Access to Higher Education : Understanding Global Inequalities.

Cover -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Contributors -- Series editor's preface -- Introduction -- 1 Canada - Access at the Crossroads -- Introduction -- The Canadian HE System -- Who Participates in HE in Canada -- Policies and Practices to Support HE Progression -- The Case of Ontario: A Model of Inclusive Access -- City-wide Collaboration Strategies -- Student Voice -- Conclusions -- 2 Marching in the Rain: The TRIO Programme and the Civil Rights Legacy in the United States -- Introduction -- The War on Poverty and Access to Higher Education -- Barriers to Access and Success in HE -- College Fit -- The Burden of Financing College Education -- College Graduation -- Best Practice in Extending Access to HE for Low-income Groups -- Conclusion -- 3 Access and Retention in Higher Education in Colombia: The Case of the Children's University EAFIT -- Introduction -- Children's University EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia -- The Children's University EAFIT and Access to HE -- Challenges -- 4 Changing the Mindset: How Germany Is Trying to Combine Access and Equity -- Background on Access to Higher Education (HE) in Germany -- Policy Programmes and Initiatives for Widening Access to HE -- Innovation in Practice -- Conclusion -- 5 Extending Equity in Higher Education in an Equitable Society: The Finnish Dilemma -- Background on Access to Higher Education (HE) in Germany -- Policy Programmes and Initiatives for Widening Access to HE -- Innovation in Practice -- Conclusion -- 6 The United Kingdom: The Access-to-Higher-Education Nation? -- Introduction -- HE in the United Kingdom -- Aimhigher and the Widening Participation Years -- After Aimhigher -- Conclusions -- 7 Access to Post-secondary Education in Malaysia: Realities and Aspirations -- Introduction -- Access to Post-secondary Education in Malaysia.

Phases of Access to Post-secondary Education in Post-independence Malaysia -- Innovative Access Pathways in Private Post-secondary Educationin Malaysia -- International Pre-university Programmes -- Local Foundation Programmes -- Outcomes of the Developmental Phases in Malaysian Post-secondary Education -- Conclusion -- 8 Expanding Higher Education in India: The Challenge for Equity -- Introduction -- Access to HE in India -- Who Participates in HE in India -- State, Access and Affirmative Action -- Equitable Expansion: Between Social Justice and Market Forces -- Challenges -- 9 National Access Policies for Higher Education in China: Creating Equal Opportunities in Education -- Introduction -- HE Entry in China -- Gaokao and Proposition -- The 'Disadvantaged' or 'Under-represented' Groups in HE in China -- Policies and Practices to Support Progress to HE for DisadvantagedGroups -- The Legal Basis of Access Policy of HE -- Measures to Enlarge the Participation of the Disadvantaged Groups in HE -- New Challenges and Directions in Access to HE in China -- 10 Access to Higher Education in South Africa: Addressing the Myths -- Background -- The Supply Chain from Secondary Schooling -- Models of Post-school Interventions -- Policies and Practices Supporting Progression to HE -- Myths about Access to HE -- Selected University Access Initiatives -- Conclusion -- 11 Making Commitment Concrete: Policy and Practice in Access to HE in Ghana -- Background to Higher Education in Ghana -- Policy Framework with Regard to Access to Tertiary Education -- Conclusions and Views on Challenges for Access to Tertiary Education in Ghana -- 12 Evolution or Revolution: The Three Ages of Access in Australia -- Introduction -- Background: Australia's HE System -- Policy Framework 1: Expansion of the System.

Policy Framework 2: 'A Fair Chance for All' and 'Target Group Initiatives' -- Policy Framework 3: Social Inclusion and a Demand-driven System -- The Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme(HEPPP) -- The Future: What Kind of Framework? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- 13 Conclusions: The Age of Access -- For Whom Should Access Be Widened? -- The Commitment of Policymakers to Widening Access and What Politicization Means -- Access, Activity and Action -- Who Can Provide Access? -- Access and Nationhood -- The Age of Access? -- References -- Index.

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