Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Advances in education in diverse communities : research, policy and praxis volume 11
Series Statement:
Advances in education in diverse communities
Parallel Title:
Print version Mitigating Inequality : Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification and Stratification
DDC:
306.43/2
Keywords:
Educational equalization
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Education, Higher Social aspects
;
Education Economic aspects
Abstract:
As colleges and universities extend academic programs abroad, develop internationally mixed research teams and create international curricular initiatives, it is essential to ensure that access to a high quality education remains a key component of the research and policy agenda transnationally
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I The State of Access and Equity; Access to Higher Education in Brazil: The Evolution of the Last 15 Years; Abstract; Evolution of Education in Brazil; Dimensions of Inequality: Color and Family Income; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Higher Education Access and Inclusion: Lessons from Vietnam; Abstract; The Higher Education System in Vietnam; The Higher Education System's Equity Profile; The Policy Context; Tuition Fees and Financial Assistance; Student Selection; Private Higher Education; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Effectively Maintained Inequality: Access to Higher Education in EgyptAbstract; Data and Methodology; Results; DHS Results 1988-2008; ELMPS Results - Transitions of the 1998 Preparatory School Cohort to 2006; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Higher Education in Brazil: Stratification in the Privatization of Enrollment; Abstract; The Brazilian Higher Education System; Enlargement of the Higher Education's Demand Base; Widening Stratification in Access in Higher Education; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Part II Higher Education and the Public Good
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Education for the Public Good? The Influence of Privatization in American Higher Education and SocietyAbstract; Historical Background of Corporate Culture in American Higher Education; Relevant Theory in the Study of Corporate Influence and the Academy; Race, Poverty, and Educational Attainment in Higher Education; Benefits of a College Education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; What Portends for the Future; Contracting Out Services; Restructuring the Workforce; Diversifying Revenue Streams; Social Costs of Privatization; References
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Innovation for Social Inclusion: Challenges Facing the State University System in ColombiaAbstract; Context; Inclusion through Education; Theoretical Conceptual Framework; Methodology; Parameters to Select Four Universities alongside UNAD; First Case Study: UNAD - Colombia's National Open and Distance University; Quality Policy; Organizational Structure: A Reinforced Central Direction and an Extended Development Periphery; A Systemic Management Model: An Innovative Integrated Culture; Population and Geographical Coverage: Expanded and Peripheral Services and Social Inclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Sites and PopulationGender Enrollment; Social Economic Level Enrollment; Enrollment of Students with Special Education Needs; Number of Students Enrolled by Ethnicity; Faculty: A Stimulated Academic Staff; An Innovation Culture: Promotion and Use of Technologies; UNAD at Cartagena De Indias, Colombia; Un-Learning to Learn: UNAD's First Virtual Center; Innovating in the Educational Service: Education for All; Changing Paradigms and Overcoming Obstacles; Attrition: A Major Barrier; Love Pedagogy at Work; Common Strategies Offered to All Students of UNAD in Cartagena De Indias
Description / Table of Contents:
Specialized Practices in Undergraduate Programs
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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