Opening Wide the Doors of Higher Education
Over the last 30 years there has been a massive expansion of the British higher education system. The removal of supply constraints on the provision of higher education has allowed a larger pool of ability to benefit from schooling at tertiary level, while maintaining standards of entry. This has be...
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Published in | Education economics Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 85 - 91 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Carfax Publishing Company
01.01.1993
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Summary: | Over the last 30 years there has been a massive expansion of the British higher education system. The removal of supply constraints on the provision of higher education has allowed a larger pool of ability to benefit from schooling at tertiary level, while maintaining standards of entry. This has been accompanied by a broadening of the constituency of higher education to include a greater variety than before of post-secondary forms of schooling. The class composition of students in higher education has, however, remained biased towards the professional and managerial groups. |
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ISSN: | 0964-5292 1469-5782 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09645299300000011 |