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| Kerr, Clark | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKerr, Clark – Higher Education, 1978
Some of the reasons for the comparative decline of the elite sector are analyzed, including (1) the historical transition from elite to mass access to universal higher education, (2) the politicization of higher education, and (3) the increasing submergence of higher education under external social controls. The preservation of an elite or "highly…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Role
Peer reviewedCourt, D. – Higher Education, 1980
Some instructive experience about the potential and limits of a meaningful role for African universities in the 1980s is discussed. The challenge of the 1980s is to convince African governments and national populations that university contributions to national development lie in the ability to train minds and a thinking society. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Role, Community Development, Developing Nations
