNESCO-CEPES project on "Private Higher Education in Europe and Quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, School Surveys, Private Education
The Syndrome of the Holy Degree: Critical Reflections on the Staff Development in Estonian Universities.
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Tomusk, Voldemar – Higher Education Management, 1995
Policy concerning faculty training and development in Estonian universities is examined, looking at current practices in comparison with those of the former Soviet Union. It is argued that since democratization there is little effort and some resistance to faculty renewal, despite new labels given to academic qualifications. University…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change