Fairness in Access to Higher Education in a Global Perspective : Fairness in Access to Higher Education in a Global Perspective Reconciling Excellence, Efficiency, and Justice / edited by Heinz-Dieter Meyer, Edward P. St. John, Maia Chankseliani, Lina Uribe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, Heinz-Dieter.

Series:

Other Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Summary:

The purpose of this volume is to help jump-start an urgently needed conversation about fairness and justice in access to higher education to counteract the ubiquitous mantras of neoliberal globalization and managerialism. The book seeks to carve out a strong moral and normative basis for opposing mainstream developments that engender increasing inequality and market-dependency in higher education. The book’s chapters consider how different national communities channel access to higher education, what their “implicit social contracts” are, and what outcomes are produced by different policies and methods. The book is essential reading for scholars of higher education and students concerned with increasing inequality in a globalizing educational marketplace.

Contents:

pt. I. Fairness in higher education access

normative and historical perspectives

pt. II. Excellence, equity, effectiveness

a comparative look at the policies of access

pt. III. Resistance to managerialism : Chile and California

pt. IV. Policy changes towards greater fairness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9789462092303

9462092303

OCLC:

841167423