TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eggins,Heather
TI  - Access and Equity: a Comparative Perspectives 
T2  - Global Perspectives on Higher Education
SN  - 9789460911866
AV  - LB2351 
U1  - 378.161 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - Brill | Sense
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Admission
KW  - Education and globalization
KW  - Educational equalization
N1  - Preliminary Material; Heather Eggins -- Introduction: Access and Equity: The Issues; Heather Eggins -- Access and Equity in Higher Education: Historical and Cultural Contexts; Heather Eggins -- Merit and Equality: International Trends and Local Responses; Heather Eggins -- The Impact of Globalisation on Access; Heather Eggins -- Measuring Access and Equity from a Comparative Perspective; Heather Eggins -- Structural Diversification: Does it Matter?; Heather Eggins -- Intervention Strategies: Handling Complexity; Heather Eggins -- Student Support Mechanisms; Heather Eggins -- Contributors; Heather Eggins -- Global Perspectives on Higher Education; Heather Eggins
N2  - The massive expansion of higher education across all continents is one of the defining features of our century. This volume examines two dimensions of this: those of access and equity. Building on the country studies undertaken by this group of Fulbright New Century Scholars, the book offers a unique focus in its commitment to bring together an analysis of the theoretical literature on equity; a focus on the methodological problems of measuring access and equity from a comparative perspective; a comparative analysis of trends and policy developments set in a global framework; and a comparative analysis of targeted initiatives which are currently in place in different societies. The need to develop a comparative research programme addressing the question of measuring equity is noted. The volume will be of interest to a broad range of readers: policy makers and researchers at international, national and local levels; non-governmental bodies; higher education institutions; and members of the public interested in these topics. During a period of financial constraint, the provision of access to higher education for disadvantaged groups, and their retention in higher education, remains a continuing and important issue
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789460911866
ER  -