Higher Education and Social Justice
Contributors: Cartmel, Fred
Publisher: McGraw-Hill International (UK) Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Maidenhead
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780335239528
Subjects: Higher Education; Aims and objectives; Social aspects; College students; Social justice; Educational equalization; Economic conditions; Social conditions; EDUCATION; Higher
Description: Taking a holistic approach that focuses on access to higher education, experiences in higher education and gains derived from participation, this book explores the barriers that impede the progress of young people from less advantaged families.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover Page; Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Author page; Contents page; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Higher education and social justice; 2 Unequal access; 3 Reinforcing inequality through funding policies; 4 Fragmented contexts; 5 Changing pathways, altered experiences; 6 Differential rewards; 7 Building a socially just system of higher education; Appendix: The West of Scotland study; Notes; References; Index; End Cover page.