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 inEducation economics Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 85 - 91
Main Author Halsey, A. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Carfax Publishing Company 01.01.1993
Subjects
College Attendance
Enrollment
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Nontraditional Students
Teacher Student Ratio
United Kingdom
Universities
Womens Education
United Kingdom
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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.
ISSN:0964-5292
1469-5782
DOI:10.1080/09645299300000011