Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

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

Introduction

The Role of Government—An Historical View

The Role of Schools—Academic Preparation

The Role of Other Higher Education Providers

The Role of Universities

Conclusions

References

Chapter 2. Taking Stock of 50 Years of Participation in Canadian Higher Education

Introduction

Context

Expansion and Participation from the 1960s to the 1980s

Structure of the System Today

Participation Today

Women

The Socio-Economically Disadvantaged

Indigenous Education

Conclusion

References

Chapter 3. Widening Participation in Aotearoa New Zealand Tertiary Education Since 2000

Introduction

Overview of Policy Developments 2000–2014

Five Propositions

Conclusion

References

Chapter 4. Higher Education in Europe: Widening Participation

Introduction

The Bologna Process and the Emergence of Its Social Dimension

The Open Method of Coordination in the European Union

Widening Participation in Germany, Sweden, and Scotland

Conclusion

References

Chapter 5. The Challenge of Widening Participation to Higher Education in Brazil: Injustices, Innovations, and Outcomes

Introduction

Growth of the Private Sector

Social Mobilization and University Reforms

Prouni: Initial Response to the Social Movements

Quotas in Public Universities

The REUNI Policy

Conclusion

References

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

Introduction

Background: The Indonesian Education System

Trends of Access and Equity in Indonesia Higher Education

Government Policy: Affordability, Equity, and Access to Higher Education

Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter 9. Developing Inclusive Learning to Improve the Engagement, Belonging, Retention, and Success of Students from Diverse Groups

Introduction

Differential Outcomes from HE

Improving the Outcomes for Students from Equity Groups

What Works? Student Retention and Success Program

Conclusions

References

Chapter 10. Widening Participation in Australia: Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Institutional Leadership

Introduction

The Australian Widening Participation Agenda

Equity and Standards

The Study

Institutional Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Respect

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

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

Introduction to Higher Education in South Africa

Conclusion

References

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

Willkommen to Second Modernity

Part 1: Choice and the Neoliberal University

Part 2: Some Ideas About Choice from Social Theory

Part 3: Choice as a Problematization of Widening Participation: Concluding Thoughts

References

Chapter 15. Global Perspectives on Widening Participation: Approaches and Concepts

References

Index

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