Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/FrgMGh Democratizing Higher Education International Comparative Perspectives By: Patrick Blessinger Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138020955, 1138020958 eText ISBN: 9781317695554, 1317695550 Edition: 1st Pages: 250 Copyright year: 2015 Format: EPUB Available from $ 21.58 USD SKU 9781317695554R90 Higher education systems around the world are undergoing fundamental change and reform due to external pressures—including internationalization of higher education, increased international competition for students, less reliance on public funding, and calls to create greater access opportunities for citizens. How are higher education systems evolving structurally as a result of these and other pressures? In light of these changes, how can higher education be a positive force for democratizing societies? This book examines the emerging trends taking place in higher education systems around the world, focusing on the most salient political and social forces that underlie these trends. Each chapter provides a case study of a country, exploring its cultural and political history, the political and social developments that have affected its higher education system, and the result of these changes on the higher education system. In a fast-changing, knowledge-intensive, democratic society, Democratizing Higher Education explores how higher education systems can be developed to provide access, affordability, participation, and quality life-long learning for all. Additional ISBNs 9781317695561, 9781336196605, 9781315778136, 9781317695554, 9781317695547, 1317695569, 1336196602, 1315778130, 1317695550, 1317695542, 9781138020948, 9781138020955, 113802094X, 1138020958
