Convergence or Diversity in Quality Assurance Systems? The Case of Slovenia and the Netherlands
Convergence or Diversity in Quality Assurance Systems? The Case of Slovenia and the Netherlands

Summary/Abstract: This contribution places the issue of quality assurance in higher education into comparative perspective. The development of Slovenian and Dutch quality assurance policies is analysed within two time periods, “pre-Bologna” (1980s-1999) and “Bologna” phase (1999-2016), aiming to answer the main question if they are converging or diverging. In addition to national policies also supranational trends, to which European Higher Education Area (EHEA) countries are exposed, are taken into consideration. Furthermore, theoretical reflections call into question convergent or isomorphic development of quality assurance systems due to diverse glonacal influences of formal and human agency (Marginson and Rhoades, 2002). The final part suggests that by acknowledging variety and ongoing change, a solution to this convergence – diversity dichotomy question can be found.

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