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1 online resource (ix pages, ii unnumbered pages, 307 pages) : illustrations. |
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monochrome |
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text file |
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African Higher Education Dynamics Series ; volume 4
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African higher education dynamics series ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Undergraduates -- South Africa.
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Undergraduates. |
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South Africa. |
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Education, Higher -- South Africa.
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Education, Higher. |
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- South Africa.
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ashwin, Paul, 1970- editor.
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Case, Jennifer M., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Higher education pathways. Cape Town, South Africa : African Minds, 2018 9781928331902 (OCoLC)1081357939 |
| ISBN |
9781928331926 e-book |
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1928331920 e-book |
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1928331912 e-publication |
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9781928331919 (electronic book) |
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9781928331902 |
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