The Meanings of Mass Higher Education
1st Edition
0335232744
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9780335232741
© 1995 | Published: October 16, 1995
This book is the first systematic attempt to analyse the growth of mass higher education in a specifically British context, while seeking to develop more theoretical perspectives on this transformation of elite university systems into open post-secon…
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Introduction
Structure and institutions
State and society
Science and culture
Understanding mass higher education
References
Index
Structure and institutions
State and society
Science and culture
Understanding mass higher education
References
Index
This book is the first systematic attempt to analyse the growth of mass higher education in a specifically British context, while seeking to develop more theoretical perspectives on this transformation of elite university systems into open post-secondary education systems. It is divided into three main sections. The first examines the evolution of British higher education and the development of universities and other institutions. The second explores the political, social and economic context within which mass systems are developing. What are the links between post-industrial society, a post-Fordist economy and the mass university? The third section discusses the links between massification and wider currents in intellectual and scientific culture.