Access to higher education : understanding global inequalities /: understanding global inequalities. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Graeme Atherton.
• Editors: Atherton, Graeme
• Contents: Introduction; 1. Canada: Access at the Crossroads; Diana Wickham; 2. Marching in the rain: The TRIO Programme and the Civil Rights Legacy in the US; Ngondi Kamatuka; 3. Access and Retention in Higher Education in Colombia: The Case of the Children's University EAFIT; Isabel Cristina Montes Gutierrez and Ana Cristina Abad; 4. Changing a Mindset: How Germany is Trying to Combine Access and Equity; Julia Mergner, Shweta Mishra and Dominic Orr; 5. Extending Equity in Higher Education in an Equitable Society: The Finnish Dilemma; Ari Tarkiainen; 6. United Kingdom: The Access to Higher Education Nation; Graeme Atherton; 7. Realities and Aspirations: How Access to Higher Education is Contributing to Nation-Building in Malaysia; Glenda Crosling, Mien Wee Cheng and Ruma Lopes; 8. Expanding Higher Education in India: the Challenge for Equity; Manasi Thapliyal Navani; 9. National Access to Policies for Higher Education in China: Creating Equal Opportunities in Education; Baocun Liu and Yang Su; 10. Access to Higher Education in South Africa: Addressing the Myths; Ncedikaya Magopeni and Lullu Tshiwula; 11. Making Commitment Concrete: Policy and Practice in Access to Higher Education in Ghana; Joseph Budu; 12. Evolution or Revolution: The 3 Ages of Access in Australia; Margaret Heagney and Fran Farrier; Conclusions: The Age of Access
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 378; Education; Education, Higher -- Social aspects; Education, Higher; Educational Policy & Reform/General; Higher; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Research & information: general; Education, Higher -- Social aspects; Education -- Higher
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137411907; 1137411902
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