Europeización de la educación superior en Chile y Colombia: el desarrollo de los Marcos Nacionales de Cualificaciones

Marchant Mayol, E.V. (2023)

Doctoral Thesis

This study explores the transfer processes of Qualification Framework policies in Chile and Colombia from the perspective of the Europeanization of higher education. The general aim was to compare the policy transfer process of the National Qualifications Frameworks in Chile and Colombia, analyzing its possible isomorphism with the European Qualifications Framework. This study uses a descriptive-type methodology. Information was collected from documental analysis and interviews with three groups involved in their development. Based on this, policy transfer maps were created for Chile and Colombia, distinguishing the moments of transnational attraction, design and implementation. The results show the existence of Europeanization processes in Colombia and effects of domestic opportunism in both countries. In particular, the impact of the technical characteristics of the Frameworks, their complexity and adjustment to local structures, as elements of politics, and coercion, the role of international experts and the phenomena of isomorphism as variables of the frameworks are analyzed. Taken together, all these variables are used to understand the failure of the Chilean and Colombian Qualifications Frameworks.

• Policy transfer
• Qualifications Frameworks
• Europeanization of higher education
• Chile
• Colombia

• All authors: Marchant Mayol, E.V.
• Supervisor: Silva, P.; Louzano Baptista, P.
• Committee: Amann, E.; Bernasconi, A.; Koonings, C.G.; Couso, J.; Valdivia Rivera, S.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Leiden University Institute for History, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University
• Date: 2023-03-14