Moving from survival to development
Experiences in Kosovo from developing academic identity in a transitional context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21445397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blerim Saqipi (0000-0002-1133-7958, Faculty of Education University of Prishtina Prishtina Kosovo, corresponding author), Xhavit Rexhaj (Faculty of Foreign Languages AAB College Prishtina Kosovo) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 528-541 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8211 • E-ISSN: 1465-3435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejed.12425 |
| OpenAlex | W3093793951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
The purpose of the study on which this article reports was to elaborate on career trajectories of academics in Kosovo. Particular attention is given to efforts to follow international benchmarks such as the Bologna Process at key stages of Kosovo's historical and political development in the last three decades. In this qualitative study, semi‐structured interviews were carried out with eleven academics with and without management experience as well as administrators. Findings revealed that Kosovo's higher education system is characterised by a weak organisational culture and an orientation towards externally driven change. Also, we found that academics perceived their role narrowly. The findings suggest that while higher education in Kosovo has moved towards adopting international benchmarks, the identity of the academics has not evolved in parallel to support the transition. A managerialist approach catalysed by the Bologna Process has helped a transition process in higher education in Kosovo. Finally, we propose that for a context in transition, local meaning‐making processes for policy transfer are needed. Moving forward, institutional development should be led by academic managers and should serve the professionalisation of academics in Kosovo
Bologna Process · Context (archaeology) · Higher education · Identity (music) · Meaning (existential) · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Transition (genetics) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Learning Practices · Law · Psychology
Identity learning
Academic restructuring
The imagined and the real
World Yearbook of Education 2012
The Governance of University Knowledge Transfer
Europeanization, Policy Transfer or Domestic Opportunity? Comparison of European Impact in Higher Education Policy
Foreign Prescriptions and Domestic Interests
Professionals, partnerships and learning in changing times
Academic identities under threat
National identity matters
Qualitative inquiry and research design
Multi-level governance, policy implementation and participation
The Development Turn in Comparative Education
Discursive Institutionalism
Her majesty the student
Academic manager or managed academic? Academic identity schisms in higher education
The impact of managerialism on the strategy work of university middle managers
Academic professionalism in the managerialist era
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |