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The significant growth of number of students enrolled in tertiary education institutions in the recent past decades has caused an unprecedented expansion of higher education systems. The rapid and constant social, economic and technological mutations and international competition make the importance of qualitatively well-educated citizenry and labor forces very decisive. Globalization has developed a powerful impact on the development of higher education and ...
Access, participation and exclusion from higher education for marginalized and disadvan¬taged sections of the population are an intricate socio-political as well as economic practice that has manifold explanations and outcomes. During the last three decades, the higher education has experienced expansion in both enrolments and institutions. The approaches and means of delivery have changed besides the diversification in provision. The role of the state and ...
Higher education across natinal has been frnting histrionic changes as witnessed particularly during last three recent decades. The higher education has experienced expansion in both enrollments in provision. The role of the State and market has also altered. The funding mechanism has also changed and institutions are under pressure to explore diversified sources of revenue and reduce the dependence on state funding. The effects of these deviations and challenges ...
Private higher education institutions, once a trivial fragment of the higher education landscape, have today occupied a substantial share of the market and postsecondary education. Institutional frameworks and public policies for higher education across countries are not homogeneous. There are institutions for profit and non-profit with differentiated sizes and patterns. The chronological growth story of private institutions varies across nations.
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The book 'Higher Education Across National' provides an original and broad look at higher education system across twelve countries. It contributes to comparative higher education literature throught its chapters on Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Maghreb region (Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria), Greece, France, Germany, Japan, China, India, Bangladesh and South Africa. The heterogeneity of higher education across these nations in retrospect and growing homogeneity as ...
Higher education is of great significance for the balanced development of an economy and shall definitely have its impact, especially for a developing country like India. Today, the system as whole, of higher education in India has grown a lot. The number of institutions has increased manifold. Enrolment in universities has also increased over the years, although still far below that in developed countries, and even less than in the South Asian countries. The ...