Widening Higher Education Participation

Chapter 1. Systemic Equity Challenges: An Overview of the Role of Australian Universities in Student Equity and Social Inclusion

• Introduction
• The Role of Government—An Historical View
• The Role of Schools—Academic Preparation
• The Role of Other Higher Education Providers
• The Role of Universities
• Conclusions
• References

Chapter 2. Taking Stock of 50 Years of Participation in Canadian Higher Education

• Introduction
• Context
• Expansion and Participation from the 1960s to the 1980s
• Structure of the System Today
• Participation Today
• Women
• The Socio-Economically Disadvantaged
• Indigenous Education
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 3. Widening Participation in Aotearoa New Zealand Tertiary Education Since 2000

• Introduction
• Overview of Policy Developments 2000–2014
• Five Propositions
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 4. Higher Education in Europe: Widening Participation

• Introduction
• The Bologna Process and the Emergence of Its Social Dimension
• The Open Method of Coordination in the European Union
• Widening Participation in Germany, Sweden, and Scotland
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 5. The Challenge of Widening Participation to Higher Education in Brazil: Injustices, Innovations, and Outcomes

• Introduction
• Growth of the Private Sector
• Social Mobilization and University Reforms
• Prouni: Initial Response to the Social Movements
• Quotas in Public Universities
• The REUNI Policy
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 6. Barriers Impeding Access to Higher Education: The Effects of Government Education Policy for Disadvantaged Palestinian Arab and Jewish Citizens

• Introduction
• Methodology
• The Context—Higher Education in the State of Israel
• The Significance of HE for Peripheral Groups in Israel
• HE Expansion in Israel
• Trends in HEI Admissions Policy and Criteria
• Challenges to Access and Equity in Israel
• Israel’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)—Psychometric Testing
• Overcoming Blocks and Achieving Equity in Access to HEI in Israel
• Blocks Encountered by Students Seeking Access to HEI in Israel
• Coping Strategies to Overcome Blocks
• Developing Policy Concerning the Barrier of Psychometric Testing
• Conclusions
• References

Chapter 7. Same Sky, Different Horizon: An Analysis of Disadvantaged Groups’ Access to Prestigious Universities in Mainland China

• Introduction
• Enrollment Systems of HEIs in Mainland China
• Issues of Equity and Disadvantaged Groups
• Family Background and Access to Prestigious Universities
• Enrollment: Silent Revolution or Anti-Revolution?
• Choice of Major
• Ethnicity, Opportunity, and Issues in Debate
• Regional Disparities in the Allocation of Prestigious Universities
• Policies Widening Disadvantaged Groups’ Access to Prestigious Universities
• Government: Widening Preferential Enrollment Policy and Deepening Reform
• Six Prestigious Universities’ Self-Improvement Plans
• Concerns About the Policy
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 8. Access and Equity in Higher Education in Indonesia: A Review from the Periphery

• Introduction
• Background: The Indonesian Education System
• Trends of Access and Equity in Indonesia Higher Education
• Government Policy: Affordability, Equity, and Access to Higher Education
• Concluding Remarks
• References

Chapter 9. Developing Inclusive Learning to Improve the Engagement, Belonging, Retention, and Success of Students from Diverse Groups

• Introduction
• Differential Outcomes from HE
• Improving the Outcomes for Students from Equity Groups
• What Works? Student Retention and Success Program
• Conclusions
• References

Chapter 10. Widening Participation in Australia: Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Institutional Leadership

• Introduction
• The Australian Widening Participation Agenda
• Equity and Standards
• The Study
• Institutional Lessons on Equity, Standards, and Respect
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• References

Chapter 11. The Tension between Access and Success: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges in the United States

• The Role of Community Colleges in the United States
• Community College Students: A Variety of Paths and Outcomes
• Community College Students in Developmental Education
• Community College Students in CTE and Applied Fields
• Signs of Success and Efficiency in CTE Programs
• The Completion Agenda and Access in Community Colleges
• Costs Associated with Noncompletion
• Structured Pathways and Potential Research
• Concluding Remarks
• References

Chapter 12. Widening Access Through Higher Education Transformation: A Case Study of University of KwaZulu-Natal

• Introduction to Higher Education in South Africa
• Conclusion
• References

Chapter 13. The Economic and Social Benefits of Widening Participation: Rhetoric or Reality?

• Introduction
• Defining Widening Participation and Understanding the HE “Market”
• The Potential Economic and Social Benefits of Widening Participation
• Methodological Problems in Identifying the Benefits of Widening Participation
• Recent Evidence on the Economic Benefits of Widening Participation in the United Kingdom
• Conclusions
• References

Chapter 14. University Choosers and Refusers: Social Theory, Ideas of “Choice” and Implications for Widening Participation

• Willkommen to Second Modernity
• Part 1: Choice and the Neoliberal University
• Part 2: Some Ideas About Choice from Social Theory
• Part 3: Choice as a Problematization of Widening Participation: Concluding Thoughts
• References

Chapter 15. Global Perspectives on Widening Participation: Approaches and Concepts

• References