Global references,local translation: adaptation of the Bologna Process degree structure and credit system at universities in Cameroon |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth Agbor Eta Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning and Education (CELE), Department of Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland;2. Department of Sociology &3. Anthropology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon |
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| Abstract: | This article uses temporal comparison and thematic analytical approaches to analyse text documents and interviews, examining the adaptation of the Bologna Process degree structure and credit system in two sub-systems of education in Cameroon: the Anglo-Saxon and the French systems. The central aim is to verify whether such adaptation has replaced, re-enforced or modified existing practices. Secondly, the article analyses the factors that have influenced this adaptation. The results highlight the idea that education systems may demonstrate a level of awareness about global practices, but these practices are interpreted in their local contexts; thus, policy-makers ‘think globally but act locally’. |
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| Keywords: | Bologna Process LMD system policy borrowing degree structure credit system local translation |
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