Equity Policies in Global Higher Education - Reducing Inequality and Increasing Participation and Attainment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book discusses and analyses global policies and practices aimed at promoting equity in higher education participation and attainment. Although the massification of higher education systems has facilitated the participation of students from deprived backgrounds, socioeconomic inequalities persist in access to the most prestigious institutions and programmes. Privileged students benefit from a number of advantages in the competition for selective and scarce places: access to information, lower aversion to debt, higher expectations, better previous schooling and higher academic achievement. The chapters present a critical analysis of equity policies in different countries - with or without affirmative action policies, within a context of neoliberal policies or within a social democratic model - and the reasons why they have failed to promote equity and fairness, preventing students from achieving their full educational potential.This is an open access book.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Issues in Higher Education
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Orlanda Tavares • Carla Sa • Cristina Sin • Alberto Amaral
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	245
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-069690-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
LSN:	3-03-069690-1
Barcode:	9783030696900

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