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Higher Education Management and Policy

Institutional Management in Higher Education

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Previously published as Higher Education Management, Higher Education Management and Policy (HEMP) is published three times each year and is edited by the OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education. It covers the field through articles and reports on such issues as quality assurance, human resources, funding, and internationalisation. It also is a source of information on activities and events organised by OECD’s IMHE Programme.

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“Standards will drop” – and other fears about the equality agenda in higher education

Institutional Management in Higher Education

I discuss, on the basis of experience in Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, some common fears and negative opinions about the equality agenda in higher education. These include:

-“Standards will drop.”

-“Our reputation will suffer.”

-“It’s not our problem.”

-“It’s social engineering”

-“It’s unfair.”

-“It’s a waste of time.”



"La « mort annoncée de l’excellence » et autres craintes suscitées par les politiques d’enseignement supérieur axées sur l’équité"

M’inspirant d’exemples australiens, sud-africains ou encore britanniques, j’analyse dans ce rapport certaines craintes et préjugés couramment exprimés concernant les politiques d’enseignement supérieur axées sur l’équité. En voici un florilège :

- « C’est la mort annoncée de l’excellence. »

- « Cela va nuire à notre réputation. »

- « Ce n’est pas notre problème. »

- « C’est un abus de confiance pur et simple. »

- « Équité rime avec injustice. »

- « C’est une perte de temps. »

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