Access and Expansion Post-Massification: Opportunities and Barriers to Further Growth in Higher Education Participation Contributor(s): Jongbloed, Ben (Editor), Vossensteyn, Hans (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138999814 ISBN-13: 9781138999817 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 379.26 |
Series: International Studies in Higher Education |
Physical Information: 278 pages |
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Publisher Description: The twenty-first century has the potential to be the era of universal higher education access: the post-massification century. The growth of knowledge-based service industries and an increased need for technological and social innovations require more education, training, and re-training at the post-secondary level. This edited collection addresses the crucial issues emerging from this ongoing expansion of higher education, focusing on how national systems of higher education can respond to demands for further expansion when traditional routes to higher education have been largely exhausted.
Expansion will require different modes of delivery, new system models, revised qualification structures, changes to the role played by government, and a revision of the public-private finance mix. While this may lead to tensions in terms of the quality, efficiency, or equality of opportunity in the higher education system, there are also new opportunities for students and higher education institutions. With experienced researchers offering insights, national strategies and policy examples from around the world, Access and Expansion Post-Massification will give researchers and policymakers the tools they need to expand higher education into the era of the knowledge society. |