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Access to Higher Education: An Instrument for Fair Societies?
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Abstract
Access to higher education (HE) has a long history. To offer a view on the current debates and worldwide issues regarding access to HE, this editorial depicts how the control of educational access has historically been used as an instrument of governance at the interface of two processes: social str... view more
Access to higher education (HE) has a long history. To offer a view on the current debates and worldwide issues regarding access to HE, this editorial depicts how the control of educational access has historically been used as an instrument of governance at the interface of two processes: social stratification and the territorialisation of politics. Access to HE has remained embedded in these large structural processes even though HE has expanded from a highly elitist institution into mass education systems with equity of educational opportunities having become a desirable goal across societies. Analysing these processes helps understand the complex mechanisms producing inequalities in HE today, which are brought together by the ten articles composing this special issue. Tacking stock of how inequalities in access are produced in different continents, countries, HE Institutions, applying to different social groups though evolving mechanisms, these articles document the importance of contrasting methodological and theoretical approaches to produce comprehensive knowledge on this sensitive issue for democratic societies.... view less
Keywords
university level of education; university admission; educational opportunity; inequality; social stratification
Classification
Sociology of Education
Free Keywords
fair access
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-6
Journal
Social Inclusion, 7 (2019) 1
Issue topic
Inequalities in Access to Higher Education: Methodological and Theoretical Issues
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; reviewed