Higher Education Pathways : South African Undergraduate Education and the Public Good /

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"In what ways does access to undergraduate education have a transformative impact on people and societies? What conditions are required for this impact to occur? What are the pathways from an undergraduate education to the public good, including inclusive economic development? These questions h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ashwin, Paul, 1970- (Editor ), Case, Jennifer M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town : African Minds, [2018]
Colección:African higher education dynamics series ; v. 4.
Temas:
Undergraduates > South Africa.
Education, Higher > South Africa.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > South Africa.
Enseignement supérieur > Afrique du Sud.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud.
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EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher
Education, Higher > Social aspects
Undergraduates
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; PART A
  • SETTING THE SCENE; CHAPTER 1
  • INTRODUCTION; The project; The South African higher education context; The structure of the book; References; CHAPTER 2
  • TRANSFORMATION, THE STATEAND HIGHER EDUCATION: TOWARDS A DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA; Introduction; Transformation in an 'aspirational' developmental state; First period: Mandela presidential term; Second period: Mbeki presidential term; Third period: Zuma/Ramaphosa presidential terms
  • The state-higher education nexus and the question of transformationTransformation as equity of access; Transformation as massification; Transformation as differentiation; Transformation of knowledge and culture; The contribution of higher education to development; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 3
  • SUBSIDY, TUITION FEES AND THE CHALLENGE OF FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA; Introduction; Higher education funding during apartheid; Changes to funding policies in the post-apartheid era; State appropriations for higher education; Tuition fees
  • The South African reality versus global trendsReferences; CHAPTER 4
  • SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHEREDUCATION, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY: WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS?; Introduction: Development versus sorting roles of education; Graduate outcomes; Systemic information; Preliminary conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 5
  • UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN SOCIETY: WHICH CONCEPTION OF PUBLIC GOOD?; Introduction; The notion of public good; The 'public good' and higher education; Graduates' contributions to the public good; Some concluding comments; References
  • PART B
  • WAYS OF UNDERSTANDINGCHAPTER 6
  • A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO FAIR ACCESS; Sketching research on access; What do we mean by access?; Equity dimensions; Going forward; References; CHAPTER 7
  • INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON EQUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES: MODELS AND STRATEGIES FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY; Introduction; Conceptualising and mapping the determinants and forms of participation in higher education; Trajectories of accessibility and availability: How the question of attainability has been addressed in different contexts
  • The Nordic model and the case of Finland: The alignment between AAAThe French republican model: AAA and the tensions between principles and practice; The British model: The shift from a binary to a unitary marketised system and the tensions between AAA; Postcolonial experiences of equity of access: Nigeria and Senegal; Discussion; References; CHAPTER 8
  • HOW HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH USING THE CAPABILITY APPROACH ILLUMINATES POSSIBILITIES FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY IN SOUTH AFRICA; Introduction; The capability approach and poverty reduction

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