Fair Access to Higher Education - Global Perspectives

What does "fairness" mean internationally in terms of access to higher education? The chapters in this volume contribute to our thinking and reflection on policy developments and also offer findings about patterns of advantage and disadvantage in higher education access. It focuses on how university admissions has been articulated worldwide.

About the author

Anna Mountford-Zimdars is a teacher and researcher in higher education at King's College London. Daniel Sabbagh is a senior research fellow at Sciences Po in Paris. David Post is professor of Comparative and International Education at Pennsylvania State University.

Summary

What does "fairness" mean internationally in terms of access to higher education? The chapters in this volume contribute to our thinking and reflection on policy developments and also offer findings about patterns of advantage and disadvantage in higher education access. It focuses on how university admissions has been articulated worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Mountford-Zimdars, Anna (EDT)/ Post Mountford-zimdars, Anna Sabbagh Mountford-Zimdars, Daniel Post Sabbagh
• Assisted by: Anna Mountford-Zimdars (Editor), Mountford-Zimdars Anna (Editor), David Post (Editor), Post David (Editor), Daniel Sabbagh (Editor), Sabbagh Daniel (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2015
• EAN: 9780226250922
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25092-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher