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New challenges in recognition (Council of Europe higher education series No.10) (2008) Format:16 x 24cm. Pages 129 Synopsis Recognition of qualifications is one of the key elements of the Bologna Process aiming to establish a European Higher Education Area by 2010. The fair recognition of qualifications is an individual right; it is also important to improving the academic mobility that is an essential goal of the Bologna Process. Put simply, a European Higher Education Area aiming at making it possible for learners and academic staff to move freely within the whole pan-European area to be established by 2010 is unthinkable without adequate provision for the fair recognition of qualifications. This publication focuses on two topics in particular. First, how qualifications that have not been earned through traditional study programmes at classical higher education institutions can be recognised, and second, recognition in a global context. In addition, this book gives an overview of the national action plans for recognition submitted by all the members of the Bologna Process prior to the London ministerial conference in May 2007. Price: $ 26.00 ISBN # ISBN 978-92-871-6331-8 More details...

The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education (Council of Europe higher education series No.9) (2008) Authors:Luc Weber and Katia Dolgova-Dreyer Format:16 x 24 cm. Pages 158 Synopsis Quality assurance is one of the key topics in the current higher education debate in Europe. In 2005, the ministers involved in the Bologna Process adopted a set of European guidelines for quality assurance. The matter is high on national and European agendas. In this publication, quality assurance is seen as part of the public responsibility for higher education. The contributions by policy makers and practitioners consider the role of quality assurance as an element of higher education governance and explore its function in the recognition of qualifications. Case studies illustrate its various aspects in two quite different national settings. Price: $ 29.00 ISBN # ISBN 978-92-871-6237-3 More details...

Higher Education and Democratic Culture: Citizenship, Human Rights and Civic Responsibility (Council of Europe higher education series No.8) (2008) Authors:Josef Huber and Ira Harkavy Format:16 x 24cm. Pages 170 Synopsis This book on the responsibility of higher education for a democratic culture is the 8th volume in the Council of Europe's Higher Education series. It is the direct result of a Higher Education Forum held in June 2006 on the responsibility of higher education for citizenship, human rights and sustainability. This forum was a part of the Council of Europe's long-standing commitment to work in the area of education for democratic citizenship and human rights. It complements earlier work on the public responsibility for higher education and research which led to a recommendation of the Committee of Minister to the member states of the Council of Europe in 2007. If our aim is to work for sustainable democratic societies, the responsibility of public authorities for a high-quality higher education system must go hand in hand with the responsibility of higher education institutions towards the advancement of society. Price: $ 29.00 ISBN # ISBN 978-92-871-6274-8 More details...

Qualifications — Introduction to a concept (Council of Europe higher education series No.6) (2007) Author:Sjur Bergan Format:16 x 24 cm.Pages 274 Synopsis Qualifications are a key element of higher education policies in general and of the Bologna Process in particular. Much work has been accomplished in this area over the past few years, and a proper understanding of qualifications is essential to making the European Higher Education Area a reality. This book provides a systematic overview of the concept of qualifications, discusses its main elements, such as Ievel, workload, quality, profile and learning outcomes, examines generic and subject-specific competences. The author also considers the development of qualifications frameworks and explores the impact of our understanding of the concept of qualifications on recognition. Sjur Bergan is Head of the Department of Higher Education and History Teaching of the Council of Europe, a member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group and one of the authors of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Recognition Convention. He has played an active role in the development of the overarching qualifications framework of the European Higher Education Area. Price: $ 53.00 ISBN # ISBN 978-92-871-6125-3 More details...

The heritage of European universities - 2nd edition (Council of Europe higher education series No. 7) (2007) Authors: Nuria Sanz, Sjur Bergan, Format:16 x 24 cm. Pages 256. Universities are European institutions par excellence. While people are generally aware that universities have a long history, there is far less consciousness of the value of university heritage: the accumulated experience of universities as well as their material culture which have been transmitted from one generation to the next, and the role this heritage plays today. The authors explore university heritage in all its material and intellectual variety, and how it has been transmitted in the countries of Europe and at different periods. The aim of this publication is to raise awareness of the key role of universities in the cultural heritage of Europe as well as to encourage them to co-operate at European level to define a common approach to their problems and weaknesses with regard to their heritage. The authors, representing some fifteen institutions, work both on the heritage of universities from an academic perspective and in the areas of management and preservation of university heritage. Price: $ 38.00 ISBN # 978-92-871-6121-5 More details...

Standards for recognition: the Lisbon Recognition Convention and its subsidiary texts (Council of Europe higher education series No.3) (2006) Authors:Sjur Bergan, Andrejs Rauhvargers Format:16x24.Pages 131. paper. The third volume of the Council of Europe higher education series brings together in a single tome the Council of Europe's legal standards for the recognition of qualifications, developed jointly with UNESCO. It makes the current European legal standards readily available for credential evaluators and others who make recognition decisions and for policy makers and others interested in recognition issues. The introductory article provides the background for these legal texts, puts them into context and provides a more accessible explanation of their significance. It is, however, no substitute for reading the convention itself and its subsidiary texts. Price: $ 26.00 ISBN # 92-871-5903-3 / 978-92-871-5903-8 More details...

Recognition in the Bologna Process: policy development and the road to good practice (Council of Europe higher education series No.4) (2006) Author(s) : Sjur Bergan, Andrejs Rauhvargers Format:16x24cm Pages 202 The Bologna Process aims to create a European Higher Education Area by 2010, a geographical area in which students, graduates and holders of qualifications can benefit from widespread mobility. Its implementation therefore requires measures to facilitate the process of obtaining the recognition of qualifications, the cornerstone of this ambitious project. In addition to a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the recognition fiels, this work includes articles on topics such as the impact of emerging qualifications frameworks on recognition, recognition and quality assurance, learning outcomes, credit transfer, recognition and the labour market, transborder education and recognition issues outside the European Higher Education Area. Price: $ 29.00 ISBN # 92-871-6007-4 / 978-92-871-6007-2 More details...

Higher education governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces (Council of Europe higher education series No.5) (2006) Author(s) : Jürgen Kohler, Josef Huber, Sjur Bergan Format:16x24 pages 221 This fifth volume ofthe Council of Europe higher education series is the direct result of a conference on higher education governance. It is also the outcome of a project launched by the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Higher Education and research in response to the need to bring to light an issue which underpins much of the current debate on higher education reform but has not been fully discussed at an international level. This work sets out to describe governance matters in higher education, highlight current challenges in this field and link them to basic issues debated in society at large and to the Bologna Process in particular. Price: $ 29.00 ISBN # 92-871-5957-2 / 978-92-871-5957-1 More details...

The public responsibility for higher education and research (Council of Europe higher education series No. 2) (2005) Editors:Luc Weber and Sjur Bergan. Format: 16x24cm. 242 page. The public responsibility for higher education and research is a cornerstone of the European university heritage. Yet, our societies are changing rapidly, and clinging to old solutions will not further the very values that these solutions were originally designed to protect. The claim on public attention and public funds is growing, but public funds are not, or at least not at the same rate. While public funding of higher education and research is still important, the concept of public responsibility must be understood much more widely. It must also be nuanced by looking more closely at different degrees and levels of public responsibility as well as at the instruments available for exercising such responsibility. The book, which builds on a Council of Europe conference, aims to explore what public responsibility means in the complex societies that have just crossed the threshold to the 21st century by examining both overall higher Price: $ 35.00 ISBN # 92-871-5679-4 / 978-92-871-5679-2 More details...

Learning and teaching in the communication society (2005) Authors: Pierre Chauve, Gilles Ferréol, Adrian Neculau, Emil Paun, Thamasis Hadzilacos, Sonner Yildirim, Chronis Kynigos, Dan Potolea, Bernard Dumont, Stefan Aufenanger. Format: 16x24cm. 350 pages. Fast change in European societies, whether in political, economic or cultural terms, makes it necessary to transform education systems so as to answer both the needs of those societies and the expectations of their individual members. This transformation process causes teachers to assume new roles and pupils to learn in new ways. The depth and diversity of analysis in the contributions to this joint publication, concerned with the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on teaching and learning practices in our modern-day societies, show the complexity of the issues at stake, and also the essential need to ensure consistency between the various components of education systems in Europe. Price: $ 42.00 ISBN # 92-871-5331-0 / 978-92-871-5331-9 More details...

Recognition issues in the Bologna Process Price: $ 42.00 ISBN # 92-871-5150-4 / 978-92-871-5150-6 More details...

Recognition of higher education qualifications: challenges for the next decade Price: $ 15.00 ISBN # 92-871-3018-3 / 978-92-871-3018-1 More details...

The European conventions on higher education Price: $ 15.00 ISBN # 92-871-2597-X / 978-92-871-2597-2 More details...

Introducing Learner Autonomy in Teacher Education Price: $ 18.00 ISBN # 92-871-4006-5 / 978-92-871-4006-7 More details...

The university as res publica - Higher education governance, student participation and the university as a site of citizenship (Council of Europe higher education series No. 1) (2004) Council of Europe publication. Author(s) : Sjur Bergan, Annika Persson, Frank Plantan, Sergiu Musteaþã, Angela Garabagiu Format : 16 x 24 cm No. of pages : 170 Synopsis Higher education governance is key component of higher education policies in Europe today, where traditional forms of academic governance are being challenged. The present book brings together various aspects of the role of the university as a site of democratic citizenship, ranging from student participation in higher education governance to the higher education institution as an actor in democratic society. The articles outline how teaching and practice within the university have an impact on the development and maintenance of democratic culture in the larger society. The book underlines the importance and contribution of education and contribution of education and contribution of education and higher education to the overall political objectives of the Council of Europe : democracy, human rights and the Price: $ 23.00 ISBN # 92-871-5515-1 / 978-92-871-5515-3 More details...