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The Worldwide Growth of Private Higher Education: Cross-National Patterns of Higher Education Institution Foundings by Sector
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Buckner, Elizabeth – Sociology of Education, 2017
This article investigates cross-national patterns of public and private higher education institution (HEI) foundings from 1960 to 2006. It argues that in addition to national demographic and economic factors, patterns of HEI foundings also reflect world-level models about how nations should structure their higher education systems. Findings…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Economic Factors, Educational Development