Higher education and equality of opportunities [[electronic resource] ] : cross-national perspectives / / edited by Fred Lazin, Matt Evans, and N. Jayaram

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/61
• Soggetto topico: Affirmative action programs; Education and globalization; Education, Higher; Minorities - Education (Higher)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EvansMatt <1963-> JayaramN. <1950-> LazinFrederick A. <1943->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 ; 6: 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 ; 12: 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? ; 17: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Higher education and equality of opportunities
• ISBN: 1-283-59947-3; 9786613911926; 0-7391-4671-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462503203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in public policy (Lanham, Md.)