Fairness in access to higher education in a global perspective : : reconciling excellence, efficiency, and justice / / edited by Heinz-Dieter Meyer ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Other Books
• TeilnehmendeR: Meyer, Heinz-Dieter.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed. 2013.
• Language: English
• Series: Other Books
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The purpose of this volume is to help jump-start an urgently needed conversation about fairness and justice in access to higher education to counteract the ubiquitous mantras of neoliberal globalization and managerialism. The book seeks to carve out a strong moral and normative basis for opposing mainstream developments that engender increasing inequality and market-dependency in higher education. The book’s chapters consider how different national communities channel access to higher education, what their “implicit social contracts” are, and what outcomes are produced by different policies and methods. The book is essential reading for scholars of higher education and students concerned with increasing inequality in a globalizing educational marketplace.

Table of Contents

pt. I. Fairness in higher education access-- normative and historical perspectives -- pt. II. Excellence, equity, effectiveness-- a comparative look at the policies of access -- pt. III. Resistance to managerialism : Chile and California -- pt. IV. Policy changes towards greater fairness.