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Do policy instruments matter? Governments’ choice of policy mix and higher education performance in Western Europe

Journal Article - 2019

Author: Giliberto Capano, Andrea Pritoni, Giulia Vicentini

Governments pursue their goals by adopting various mixes of policy instruments. This article proposes a specific operationalisation of these mixes and applies it to the analysis of reforms that many Western European governments have pursued, as they have adopted a similar policy design in their higher education systems (HESs) over the last 20 years. In… more

Exploring the determinants of higher education performance in Western Europe: A qualitative comparative analysis

Journal Article - 2019

Author: Giliberto Capano and Andrea Pritoni

As a result of domestic pressure or international prescription, many national higher education systems (HESs) in Europe have undergone structural changes over the last 30 years. These changes have been made primarily to enhance the overall performance – defined as students’ access, quality of teaching, and excellence in research – of universities. As such, almost… more

Italian graduates’ employability in times of economic crisis : overview, problems and possible solutions

Journal Article - 2017

Author: Michele Rostan and Adriana Stan

Relying on various sources of data, the article aims to prove an overview on Italian graduates’ employment and labour market participation in times of economic crisis. It provides a short des­cription of Italy’s higher education, economy and labour market, and an analysis of graduate em­ployment, especially focusing on fresh graduates. Three possible views on the… more

Non solo stage. Lavoro, inclusione e progetti di comunità in una sperimentazione a Novara

Chapter in edited book - 2017

Author: Eliana Baici - Davide Servetti - Carmen Aina - Michele Rostan - Giacomo Balduzzi - Giorgia Casalone

Questo contributo presenta le premesse e i primi risultati del progetto pilota CivicNeet-Sviluppo di comunità promosso da una associazione di volontariato di Novara in collaborazione con un gruppo di studiosi di diverse estrazioni disciplinari, in particolare sociologi, economisti e giuristi, e finanziato dalla Fondazione Cariplo. Il progetto, tuttora in corso di realizzazione, si propone di… more
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Salvare l'università italiana. Oltre i miti e i tabù

Monograph - 2017

Author: GILIBERTO CAPANO - MARINO REGINI - MATTEO TURRI

Il dibattito sull’università italiana sta finalmente uscendo dai confini angusti degli addetti ai lavori e dalle polemiche annose, grazie anche a recenti e corpose indagini empiriche. Spesso però le interpretazioni che ne derivano si limitano a riproporre antichi stereotipi, contrapponendo le colpe dei governi a quelle delle università o delle corporazioni accademiche. Nell’affrontare la crisi… more

University Student Participation in Out-of-Class Activities

Chapter in edited book - 2017

Author: Monia Anzivino and Michele Rostan

Student university experience is not limited to class attendance. In fact students may be involved in various out-of-class activities implying both horizontal interaction with peers and vertical interaction with faculty. The participation in these activities may influence both students’ performance and career.
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Changing Governance in Universities. Italian Higher Education in Comparative Perspective

Monograph - 2016

Author: Giliberto Capano, Marino Regini, Matteo Turri

This book critically examines the ramifications of reforms to higher education institutions. All of the higher education system reforms implemented in western countries over the last three decades have had one fundamentally important aim: namely, that of changing the existing institutional and system governance arrangements. This book argues that within this general framework, Italy is… more

Formazione iniziale e reclutamentodegli insegnanti: quali contenutiper il decreto legislativo?

Journal Article - 2016

Author: G. Luzzatto

Vengono qui suggeriti precisi contenuti  per il decreto che dovrà definire quelle innovazioni, nel sistema di accesso alla professione docente, che in termini generali sono state disposte nella legge 107 del 2015 (“Buona Scuola”). Mentre le attuali procedure sono scoraggianti per i bravi laureati, con incertezze e precariato anche dopo un impegnativo percorso abilitante, tale… more

How to measure institutional diversity in higher education using revenue data

Journal Article - 2016

Author: Salini, S. Turri, M.

This article suggests the use of statistical analysis, based on revenue data, to measure institutional diversity. The financial statements of universities in Italy and in England are thoroughly examined in order to emphasize the levels of diversity within these two different university systems; to understand the causes of the variations; and to verify, from a… more

Organizing the ‘productive transformation of knowledge’: linking university and industry in traditional manufacturing areas

Journal Article - 2016

Author: Giacomo Balduzzi and Michele Rostan

The article aims at underlining the role played by extra-academic and autonomous organizations strongly connected with university institutions and researchers in producing, acquiring, transferring and transforming knowledge. The study examines a particular Italian case, the PolitecnicoCalzaturiero, a private institution providing technical training and research services operating in North-eastern Italy. The analysis of this experience suggests… more

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01/07/2015

Varieties of Governance. Dynamics, Strategies, Capacities

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The study of governance may be currently in fashion, but it is also a firmly-established lens through which the complexities of contemporary policy making can be analysed while examining the ways in which a society and its political processes are organized and steered. [...]