Screen LibraryWidening higher education participation : a global perspective /
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Chandos Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081002131 |
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| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780081002469 0081002467 |
| Access: | Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. |
| Index Number: | LB2325 |
| CLC: | G640 |
| Contents: | 1. Systemic equity challenges : an overview of the role of Australian universities in student equity and social inclusion -- 2. Taking stock of 50 years of participation in Canadian higher education -- 3. Widening participation in Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary education since 2000 -- 4. Higher education in Europe : widening participation -- 5. The challenge of widening participation to higher education in Brazil : injustices, innovations, and outcomes -- 6. Barriers impeding access to higher education : the effects of government education policy for disadvantaged Palestinian Arab and Jewish citizens -- 7. Same sky, different horizon : an analysis of disadvantaged groups' access to prestigious universities in Mainland China -- 8. Access and equity in higher education in Indonesia : a review from the periphery -- 9. Developing inclusive learning to improve the engagement, belonging, retention, and success of students from diverse groups -- 10. Widening participation in Australia : lessons on equity, standards, and institutional leadership -- 11. The tension between access and success : challenges and opportunities for community colleges in the United States -- 12. Widening access through higher education transformation : a case study of University of KwaZulu-Natal -- 13. The economic and social benefits of widening participation : rhetoric or reality? -- 14. University choosers and refusers : social theory, ideas of "choice" and implications for widening participation -- 15. Global perspectives on widening participation : approaches and concepts. |