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‘It's Not Like Everything Changes Just With a Click on New Year's Eve’ : Perceptions on Educational Issues of University Mergers in Finland (2021)
Ursin, J., & Aittola, H. (2021). ‘It's Not Like Everything Changes Just With a Click on New Year's Eve’ : Perceptions on Educational Issues of University Mergers in Finland. Higher Education Policy, 34(3), 543-559. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-019-00151-3
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Ursin, Jani; Aittola, Helena
Lehti tai sarja: Higher Education Policy
ISSN: 0952-8733
eISSN: 1740-3863
Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
Volyymi: 34
Lehden numero: 3
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 543-559
Kustantaja: Palgrave Macmillan
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-019-00151-3
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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/66320
Tiivistelmä
The study explored educational perceptions concerning Finnish university mergers. The data were collected by interviewing academics and students (n = 30) in four merger projects. Qualitative content analysis was applied to the data. According to the findings, (i) the implications of the merger with regard to educational activities were primarily connected to the institutions’ own culture and history; (ii) new openings in education, teaching, and learning were only moderate in scope at the time of the interviews; (iii) there is strong potential for the enhancement of teachers’ pedagogical competence; (iv) creating a joint organisational and educational culture is a challenging and time-consuming task. The findings further suggest that it is important to pay attention to openness and transparency at all stages of a merger. The study highlights the fact that the actual changes in education, teaching, and learning are slow.
YSO-asiasanat: korkeakoulupolitiikka; yliopistot; yhdistyminen; uudistukset; korkeakouluopetus
Vapaat asiasanat: academics; education; merger; reform; university
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2021
JUFO-taso: 1
