Fairness in access to higher education in a global perspective : reconciling excellence, efficiency, and justice / edited by Heinz-Dieter Meyer [and others].

The Crisis of Higher Education Access--A Crisis of Justice / Heinz-Dieter Meyer [and others] -- Fairness in Higher Education Access--Normative and Historical Perspectives -- Reasoning about Fairness in Access to Higher Education / Heinz-Dieter Meyer -- A Vision of Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education / Lesley A. Jacobs -- The Legacy of the Gi Bill / Edward P. St. John -- Excellence, Equity, Effectiveness--A Comparative Look at the Policies of Access -- The Finnish Model of Higher Education Access / Marja Jalava -- Chinese Higher Education / Yan Luo, Po Yang -- Access Policy and Social Justice in Higher Education / Lina Uribe -- Globalization and Access to Higher Education in Korea / Jiyun Kim, Hee Sun Kim -- The Effects of College Cost and Financial AID in Germany / Anna J. Kroth -- Higher Education Access in Post-Soviet Georgia / Dr Maia Chankseliani -- The Quest for Access, Equity and Social Justice in Higher Education in South Africa / Jan Nieuwenhuis, Chika Sehoole -- Brazil's Radical Approach to Expanding Access for Underrepresented College Students / Patricia Somers [and others] -- Income-Contingent Repayment as Public Policy / Chris Rasmussen -- Resistance to Managerialism -- Causes and Consequences of the Student Protests in Chile / Óscar Espinoza, Luis Eduardo González -- Alternatives to Managerialism / Anna Schwenck -- Policy Changes Towards Greater Fairness -- Fairness in Access to Higher Education / Heinz-Dieter Meyer [and others] -- Reconciling Efficiency with Excellence and Fairness / Edward P. St. John, Heinz-Dieter Meyer.

Includes bibliographical references.

The purpose of this volume is to help jump-start an urgently needed conversation about fairness and justice in access to higher education to counteract the ubiquitous mantras of neoliberal globalization and managerialism. The book seeks to carve out a strong moral and normative basis for opposing mainstream developments that engender increasing inequality and market-dependency in higher education. The book's chapters consider how different national communities channel access to higher education, what their ""implicit social contracts"" are, and what outcomes are produced by different policies

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