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Clark, Burton R., Ed. – 1984
Eight perspectives on higher education are provided in essays based on papers presented at a 1982 seminar. The historical perspective is provided by Harold Perkin with attention to turning points in higher education in Europe, Japan, and the United States. Maurice Kogan considers the political view and specifically intrainstitutional issues, the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Educational Finance
Scott, Peter – 1995
This book analyzes the transformation of British higher education from a closed, elite university system into an open, mass post-secondary education system. It sees the changes in British higher education as stemming from: (1) the rapid expansion in the number of students that created pressures for a shift to a mass, open post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Demand Occupations
