English in Finland a case study of globalization's impact on higher education

This paper looks at how the process of globalization, via the Bologna Process has changed higher education in Finland. It examines how legislation was changed, altering the structure of the degree programs, which led to the creation of international degree programs. These programs brought internatio...

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Main Author: Hipke, Sandra
Other Authors: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/48537
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title English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_alt Case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_full English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_fullStr English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_full_unstemmed English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_short English in Finland
title_sort english in finland a case study of globalization s impact on higher education
title_sub a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
title_txtP English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education
topic Globalization Bologna Process Language Policy Yhteiskuntapolitiikka Social Policy 209 globalisaatio kielipolitiikka Bolognan prosessi yliopistot
topic_facet 209 Bologna Process Bolognan prosessi Globalization Language Policy Social Policy Yhteiskuntapolitiikka globalisaatio kielipolitiikka yliopistot
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