Higher education and the common good /

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"In the last half century higher education has moved from the fringe to the centre of society and accumulated a long list of functions. In the English-speaking world, Europe and much of East Asia more than two thirds of all school students enter tertiary education. Bulging at the seams, univers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marginson, Simon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Publishing, 2016.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Australia.
Universities and colleges > Graduate work.
Common good.
Enseignement supérieur > Australie.
Universités > Études des 2e et 3e cycles.
Bien commun.
Capitalism.
Community benefits.
Educational economics.
Educational markets.
Educational objectives.
Equality (Social)
Higher education.
Participation.
Social inclusion.
Western civilisation.
Common good
Education, Higher
Universities and colleges > Graduate work
Australia
Australian
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Part I: Historical sociology of higher education; 1. Great expectations; 2. High participation and social inclusion; 3. Anglo-American higher education and inequality; Part II: Political economy of higher education; 4. Public and private goods in higher education; 5. Public goods and public good; 6. Limits of human capital theory; 7. Limits of capitalist markets in higher education; 8. Limits of global university ranking; Part III: Positional competition and the common good; 9. Diversity, stratification and equity
  • 10. The case of Australia11. Conclusion; References; Index

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