LEADER 04786nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910972275003321 005 20240313031512.0 010 $a979-82-16-31013-6 010 $a1-283-59947-3 010 $a9786613911926 010 $a0-7391-4671-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241807 035 $a(EBL)1021893 035 $a(OCoLC)855502129 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711388 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12312465 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711388 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10693531 035 $a(PQKB)10911586 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1021893 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10602299 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL391192 035 $a(OCoLC)812924935 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1021893 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241807 100 $a20100607d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHigher education and equality of opportunities $ecross-national perspectives /$fedited by Fred Lazin, Matt Evans, and N. Jayaram 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in public policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-7391-4669-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; 1: Introduction: Higher Education and Equality of Opportunities; 2: The Earth is Flattening: The Globalization of Higher Education and Its Implications for Equal Opportunity; Part I: America; 3: Challenges and Opportunities of Community Colleges; 4: Minority Access to Higher Education in the United States and the White-Minority Credentials Gap; 5: Class Stratification and the Quest for Prestige in American Colleges and Universities 327 $a6: From Open Admissions to the Honors College: Equal Opportunities at the City University of New York7: The Changing American College Experience: A View from the City University of New York, Hunter College; Part II: Asia, The Middle East, and Africa; 8: Can Student Loans Promote Greater Access for the Poor?; 9: The Quest for World-Class Status: Globalization and Higher Education in East Asia; 10: A Historical Sociology of "Tertiary Education for All" in Korea; 11: Disparities in Access to Higher Education in India Persistent Issues and the Changing Context 327 $a12: Educational Policy toward "Homeland Minorities" in Deeply Divided Societies13: Improving Access to Higher Education for Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds; 14: Higher Education in Africa: Challenges of Development and Gender; 15: The Development of Corporate and Private Universities in Ghana: Effects on Curriculum, Faculty, Access, and Equity; Part III: Europe and Oceania; 16: Access to Higher Education in France: Between Equality of Rights and Meritocracy, a Long Walk to Equality of Opportunities? 327 $a17: Equal Opportunity in a Public System: Experiences of Ethnic Minority Students in Dutch Higher Education18: Access to Higher Education for Students with Mental Health Difficulties: An Equal Opportunities Issue; 19: Altruism and Avarice: The Place of Foreign Students in Australian Universities; 20: A Dual Admission Policy: Enhancing Equal Opportunities in Higher Education through Merit-based Admission Policy; Index; About the Contributors 330 $aThis volume provides a broad overview of recent higher education policy in a variety of countries, both developed and developing, around the world. Using interdisciplinary methods and analysis, it focuses on how diminishing governmental resources and expanding market forces influence higher education policy in different countries in terms of access, minority status (including ethnic, national and gender groups), affirmative action, quality, and performance. 410 0$aStudies in public policy (Lanham, Md.) 606 $aAffirmative action programs$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aEducation and globalization$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aEducation, Higher$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aMinorities$xEducation (Higher)$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aAffirmative action programs 615 0$aEducation and globalization 615 0$aEducation, Higher 615 0$aMinorities$xEducation (Higher) 676 $a378.1/61 701 $aEvans$b Matt$f1963-$01843003 701 $aJayaram$b N.$f1950-$0892677 701 $aLazin$b Frederick A.$f1943-$01805265 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972275003321 996 $aHigher education and equality of opportunities$94423683 997 $aUNINA