- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Figures
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Systemic Equity Challenges: An Overview of the Role of Australian Universities in Student Equity and Social Inclusion
- Chapter 2. Taking Stock of 50 Years of Participation in Canadian Higher Education
- Chapter 3. Widening Participation in Aotearoa New Zealand Tertiary Education Since 2000
- Chapter 4. Higher Education in Europe: Widening Participation
- Chapter 5. The Challenge of Widening Participation to Higher Education in Brazil: Injustices, Innovations, and Outcomes
- Chapter 6. Barriers Impeding Access to Higher Education: The Effects of Government Education Policy for Disadvantaged Palestinian Arab and Jewish Citizens
- Introduction
- Methodology
- The Context—Higher Education in the State of Israel
- The Significance of HE for Peripheral Groups in Israel
- HE Expansion in Israel
- Trends in HEI Admissions Policy and Criteria
- Challenges to Access and Equity in Israel
- Israel’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)—Psychometric Testing
- Overcoming Blocks and Achieving Equity in Access to HEI in Israel
- Blocks Encountered by Students Seeking Access to HEI in Israel
- Coping Strategies to Overcome Blocks
- Developing Policy Concerning the Barrier of Psychometric Testing
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7. Same Sky, Different Horizon: An Analysis of Disadvantaged Groups’ Access to Prestigious Universities in Mainland China
- Introduction
- Enrollment Systems of HEIs in Mainland China
- Issues of Equity and Disadvantaged Groups
- Family Background and Access to Prestigious Universities
- Enrollment: Silent Revolution or Anti-Revolution?
- Choice of Major
- Ethnicity, Opportunity, and Issues in Debate
- Regional Disparities in the Allocation of Prestigious Universities
- Policies Widening Disadvantaged Groups’ Access to Prestigious Universities
- Government: Widening Preferential Enrollment Policy and Deepening Reform
- Six Prestigious Universities’ Self-Improvement Plans
- Concerns About the Policy
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Access and Equity in Higher Education in Indonesia: A Review from the Periphery
- Chapter 9. Developing Inclusive Learning to Improve the Engagement, Belonging, Retention, and Success of Students from Diverse Groups
- Chapter 10. Widening Participation in Australia: Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Institutional Leadership
- Chapter 11. The Tension between Access and Success: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in the United States
- The Role of Community Colleges in the United States
- Community College Students: A Variety of Paths and Outcomes
- Community College Students in Developmental Education
- Community College Students in CTE and Applied Fields
- Signs of Success and Efficiency in CTE Programs
- The Completion Agenda and Access in Community Colleges
- Costs Associated with Noncompletion
- Structured Pathways and Potential Research
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 12. Widening Access Through Higher Education Transformation: A Case Study of University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Chapter 13. The Economic and Social Benefits of Widening Participation: Rhetoric or Reality?
- Introduction
- Defining Widening Participation and Understanding the HE “Market”
- The Potential Economic and Social Benefits of Widening Participation
- Methodological Problems in Identifying the Benefits of Widening Participation
- Recent Evidence on the Economic Benefits of Widening Participation in the United Kingdom
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 14. University Choosers and Refusers: Social Theory, Ideas of “Choice” and Implications for Widening Participation
- Chapter 15. Global Perspectives on Widening Participation: Approaches and Concepts
- Index
Widening Higher Education Participation
A Global Perspective
Edited by
Mahsood Shah
Anna Bennett
Erica Southgate
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