Democratizing Higher Education : International Comparative Perspectives

Patrick Blessinger

ISBN 10: 113802094X / ISBN 13: 9781138020948

Verlag: Routledge, 2015

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Higher education systems around the world are undergoing fundamental change and reform due to external pressures-including internationalization of higher education, increased international competition for students, less reliance on public funding, and calls to create greater access opportunities for citizens. How are higher education systems evolving structurally as a result of these and other pressures In light of these changes, how can higher education be a positive force for democratizing societies This book examines the emerging trends taking place in higher education systems around the world, focusing on the most salient political and social forces that underlie these trends. Each chapter provides a case study of a country, exploring its cultural and political history, the political and social developments that have affected its higher education system, and the result of these changes on the higher education system. In a fast-changing, knowledge-intensive, democratic society, Democratizing Higher Education explores how higher education systems can be developed to provide access, affordability, participation, and quality life-long learning for all. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781138020948

Inhaltsangabe:

In a fast-changing, knowledge-intensive, democratic society, this book explores how higher education systems around the world can be developed to provide access, affordability, participation, and quality life-long learning for all.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Patrick Blessinger is the founder and Executive Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) and a lecturer, author, and researcher in education.

John P. Anchan is Professor and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He is President of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL).

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Titel: Democratizing Higher Education : ...
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Einband: Buch
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