Widening higher education participation : a global perspective

✍ Scribed by Bennett, Anna Kate; Shah, Mahsood; Southgate, Erica

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 273
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Governments have introduced policies to widen the participation of disadvantaged students in higher education. Widening participation policies are also introduced to ensure that higher education contributes to social and economic outcomes. This book includes important insights from 23 leading scholars across 11 countries on a wide range of topics that focus on government policies, institutional structures and the social and economic impacts of widening participation. While widening participation policies and outcomes in developed countries are more widely documented, the policies, achievements, and challenges in other countries such as Brazil, China, Indonesia, South Africa and Palestine are not so widely disseminated. Therefore, the ‘untold stories’ of policies and outcomes of widening participation are a key part of this book. The chapters are organised according to three overarching themes, which include national and transnational studies of the history of widening participation and current policies; inclusive learning and academic outcomes; and socioeconomic structures, concepts and theories.

• engages prominent academics, earlier career researchers, and research students
• provides a wide range of topics related to widening participation
• explores social and economic impact of widening student participation
• presents untold stories of widening participation in developing countries experiencing growth in youth population

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,Copyright,Dedication,List of Figures,About the Editors,About the Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Systemic Equity Challenges: An Overview of the Role of Australian Universities in Student Equity and Social Inclusion, Pages 1-13
Chapter 2 - Taking Stock of 50 Years of Participation in Canadian Higher Education, Pages 15-33
Chapter 3 - Widening Participation in Aotearoa New Zealand Tertiary Education Since 2000, Pages 35-48
Chapter 4 - Higher Education in Europe: Widening Participation, Pages 49-61
Chapter 5 - The Challenge of Widening Participation to Higher Education in Brazil: Injustices, Innovations, and Outcomes, Pages 63-80
Chapter 6 - Barriers Impeding Access to Higher Education: The Effects of Government Education Policy for Disadvantaged Palestinian Arab and Jewish Citizens, Pages 81-98
Chapter 7 - Same Sky, Different Horizon: An Analysis of Disadvantaged Groups’ Access to Prestigious Universities in Mainland China, Pages 99-117
Chapter 8 - Access and Equity in Higher Education in Indonesia: A Review from the Periphery, Pages 119-134
Chapter 9 - Developing Inclusive Learning to Improve the Engagement, Belonging, Retention, and Success of Students from Diverse Groups, Pages 135-159
Chapter 10 - Widening Participation in Australia: Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Institutional Leadership, Pages 161-179
Chapter 11 - The Tension between Access and Success: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in the United States, Pages 181-194
Chapter 12 - Widening Access Through Higher Education Transformation: A Case Study of University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pages 195-209
Chapter 13 - The Economic and Social Benefits of Widening Participation: Rhetoric or Reality?, Pages 211-224
Chapter 14 - University Choosers and Refusers: Social Theory, Ideas of “Choice” and Implications for Widening Participation, Pages 225-240
Chapter 15 - Global Perspectives on Widening Participation: Approaches and Concepts, Pages 241-253
Index, Pages 255-264