Development of Bologna Public University
The development of Bologna Process is implemented leading to worsening levels of precariousness at the Public University. Undoubtedly, this degradation process does not occur inadvertently, but if we analyze the whole situation, it appears the key to boosting, in turn, corporation and privatization of this institution. These two aspects discussed in the next two deliveries of this work.
The precariousness of the Public University
The reform process has been done on the basis of indigence unprecedented legislation. No policy or EU regulation or resolution of the European Parliament to make reference. The LOU delegated policy development plan of Bologna in a royal decree, the highest legislative level was reached. This rule entails a serious destitution democratic deficit.
Our rationale is not manifest Bologna to be a group of professors from the University of Jaen.
At the head of the precariousness of the University is paradoxically the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). This bureaucratic agency and no government control evaluate teachers with no processes transparent and arbitrary deficit are leaving many defenseless and unprotected in their teaching and research career. Furthermore, assessment of qualifications does suffer the same process.
The ANECA perfectly illustrates how implementation of the Bologna Process. It sounding words are used, quality assurance, for what is little more than an adjustment control of the university to new models. Just leave our borders to see how other institutions are much more sensitive than ours situation without historical precedent. For example, Bologna 2006-2007 on the report of the Education Committee of the British Parliament noted the importance of maintaining the autonomy and flexibility for universities and stay on guard against bureaucratic decisions “top down”. The harsh criticisms that are pouring from academic areas to the QAA (Quality Assurance Agency), the British agency founded in 1997 and equivalent to the Spanish ANECA contrast with our own lack of critical ability. An example of this criticism of the excellent article by Professors Bruce Charlton and Peter Andras about misuse is being done of the quality assurance systems at Britain’s University.
ELPSOE reflected in its election manifesto ANECA 2004 that would become a public entity (a state agency directly under the Ministry of Education) and, in late 2009, has not yet fulfilled its promise.
Insecurity also has affected the democratic participation in the University. If one of the positive changes of the contested Universities Act (LOU) of PP was the opening of election to lead the entire university community, the reform of the LOU PSOE (known as LOMLOU) left open the possibility of return to direct election by the University Senate. Some universities, such as Seville and Santiago de Compostela, took this step backward. “Before the arrival of the LOU, when he was the Senate which chose to lead, this decision went completely unnoticed by everyone. There was a debate in the Senate at the day he chose the new representative of the University, but there was no prior discussion that transcended beyond the agency. When did the change of system, candidates who were more than two, down to the sand and had chances to make contact with them, to meet government plans, proposals. It came to organize open discussions to which everyone could attend. There were more transparency and provided a rich dialogue.
In the line of weakening the democratic functioning of the University, reducing democratic participation in the direct election of charges, the Rector of the University of Seville (U.S.) did not respect the decision of the Faculty Board of Biology of self-imposed a moratorium active from one year to the entry into force of the new curriculum of the Degree in Biology (the result of the vote at the Meeting of Central was 28 votes in favor of the moratorium, including IDPs and all students and, 8 against one of PDI and 1 abstention). Before the Faculty Council, Student Assembly of Biology was positioned strongly in favor of the moratorium (226 votes for, 14 against and 19 abstentions). Also active moratorium on entry of Grades was approved in May 2009, by the CADUS (the representatives and students) and 56% of the votes of the members of the Association of Professors and Researchers Universidad de Sevilla (ADIUS), which groups all IDP centers of this university. More democratic than the chancellor of the University of Seville in this case were the rectors of the University Complutense of Madrid and Barcelona that it respected the moratorium decided in their centers.
“Personally, I totally agree that reform, but so far I have concealed their ultimate consequences. The reform of the degree to fit the Bologna scheme means the total decline in the number of class hours in the degree and therefore, the decline of faculty, academic qualification and their overall pay. No one dares to say this, but-at least as I see things, of what it is even below grade lessons European universities so as to acquire some contents and a similar level really low-to-American studies leading to degree”.
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