Bologna in America: The Spellings Commission and neo-liberal higher education policy

Author: Greenwood, Davydd J.

Source: Learning and Teaching, Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 2009 , pp. 1-38(38)

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Abstract:

This article summarises/analyses the higher education reforms proposed by the 'Spellings Commission' in the United States on quality assurance and accountability, and draws attention to the links I see between these reform proposals and the Bologna Process. I trace a brief history of the Spellings Commission and analyse it in order to produce questions for discussion about the 'parallel' processes of reform in higher education in the U.S. and Europe.

Keywords: ACCOUNTABILITY; ACCREDITATION; BOLOGNA PROCESS; HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE U.S.A; NEO-LIBERALISM; SPELLINGS COMMISSION

DOI: 10.3167/latiss.2009.020102

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