Educational opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : the geography of access to higher education / / Alexander D. Singleton
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| Autore: |
Singleton Alexander D
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| Titolo: |
Educational opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : the geography of access to higher education / / Alexander D. Singleton
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| Pubblicazione: | Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Co., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.1/61 |
| Soggetto topico: | Education, Higher - Social aspects - Great Britain |
| Education - Demographic aspects - Great Britain | |
| Educational equalization - Great Britain | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Access to Higher Education; 2 A Meritocratic Marketplace?; 3 Socio-Spatial Differentiation; 4 The Socio-Spatial Context to Higher Education Access; 5 Creating Open Source Geodemographics; 6 Evaluating Geodemographic Performance for Profiling of Access; 7 Towards a More Meritocratic Market?; 8 A Gallery of Applications for Higher Education Stakeholders; 9 Conclusion: The Geography of Access to Higher Education; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Using innovative methdology, this book presents a consolidated review and interpretation of interdisciplinary research which examines how best to represent the multiple dimensions of the social, spatial and temporal processes that shape access to higher education. It sets out some relevant aspects of the changing HE policy-setting arena and presents a systematic framework for broadening participation and extending access in an era of variable fees. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Educational opportunity |
| ISBN: | 1-317-14571-2 |
| 1-282-74365-1 | |
| 9786612743658 | |
| 0-7546-9710-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459328703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
International population studies.