- 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
Dedication
The authors would like to thank Helen Cameron, Research Manager at the English Language and Foundation Studies Centre at the University of Newcastle, Australia for her help in formatting and editorial work.
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